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Both SGA slates receive fines Summit, 18 violate campaigning rules days before voting

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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.

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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.

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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS QUINCY IN 3 STRAIGHT SETS Cardinals win 9th consecutive, improve to 6-0 in MIVA play |

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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.

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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

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QUITTING THE SWIM TEAM CHANGED MY LIFE KARA BERG BERG’S EYE VIEW KARA BERG IS A JUNIOR JOURNALISM AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAJOR AND WRITES ‘BERG’S EYE VIEW’ FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HER VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO KARA AT KNBERG2@BSU.EDU.

I didn’t plan to quit swimming.

But my shoulder hurt again — really hurt, even after a surgery and six bouts of physical therapy. The sharp stabbing pain under my backpack straps and the dull ache down my right arm and up my neck never seemed to go away.

My doctor demanded three more months away from the pool — so my choice was either that or quit for good.

I had been considering quitting at the end of the season, and suddenly I had to make my choice seven months early. Did I give up the sport I had dedicated all of my time to since second grade, or keep pushing through the injuries that had plagued me for the past five years?

I chose to quit.

I immediately found the closest secluded corner to call my parents. I didn’t want anyone to see me crying; I didn’t (and still don’t) like being seen when I am vulnerable.

Trying to get my mind off of it, I went to the newsroom, but my red, puffy eyes were hard to ignore. Someone asked me what was wrong and gave me a hug, and that opened the floodgates again. I cried in front of peo-

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ple I barely knew, in a place resisting the urge to shake where I wanted to be seen as my arms and legs around strong and capable. like I was warming up.

A month later — a month of After the first race I binge-eating and binge-Net- watched, I immediateflixing — I figured going back ly knew I couldn’t do it. I to the pool to couldn’t sit there watch a meet and watch my forwould be good mer teammates for me to help race and cheer me recover.

I’d like to say and be happy So on the day when I was up in it’s gotten of their first the stands, probameet, I dragged bly unable to ever easier, but it a friend race again. I made hasn’t. Even a it through half the with me so I wouldn’t have then left. year and a half meet, to do it alone.

That was the last I knew be- later, I still can’t swim meet I ever fore I even to. watch a swim went stepped into I’d like to say it’s the building easier, but it meet without gotten that it would be hasn’t. Even a year hard to smell feeling an ache and a half later, I the chlorine can’t watch a in my heart. still and not jump swim meet within the pool. out feeling an ache I just had no in my heart. idea how hard.

I was left with KARA BERG When I a huge void in climbed the my life without steps into the bleachers, swimming. I used to spend my mind was screaming at 20-plus hours per week at me that this was wrong. I practice, and I had nothing shouldn’t be in the stands. I to fill that space. should be in the pool, racing.

So I threw myself into my I could feel my body re- major, journalism. Ever since acting to the sounds of the I was 7, I had been told “pracmeet — the cheering, the tice, practice, practice and official’s whistle and the you’ll get better.” I was unable starter — and I tensed up, to do that in the pool any-

I had never been one to do anything half-assed, so I took all of that time that had formerly been spent in the pool and wrote stories instead.

Although I love reporting, it wasn’t the same.

The stress relief was gone, instead replaced with workplace stressors. I missed going to practice and using that as an outlet for my competitiveness. Instead, I was left competing with other students who didn’t seem to want it as bad as I did.

For the past 12 years, swimming was everything about me. It was what I thought about for 90 percent of my life. It was where my friends were; it was what I did every day after school.

Now, I don’t have that anymore. Nothing can replace it, and I don’t know if I’m OK with that or not.

It’s like recovering from your first bad breakup. It sucks, and you move on, but there will always be a little part of you that still holds onto that love.

As the swim season draws to a close — once again without me on the team — I’m starting to feel that familiar ache again.

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This year, Ball State University Dance Marathon raised a record-breaking $610,086.23 for Riley Hospital for Children, which goes to fund the hospital’s palliative care program and the Magic Castle Cart.

Alyssa Thompson, BSUDM’s director of fundraising, said it was very shocking to find out how much money was raised at Dance Marathon on Feb. 20.

“We actually had less dancers this year than last year,” Thompson said. “I’m very proud of all our dancers; they were all on board [with raising money].”

The Magic Castle Cart distributes gifts to children who are patients at Riley Hospital.

Gifts include puzzles, stuffed animals, playing cards, lip gloss, crayons and coloring books to children. According to BSUDM’s website, it costs about $30,000 a year to maintain two carts.

One cart is fully funded by Ball State, and even has a designation to prove it. In November, during an event called Miracle Week, BSUDM raised over $30,000 in a day, which covered the cost of the cart.

The palliative care program aids children who have serious illnesses. The program aims to provide relief from pain and stress of illness for the whole family.

Many times, children who receive palliative care have terminal diagnoses. The program costs around $1 million to fund each year.

“Ball State is the largest

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funder of the palliative care program,” Thompson said.

“We’ve been told if [Ball State] wasn’t a funder of the program, it wouldn’t exist.

That’s kind of cool.”

Audrey Brazel, a junior dietetics major and member of BSUDM’s morale committee, said Dance

Marathon weekend was one of the most rewarding experiences of her life.

“When I saw [more than] $610,000 go up, I immediately burst into tears,” Brazel said. “We all worked so hard, and it’s amazing to see Dance Marathon growing as an organization at Ball State.”

submitted some of its findings about reaching carbon neutrality faster to King, but Koester said he expects more meetings about the plans to come in the following months.

By mid-summer, however, he said he thinks King will have enough information to approve the working group’s plans if he wants to.

“I think that there’s no reason to wait for some new appointment for a new president,” Koester said.

As for that new president, Koester hopes the university will choose him or her with their commitment to sustainability in mind.

Before Ferguson’s appointment, COTE passed a resolution asking the

university to make candidates’ understanding of Ball State’s pro-environmental legacy a criterion in its presidential search.

It’s an advisory measure, but Koester said he’s confident the administration values COTE’s input.

Koester said the council might pass a similar resolution soon.

It’s important to have a university president who is interested in sustainability, Vann said.

“When the president gets on board, that makes it okay for everyone else to be on board, as well,” he said.

And Ferguson was on board from the very beginning, both Koester and Vann said.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 For 18’s second recent fine, Miller said they placed a poster in the computer science department without getting permission first. This violates the section of election’s code that says poster space on department bulletin boards can be used only with documented permission from the department head. The slate was fined $20 for this.

Summit was found responsible for one violation charge, stating that slates must have their names approved by the Elections Board.

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Miller said the original name approved was “Summit” and that some of their social media usage, with the exception of their Twitter handles and website urls, promoted the name “BSU Summit.” The slate was fined $100 for this.

Miller said originally they turned down 18’s first name proposal of “Ball State 18” because it made it seem that the university was endorsing one slate and not the other. He said the fine was given to Summit to keeps things equal.

“We are trying to remove any symbolism that may appear as favoritism,” Miller said.

Both slates will have an opportunity to appeal their fines if they choose to.

COTE plans faster route to campus carbon neutrality

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Sustainability has long been a priority at Ball State, something often furthered by university leaders.

But former President Paul W. Ferguson brought a different level of involvement to Ball State’s carbon-reducing plans and commitment-signing, said John Vann, an associate professor of marketing and member of the Ball State University Council on the Environment (COTE).

“I felt so good when [Ferguson] was here, and I feel sad that he’s gone because he was so much on board without delay with sustainability and climate issues,” Vann said.

Fortunately for Vann, Acting President Terry King has confirmed his commitment to Ferguson’s sustainability initiatives. The ones in the works will continue.

Vann and other COTE members’ plans include a faster route to campus carbon neutrality — an initiative adopted with good reason.

Not only is sustainability important for the simple things, such as the longterm survival of the human race — as Vann puts it — but students applying to colleges are interested in their potential school’s commitment to environmental issues. About 60 percent said they’d consider it during their college search, according to a 2015 Princeton Review survey.

Ball State’s current sustainability plans aren’t without precedent.

The university has addressed environmental

issues since at least 1991 when the first Ball State green committee formed.

The university was also one of the first of more than 600 colleges to join the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment — a promise to go climate-neutral as soon as possible.

In 2010, the university resolved to reach carbon neutrality, or bring its carbon dioxide emissions to net zero, by 2050.

Recently, discussions began on reducing the time frame for that goal. The year 2030 popped up in COTE meeting discussions, said Robert Koester, the COTE chair.

Ferguson, whose job before Ball State was at a university that boasts a tradition of dedication to sustainability, created the President’s Sustainability Working Group in December 2015 and appointed members from different sectors of Ball State to its ranks.

The group would look into the feasibility of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, and it serves as a direct line to the president for its sustainability-minded members.

This wasn’t the first time Ferguson took steps to increase his connection to Ball State’s environmental leaders. Julie Hopwood, his senior advisor and interim vice president for strategic communications, joined COTE as a presidential representative soon after she came to Ball State.

“That was a breakthrough moment,” Koester said.

It amplified the importance of what the council had already been doing, he said.

The president’s working group has already

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TODAY Men’s volleyball plays MIVA opponent Lindenwood University at 7:30 p.m. in Worthen Arena.

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Steve Shondell, the Ball State women’s volleyball head coach, has been attending men’s volleyball matches since he was a kid. Since Shondell became the women’s head coach, one of his requests was to continue as the announcer at the men’s matches.

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“Numberrrr seven.... The Skipper...

Mike Scannell,” Shondell announces over the loudspeaker at Worthen Arena.

Shondell has been the announcer for the men’s volleyball team for about six years. Even before he became the announcer, he only missed one home men’s match in the program’s 52-year history. That night he was doing his job as head coach of the Ball State women’s volleyball team.

It’s a safe bet that no one loves Ball State’s volleyball program more than Steve Shondell, except maybe his father.

“Ball State volleyball made my life, really,” Shondell said. “I still enjoy it today every bit as much as I did when I was little.”

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When he was as young as 5 or 6 years old, Shondell was already practicing for his future. Back then, he STEVE SHONDELL, was unofficially the first men’s volleyball team announcer manager for the men’s volleyball team at Ball State.

His father, Don Shondell, started the team in the 1960s, and even in elementary school Steve was constantly around the players.

In those days, Worthen Arena didn’t exist. The men’s team practiced at Ball Gym, immediately following the gymnastics team, and it was Steve’s job to mop up the white chalk they left behind.

“Dad would always have me sweep the floor with a mop because it was slicker than a cat’s rear end,” Steve said. “I was really kind of like the hero, sweeping that floor getting all of that chalk off.”

After practice, the team would playfully stuff “the hero” into the lockers.

He also traveled with the team, squeezing into the already tight station wagons or gray Chrysler limousine, if the players were lucky.

“I was just dying to go on all of the trips, but I always felt like whenever I would squeeze in the car, the guys really didn’t like it because I would take up room,” he said.

Of course, having an elementary school-aged child hanging around had a few disadvantages for the team. He once caught one of his dad’s players smoking a cigar in the Field Sports Building at a basketball game and reported it to his dad. Not surprisingly, the player was upset.

Later in his life, Steve would become one of those players — this time as more than just an acting team manager. From 1974-77, he was a setter. During that time, the team won three Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

championships and had the longest winning streak in Ball State history in 1976.

In 1977, he was named Co-Most Valuable Player.

Steve left Ball State in order to coach and teach at Burris Laboratory School, but he never stopped attending the Cardinals’ home matches.

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Steve Shondell would have been happy just spending the rest of his career coaching at Burris. During his 34 seasons, the Owls won 21 state championships, marking an undefeated record in his last season.

During that time, Steve was already announcing for the men’s volleyball home matches.

He originally wasn’t going to apply for the Ball State women’s coaching job, but when the athletic director reached out in 2009, he eventually agreed, making three requests:

1. He would continue announcing for the men’s volleyball matches.

2. The pep band would be at every match.

3. The Code Red dancers also needed to show up.

For Steve, the environment can have as much to do with winning as the players’ performances.

“If you put any sport by itself without any entertainment, without pom pom girls, cheerleaders, music or [an announcer], the fans aren’t going to come back,” he said. “If you don’t have entertainment, you don’t have crowds.”

He’s still announcing, and the Code Red dancers attend the matches, but the pep band played for only one match the whole first year.

He was disappointed. The team even wrote a letter to the school’s paper this past season, thanking the pep band when they played at their match.

“We’ve never lost a match when they’ve been here,” he said.

“It’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Dodrill said.

“You put a microphone in front of him, and he’s a whole different personality. It’s like a hidden person in there.”

Head men’s volleyball coach Joel Walton said Steve is normally soft spoken.

“When you go and watch his practice, he’ll be talking to his girls and he might be issuing a challenge, but he’ll be issuing it in a way that he doesn’t raise his voice,” Walton said. “It’s just going to be very calm and to the point. When you see somebody who is that way in a large part of their life get behind the PA and come up with all these nicknames and do all of these funny things, and kind of draw the crowd into what is our match environment, it’s an interesting switch for you to see [Steve] make.”

The same emphasis that Steve places on the environment of women’s games is also one of the reasons he got involved announcing at the men’s games.

One of his brothers announced for years, after that a former Ball State player did the job, then it was someone who “just didn’t know anything about Ball State volleyball,” Steve said.

It was then when he volunteered to take over.

“It was just my pride,” he said. “I just felt uncomfortable with the environment, because you want to have a really good announcer.”

He announces because he wants to create an environment that keeps fans coming back.

“I just like it to be fun,” Steve said. “That’s what sports should be.”

It certainly has been fun for Steve this season, as Ball State’s only home defeat came at the hands of Stanford University, which is currently ranked third in the country for men’s volleyball.

A DIFFERENT PERSON

“The rain man with the sprinkle,” boomed Steve’s voice over the speaker at the Feb. 11 men’s volleyball match against IPFW. Junior outside attacker Brendan Surane just hammered the ball across the net, resulting in an 8-7 lead for Ball State in the second set of the night.

Those who attend the Ball State games usually notice the nicknames Steve gives the players — and his odd phrases.

“The Biggg Wheel calling in the squeal,” he bellowed in response to a kill by sophomore outside hitter Mitch Weiler.

Mike Dodrill, who runs the music at the games, said Steve is completely different behind the mic than he is in person. Dodrill has known Steve for years, as the two coached at Burris together.

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SPORTS

Ball State to meet conference foe Cardinals, Flashes will not play in MAC schedule this year

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Ball State baseball (1-3) will play three games this weekend in the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla., including a game against Mid-American Conference rival Kent State (0-3) Saturday.

Head coach Rich Maloney said he and Kent State head coach Jeff Duncan scheduled a non-conference game because the two teams aren’t going to face off in conference play this season.

“We decided that since we weren’t on the schedule for the next two years, ... let’s meet somewhere, let’s play,” Maloney said.

Kent State leads the alltime series 62-53 and has won three of the last four matchups. Ball State is 7-5 against the Golden Flashes

since Maloney returned to Ball State in 2013. In his first stint with the Cardinals from 1996-2002, the two programs split the series 12-12.

Maloney said he expects both teams to contend for the conference title.

“For our kids, it’ll be a big game because it’s just a rivalry game,” he said. “It’s two teams and we know we have to go through each other to get to the NCAA tournament.”

In 2013, the Cardinals went 1-2 against Kent State in the regular season but beat the Golden Flashes twice in the MAC tournament. The next year, Ball State swept Kent State in the regular season 3-0 but lost to the Golden Flashes in the tournament.

Ball State heads to Florida after going 1-3 in its opening weekend in Surprise, Ariz. Maloney said the Cardinals need to limit their opponents’ rallies in order to post a better record in Winter Haven.

“You can’t have multiple mistakes in the same in-

ning,” he said. “Easier said than done, but you can’t let it snowball. … That’s the secret to staying out of the big inning. The big innings happen because of freebies, not just because of hitting.”

In the Cardinals’ losses, including a 7-6 loss to Oregon State (2-1), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association’s No. 5 team in the country, Ball State allowed its opponents to score three or more runs in an inning five times.

Maloney, however, said he was pleased with how his team bounced back to beat Utah Valley (3-2) 3-1, one day after an 11-5 loss to Utah (1-3).

“I always tell the boys, when you play a 56-game regular season, you’re gonna have eight games where you get crushed, you’re gonna have eight games where you crush somebody else, and the truth lies in the other 40,” he said. “The Utah game was one of those eight.”

Ball State batters hit .193 in last weekend’s series, but Ma-

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The Ball State baseball team will play three games this weekend in the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla. The team heads into the invitational after going 1-3 in its opening weekend in Surprise, Ariz.

loney said he isn’t worried.

“Sometimes you’ll look at averages and you’ll say, ‘This guy wasn’t hitting good,’ and that’s not always true,” he said. “For example, we had a few guys that hit the ball pretty good and they got nothing to show for it. So you don’t change

that, you don’t panic. Guys hit the ball hard and you win, that’s the deal.”

Ball State will take on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 6 p.m. tonight, Kent State at 11 a.m. Saturday, George Washington at 6 p.m. Saturday and Milwaukee again at 11 a.m. Sunday.

RUSS MATT INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE 6 p.m. tonight: Milwaukee 11 a.m. Saturday: Kent State 6 p.m. Saturday: George Washington 11 a.m. Sunday: Milwaukee

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The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team finished eighth at the Mid-American Conference championship. The team finished the first day with two season-best times, but no swimmers advanced to the individual finals.

SWIM AND DIVE TEAM EARNS 8TH, SETS 2 PERSONAL BEST TIMES The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team completed its first two days at the Mid-American Conference championship.

Ball State finished the first day with two season-best times, but the team’s 44 points earned it eighth place.

The Cardinals started off competition with a season-best time in the 200-meter medley relay. Freshman Mikayla Dostall, sophomore Amanda Kedzierski, sophomore Andrea Richter and junior Jessica Extine finished with a time of 1:42.55, beating the previous record by more than three seconds.

The 800-meter freestyle relay team of freshman Liz Madison, sophomore Traci Muszalski, sophomore Hannah Cressman and freshman Lauren Elston finished with a time of 7:39.66 — good enough for another season best.

In the second day of competition, the Cardinals began individual competition in the 500-meter freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle and 1-meter dive.

None of the Cardinals were able to advance to the individual finals in any of the finals events on Feb. 26.

In the 500 free, out of the six Cardinal swimmers who competed, Muszalski finished on top in 24th place overall with a time of 5:02.05.

The 200 IM had top finishes from juniors Courtney Mudd in 26th and Kimberly Scott in 27th with times of 2:07.52 and 2:07.73, respectively.

The 50 free had top finishes from Extine, who finished in 23rd place overall, (23.62) as well as a 32nd-place finish from Kedzierski (24.20).

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The Ball State men’s volleyball team defeated Quincy at Worthen Arena Thursday in a three-set sweep. The Cardinals extended their win streak to nine consecutive games.

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“I liked our defensive focus,” Walton said. “There were a couple of things that were key components of our game plan, and I thought our team did a nice job of being aware of when their setter was front row to avoid him getting on track attacking.”

Walton said while his team did a lot of things well, but he was frustrated with his players talking to

the opponents.

“I think we poked the bear a bit, we still have to play at their place; a lot of our guys were talking through the net tonight, and Quincy will remember that,” Walton said.

Walton said the verbal fighting throughout the match could have been a result from verbal altercations that occurred during last year’s match with Quincy.

Quincy hung around in the second set before ultimately falling 25-18. The Cardinals completed the three-set sweep with a 25-

18 win in the third set.

Junior outside attacker Mike Scannell continued to lead in the kill category.

Scannell has led the Cardinals in kills for the past four consecutive games. He has also put up double-digit kill numbers against three ranked opponents including No. 7 Ohio State (13), No. 8 Loyola (11) and No. 14 Lewis (14).

“We really just talk about approaching every game the same way with the same mentality. It doesn’t matter what title’s on the

other opponent’s jersey,” Scannell said.

The Cardinals are off to their best start since a 10-4 record to open the 2009 season. Currently, the team is 12-3 and 6-0 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.

“Our confidence and aggressiveness has been key so far,” Scannell said.

Ball State returns to action for the second night of a back-to-back today at Worthen Arena when the Cardinals take on the Lindenwood Lions.

Ball State travels to Arizona for invitational Cardinals to face 8 MAC opponents in 2nd tournament

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The Ball State women’s golf team will be traveling to Rio Verde Country Club in Rio Verde, Arizona, today to compete in its second golf tournament of the spring, the Rio Verde Invitational.

The event, hosted by Western Michigan University, is 54 holes long and will take place today until Sunday.

Head coach Katherine

Mowat said she thinks the Rio Grande Invitational is a good early-season tournament because it features eight Mid-American Conference teams.

“It is loaded with conference teams,” she said. “[It’s] always a good indicator of how we stack up against other teams.”

Ball State finished ninth out of 15 teams in its last tournament, the Eagle Invitational in Estero, Fla., and finished with its best round of the weekend.

Juniors Allison Lindley and Kelsey Sear finished sixth and 11th, respectively, on the individual leaderboard in the Eagle Invitational. Mowat said the high finishes show

promise for the Cardinals’ development.

“We had two players play solid tournaments from start to finish,” she said.

“We see what that does for our team score. It really helps us climb up that leaderboard.”

Mowat also said she thinks it is especially encouraging that the Cardinals shouldn’t have to rely on a single good score to propel the team.

Putting, Mowat said, has been a point of emphasis.

She said the effort paid off in Florida, but the team needs to “keep its foot on the gas pedal” going forward.

Live stats will be available on golfstat.com

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The Ball State women’s golf team will be traveling today to Rio Verde Country Club in Rio Verde, Ariz. Ball State finished in ninth place out of 15 teams in its last tournament in Estero, Fla.

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DIY Dinner for Two

Emma Rogers and Tyson Bird are junior journalism majors who write “Dinner for 2ish” for the Daily News. Their views do not necessarily agree with those of the paper.

We started cooking together in the summer of 2015 and have planned and cooked a dinner every week since. Our recipes are often inspired by the New York Times’ cooking website but are adapted to fit Muncie availability and a college budget. We love gyros but didn’t realize how easy it is to replicate one at home. Enjoy.

Gyros and fries

Estimated Cost per serving: $3.25 Ingredients bought for recipe

Equipment used

Ingredients we had on-hand

• Beef (lamb works too), $3 • Tzatziki sauce (can be less), $5 • Tomatoes, $2.50 • Feta, $3.50 • 3 large russet potatoes, $2 • Pita, $3.50

• Onion • Garlic • Salt and pepper • One egg • Vegetable oil • Parmesan cheese

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Preheat the oven to 450°. Slice the potatoes into fry shapes. We went for about 1/4” but you can cut them as thin or thick as you like — just be sure to check for doneness when baking.

Toss the potatoes with 2 tbsp vegetable oil and some salt. Crumple up a big piece of aluminum foil and flatten it (not all the way) on the baking sheet. This allows hot oven air to get under the fries. Arrange the fries so they do not overlap.

The potatoes should bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on thickness and quantity. This is the perfect amount of time to prepare the gyros.

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While the potatoes bake, prepare the meat. Combine the ground beef with onion, salt, pepper and one egg until the egg is fully incorporated. Shape into approximately 1” balls.

Heat the large skillet over medium-high heat.

Place about eight or nine meatballs at a time in the pan and allow to cook for 3-5 min per side. We like to cut one in half before removing from the heat to make sure they are fully cooked.

Remove the meat from the pan and place onto a plate lined with paper towel. Cook the rest of the meat while you prepare the other ingredients.

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Slice the onion and tomato. We went for large pieces, but diced/ chopped would be just as good. Split the pita (if necessary) and place in the oven with the fries for just a few minutes to get warm.

Remove the fries from the oven and cover them with salt, cheese and garlic (optional).

Fill the pita with meat, tzatziki, tomato, feta and onion. You could also add cucumber, olives, hummus or lettuce. Serve with fries and a side of tzatziki dip.

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FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS FROM 18, SUMMIT ON WHY THEY SHOULD BE ELECTED

Editor’s note: The following letters were written by the two slates running for the Student Government Association 2016-17 executive board. The letters were not edited by the Daily News.

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From left: Greg Carbo, vice presidential candidate; Race Bates, tresorial candidate; Matt King, presidential candidate; and Lexi Williams, secretarial candidate, are running as 18.

From left: Brock Frazer, secretarial candidate; Ana Batres, vice presidential candidate; Emily Halley, tresorial candidate; and James Wells, presidential candidate, are running as Summit.

18 is more than a slate, it is a movement. This movement can be seen through the slate’s 4 candidates. From all walks of life, backgrounds, involvements, and abilities, the slate encompasses the true definition of diversity.

Matt King, Presidential candidate, has been in Student Government since his freshman year.

This makes him one of the oldest senior senate members. Through his involvement in SGA, Greek life, the Alumni Foundation, Homecoming Steering Committee, Housing and Residence Life, and multiple religious organizations, Matt has seen virtually every aspect of the university. In these positions, Matt has proven his ability to get work done while collaborating with both students and administrators. Matt is the only RA running for an executive position and values the connection between Housing and Student Government. As an implementer, Matt is willing to pick up the phone to get things done. He wakes up every morning looking forward to improving the university and representing the student body.

Greg, Vice Presidential

College, as everyone knows, can be a very challenging time for students.

Balancing grades and job searches on top of social and extracurricular activities, can place a great deal of stress on students’ lives. Some students face more pressing challenges, like finding a way to pay for college while also taking care of sick loved ones.

The challenges students face may seem as insurmountable as a mountain.

The executive candidates of Summit recognize how difficult college can be.

This is why the SGA slate, “Summit” has adopted such a name. Summit earned its name from the strides the Ball State student body make everyday to overcome these obstacles.

The executive candidates of Summit are students too, who face many of the same challenges themselves, which is why they are running to help students climb whatever mountain(s) they are facing.

Summit strives to maximize student potential and drive through six overarching ideals, of which make up the word “Summit”. They strive to Strengthen, Unify, Maximize, Motivate, Implement and Transition.

These ideals fully represent Summit’s goal of ensuring that students will reach new heights. Sum-

candidate, has the leadership ability and practical experience to oversee and lead a room of 40 passionate Senators. As Vice President of Step In Speak Up, Greg knows how to plan, implement, and run initiatives. He has proven his leadership abilities as President of his Residence Hall (Knotts/ Edwards) freshman year and President of his pledge class.

Greg genuinely cares about the students and knows what to do in the senate room to be effective in meeting those student’s needs.

Treasurer candidate, Race Bates, has a wide knowledge of different aspects of Ball State University. She believes Student Government has provided her with the platform to see issues from different perspectives. She is passionate about raising awareness of issues not normally presented. Race has the ability to excel in her classes all while holding countless extra- curricular responsibilities.

Since freshman year, she has worked with countless budgets. As a sophomore, she was initiated into her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Within a week of her initiation, she stepped up to serve as committee

chair. By her junior year, she was elected sorority President and oversees 31 members.

Finally, Secretarial candidate Lexi Williams, has been involved in Student Government for 2 years and is ready for action. She has exciting plans for SGA that would not only better the organization, but the university as a whole.

Lexi is full of energy and positivity and wants to be an advocate for all.

As Diversity Multi-cultural committee chair, she sees the importance of diversity on campus and plans to continue spreading this message in the future.

As the polls open on Monday, we encourage you to get out and vote.

Being informed and having a say in our school’s operations is one of your most important roles as a student. As a slate, we appreciate your time and support and hope you will join the 18 movement.

mit recognizes that it is vital to not start at the top of the mountain, instead Summit has made it clear that helping others climb the mountain is not only beneficial to the student body but also Ball State University as a whole.

Summit recognizes the importance of working from the bottom up and ensuring that small organizations are not overlooked, that students’ voices are heard, and that we all reach new heights together.

The executive slate is comprised of, James Wells (President), Ana Batres (Vice President), Brock Frazer (Secretary), and Emily Halley (Treasurer). All four of have dedicated much of their time as students into making Ball State University a better place to live and learn. They are all involved in a variety of organizations which range from Ball State Athletics, to the Student Government Association, Women in Business, the Latino Student Union and Black Student Association. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise brought them together and has provided them with an assortment of unique perspectives to help guide them in tackling the most important issues on campus.

Summit rejects the no-

tion that the Student Government Association is ineffective and does little to benefit the students. They understand that making positive changes on campus never comes easy and is often filled with setbacks along the way. However, Summit is fully committed to overcoming any obstacles and continuously striving to maximize student potential They understand and wholeheartedly agree that SGA can be a force for good. Their ambitious platform is not only attainable, but was created with you, the students, in mind. Summit realizes that change doesn’t always come easy, and it never has, that it takes the collective effort of everyone contributing to the process, especially the student body. Summit knows that together, with your support, we can overcome all obstacles and reach new heights together.

Become a trailblazer and join us on our journey to the summit.

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NEWS

SGA slates answer difficult questions during debate |

From left: Greg Carbo, vice presidential candidate; Race Bates, tresorial candidate; Lexi Williams, secretarial candidate, and Matt King, presidential candidate, are running as 18.

From left: James Wells, presidential candidate; Ana Batres, vice presidential candidate; Emily Halley, tresorial candidate; and Brock Frazer, secretarial candidate, are running as Summit.

a few we didn’t think there would be much expenses,” Halley said.

No Expenses: • Advisers • Diversity mentorship • Unified media •Counseling services • Dead Week Depends on the Ball State and Muncie communities: • Environmental Initiatives • Safety on campus • Cardinal Pride – $1,750 - Goes to shirts and food • Smaller organizations — half executive fund, half co-sponsorship, $6,000 - Co-sponsorship is never fully utilized But Race Bates, tresorial candidate for 18, said the exact funding for the points wasn’t their concern right now. Instead, they want to

focus on what the students think and what is feasible for them to do.

“We got together as a slate and we discussed each platform point and the perplexity and kind of the fees around it,” Bates said. “We haven’t reached [out to] the administration or sat down and talked about the fees, because that’s not our priority right now.”

Bates said there is $26,400 in executive expenses set aside, so that’s the basis of where they would start with their finances.

Matt King, presidential nominee for 18, said their points of giving 18 percent of their salary back to students, creating a student media agency and making the student security program with

UPD wouldn’t cost anything.

Hesser also gave each slate a chance to clear up one misconception about themselves.

Greg Carbo, vice presidential candidate for 18, said he wanted to get ride of the idea that his slate is not diverse.

“People … look at us and they look at the color of our skin and they go, ‘Oh they’re not diverse,” Carbo said. “In reality, we have a Spanish person — my family is Puerto Rican — we have [Bates] representing the African American community, Lexi [Williams] and [King] representing, of course, Caucasian, but when it comes down to it, we focus on diversity on every aspect.”

Williams, secretarial nominee for 18, said the comments on diversity bother

her because she’s spent two years working with diversity within SGA. James Wells, presidential candidate for Summit, said he wants to change the misconception that SGA doesn’t care about the students.

“As far as SGA is concerned, most students aren’t aware that this organization exists, and if they do know that SGA exists, most of the time they think SGA doesn’t really care about them,” Wells said.

“What we want to show is that student government is here to serve the students.

The four exec board members, along with the executive cabinet, the 50 senators … we want to show that they care about your concerns, your needs and are working hard to get those ideas turned into action.”

One question posed from social media asked the slates, if elected, if they would try to implement a platform point from the opposing slate.

King said he thought Summit’s platform point involving the Counseling Center was solid in the idea and research.

“At the end of the day, we’re students, but a lot happens on this campus. There’s stress, there’s craziness, there’s relationships and studying and it’s a support system, and we need to make sure we have that support system in place,” King said.

Wells said two platform points from 18 his slate liked are the art on campus and diversity talk points. “[Students] have said when [Williams] brought up how they had ‘make a difference’ signs out [around campus], they really loved that. They want to showcase more student artwork across campus and really show the character of the student body around Ball State,” Wells said. “[And] any time we can address diversity and give students the opportunity to educate others on the different multicultural groups that exist in the world is a good opportunity.”

Elections open online at 8 a.m. Monday and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Winners will be announced sometime after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Office of Student Life.

Many psychologists believe multitasking is a myth, and David Perkins, a professor of psychological science, agrees.

“Attention is very selective,” Perkins said. “You can’t actually do two or more mental things at exactly the same time. ... Your attention is a finite resource.”

Kerri Pickel, a professor of psychological science who teaches classes about multitasking, said it’s not that simple. Whether it’s possible depends on a lot of variables.

“We can’t pay attention to everything going on around us at once,” Pickel said.

Pickel said people are able to multitask, but they have to think about the difficulty

levels of each task.

Pickel teaches her class about it through an analogy.

“Imagine a big tank of water which represents our attentional resources,” Pickel said.

“You can pour out a little bit of water for simple things like walking and chewing gum at the same time. But if you do things that are more difficult and require you to actively pay attention, you will have to empty the tanks. It’s impossible to fully give all your water to more than one thing.”

Pickel said along with doing multiple high difficulty level tasks, people usually will give up or may start to fail one or both of the tasks without

even realizing it.

Rachel Marquart, a professor of English, said she sees those issues within the classroom — especially with technology.

“Even if students are taking notes on their laptops, they have many opportunities to get distracted with the Internet,” Marquart said. “Phones are probably the biggest distraction problem because not only do students not pay attention when they are

looking at their phones, they often don’t learn anything that I teach.

“This is why we end up discussing the same thing in class three times, because people get distracted.”

However, she said multitasking isn’t always negative. For example, if students are taking notes about what they’re learning, it can be helpful.

“Research has shown that actually writing something

down helps people to remember things better,” Marquart said.

Pickel said the reality is, multitasking isn’t something people think about or can really change, it’s just something they do.

“There is research that has been done that suggest that people don’t get better at multitasking,” Pickel said. “You only think and feel like you do but it’s all mental.”

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Editor’s note: In the SGA allslate debate, the moderator said 18 “told the Daily News that [they] have not reached out to any common core professors,” about their OpenStax platform point. This is incorrect. 18 told the Daily News that they had contacted open core professors; however, they said the professors were not willing to use their names in the Daily News.

Compared with recent years, attendance was low at this year’s Student Government Association all-slate debate. With the chairs half filled in Cardinal Hall A in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, slates 18 and Summit went head-to-head to answer some difficult questions.

One of the questions current SGA president Jack Hesser asked the slates was to give a run-down of the costs each platform point would take to be implemented, and with whom they would be working.

Emily Halley, tresorial candidate for Summit, said a lot of points would not pull from funds and some can’t be determined until a slate is elected because they are covered under university contracts.

“We sat down with the slate and went through every single platform point and there’s

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PSYCHOLOGISTS, PROFESSOR SAY MULTITASKING IS MYTH Faculty suggest tips to be effective during midterms

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Only 2 percent of people are actually able to multitask effectively, so the rest of the population is actually hurt by the common practice, according to a University of Utah study.

So as students are in the process of taking or studying for midterm exams, they might do well to keep this in mind.

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