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Students are planning a walkout to show solidarity for those killed in the Parkland, Florida, tragedy.

A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School alumna speaks up. 407 The debate about arming teachers continues. 413

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BallStateDaily.com Ball State wins tough battle on Senior Day

Milestone satellite set to launch in Florida

4Feb. 24: Ball State women’s basketball extended its win streak to five games on Senior Day. The Cardinals won 78-73. The win over Toledo pushed Ball State’s home record to 14-2. The Cardinals clinched the third seed and a firstround bye in the Mid-American Conference Tournament in front of nearly 3,000 fans.

4Feb. 25: Weather, navigation and many other daily tasks rely on one important thing from space: satellites. This week, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are getting ready for the launch of GOES-S, the next addition to the NOAA satellite fleet.

It will provide faster, more accurate data for weather, wildfires and more.

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Ball State baseball beats Big Ten foe Iowa 4Feb. 26: Ball State baseball concluded its second weekend of play at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Baseball Classic in New Orleans Feb. 24 when it split a pair of games to make the team 1-2 on the weekend. Ball State returns to action March 3-4 at the Johnny Gardner Law Group Tournament in Conway, South Carolina.

Ivanka Trump: Visit to Olympics is “inspiring”

Say’s Firefly named Indiana state insect

Gov. Eric Holcomb approves Sunday sales

4Feb. 26: The U.S. president’s daughter and adviser said that her Olympics visit was “so incredibly inspiring.” Trump expressed gratitude at the chance to watch competition and, in a subtle nod to Korean Peninsula politics, “be here with our allies in South Korea.”

She led the U.S. delegation at the closing ceremonies Feb. 25.

4Feb. 27: It’s official: Indiana will have a state insect. Senate Bill 236 passed (93-3) in the House Feb. 27, and Gov. Eric Holcomb is now expected to sign-off on the new addition. The bill states the benefits of having a state insect, which include learning opportunities for schools and the establishment of another symbol of Hoosier pride.

4Feb. 27: After being authored almost two months ago, Indiana Senate Bill 01 was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb Feb. 27. Now passed, the bill will goes into effect immediately. The bill allows liquor stores, drug stores, grocery stores and convenience stores to sell alcohol from noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays.

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MFD responds to structure fire

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MFD was dispatched around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday for a structure fire in the Muncie Mobile Home Community on East Ashwood Drive.

Battalion Chief Mark Adams said when MFD arrived, the structure was “fully engulfed.” Adams said no one was home and no injuries were reported from the fire. Only the original structure was damaged in the blaze.

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Two dead after crash on North Wheeling Emergency responders were called to North Wheeling Avenue near Delaware County Road 950-N around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Deputy Joe Krupa with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office said one vehicle, which was traveling southbound, struck a vehicle traveling northbound. Two people from the southbound vehicle were pronounced dead on the scene, one was flown to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and one was transported to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.

SGA

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Three students were nominated for Student Government Association president pro tempore for the 2018-19 season Wednesday. Senate members will vote between current senators Josh Borges, Ashley Smith and Kam Bontrager March 14. The pro tempore of SGA is a non-voting executive senate member who acts as a leader to the senate.

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Immersive Learning

Ball State immersive class allows students’ work to air on WIPB-TV Liz Rieth Reporter Editor’s note: Ryan Shank is the video editor at The Daily News.

Thirty counties — that’s the amount of area student productions will be broadcast to, all because of a new immersive learning class.

Cardinal Cinema, an immersive telecommunications class, has partnered with WIPB-TV, the PBS station in Muncie, to produce two, hour-long programs derived solely from student work.

These programs, consisting of two documentaries and two short films, will air in May, said Dan Lutz, WIPB-TV acting general manager. “[Ball State] has never had a course where students produce work specifically for WIPB.

WIPB has given us complete creative control.

They have let us do our own thing. The entire thing from beginning to end is student-made.”

- ELIJAH BRAND, Director of one of the short films This allows the students to create things that are broadcasted to a wide variety of people rather than just showing it in a classroom,” Lutz said. “It’s good for the institution, it’s good for the station — we can show the Muncie area the good things students are doing.”

Lutz said the class gives students academic credit and control of the filmmaking process from start to finish.

“WIPB has given us complete creative control.

They have let us do our own thing,” said junior Elijah Brand, director of one of the short films.

“The entire thing from beginning to end is student-made.”

Brand said because the class has given students the control, they have to work together to make these four films happen.

“We have put in our work outside of a classroom together. We have an idea, then we have a project we have to complete as a crew,” said senior John Osterhoudt, director of one of the documentaries.

“This class lets people make their ideas into video.

We get to really test ourselves and grow.”

While course adviser Chris Flook teaches the course, he said it is mostly student-run.

“The students make my job easier. I need to get the hell out of the way and let them do what they do,” Flook said. “The whole team is extremely talented. Those four directors are some of the most talented, hard-working individuals that have come through our program.”

Each director in the course was given the opportunity to choose what story they wanted to tell. Before each project airs in May, this is what you should know about each:

Documentary: Jim Davis Director: Ryan Shank, senior

This documentary will focus on Jim Davis rather than Garfield, said producer Emily Holland.

“Jim’s life reflects Garfield’s too,” Holland said.

“The director wanted to show both Garfield and Jim through focusing on Jim.” While Holland hopes the documentary will show Jim Davis’s life, she also hopes it will impact viewers.

“I am working with crazy talented people,” Holland said. “We want to create something that viewers will watch and be inspired by or relate to it.”

While Holland wants to inspire viewers, she said she has been inspired by her crew.

“It amazes me how much talent the people have that are in the class — I learn something from everyone. From PA’s to producers, everyone has different experiences and talents,” Holland said. “In the college atmosphere, everyone works together. We have set positions, but no one is better than anyone else.”

Documentary: ‘Our Universal Language: Music and the Human Soul’ Director: John Osterhoudt, senior

Osterhoudt was at his roommate’s saxophone concert when he noticed the power and connection the music had on him and the audience.

“I saw the emotion of music and I thought, ‘Well, music is just vibrating waves of energy.’ I wondered what impact it has on human body and what does it actually mean,” Osterhoudt said.

“So, I had an idea for this documentary. This is something I developed completely from things I am interested in, and it’s a story I want to tell.”

Osterhoudt said the documentary will focus on music’s ability to connect people together. And while he has been a part of immersive learning projects before, he has never been a part of

Students work on producing the short film “Fairy,” which will air on WIPB. Pictured is left Hayden Goldsworthy, middle Marissa Anderson and right director Elijah Brand. ALLISON GRIFFITH, PHOTO PROVIDED one where it is solely his idea being made into a documentary.

“It is kind of nerve-racking to know this will be shown on WIPB because it is 100 percent my idea,” Osterhoudt said. “This makes me much more vulnerable because this is such a special project.”

Short Film: ‘Whispers’ Director: Zoe Taylor, senior

The film, which is inspired by the movie “Get Out,” will be a thriller.

A recent college graduate avoids her struggles by cleaning up an abandoned home. However, as she stays there, she begins to hears whispers that force her to confront issues of her past.

Taylor wrote this film to parallel some of the struggles she faces as a student preparing to graduate.

“With this film, I want to bring awareness to struggling as soon as you graduate. Being lost after you graduate isn’t that bad of a thing,” Taylor said.

“Even through struggle, you will still come out of the other side.”

Taylor is unsure of how her ideas and themes will play out for a large audience.

“The fact that I am creating something that people who I have no control over, I am not working for a client or for Ball State, it’s just my work I am putting out there, it’s exciting and terrifying at the

same time,” Taylor said. “I wouldn’t be able to do something like this without my crew. I am just one small cog in a large machine.”

Short Film: ‘Fairy’ Director: Elijah Brand, junior

The film, which was written by Brand, will be a psychological horror that follows a troubled collegeaged girl who is haunted by a ghost of her past.

“My hope is this will make a really solid project that will leave the audience feeling their time was well spent and that they were well entertained,” Brand said. “And hopefully they will be a little creeped out.”

While Brand recognizes this film will be shown on WIPB-TV, he said his focus is on the story.

“My main focus is just to make as good a story as I can from beginning to end,” Brand said.

“When I think about the fact that it is going to be on WIPB, it is really cool — I am glad to have that opportunity. But, I try just to focus on the story.”

It is because of the strong story focus that viewers will be drawn into the film, said producer Erin Stanis.

“It shows an original idea, maybe something no one has ever seen before,” Stanis said. “I think the goal of this film is to create something that is different, interesting and a little bit dark.”

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

05 Student Government Association

Amplify elected as 2018 executive slate Liz Rieth Reporter Amplify was elected Student Government Association 2018-19 executive slate Tuesday.

Amplify, which is made up of members Isaac Mitchell, president; Matt Hinkleman, vice president; Kyleigh Snavely, secretary; and Jalen Jones, treasurer, received 76 percent of the votes.

The slate received 899 of the total 1,172 votes. The remaining 273 votes were in favor of a no confidence vote, meaning the voters did not feel Amplify was qualified to serve as the executive slate.

“Now we can just do things and get the platform going. That’s the next step then,” Mitchell said.

“Let’s get some meetings with administrators scheduled that will make us happy, the students happy, The Daily News happy. It will be great. I am very excited.”

Mitchell said Amplify members will immediately start work on their 16 platform points.

“We want to hit the ground running,” Mitchell said. “We want to talk to all the students and hear their voices and see if we need to adapt any of our points to them.”

While Mitchell waited for the announcement, he felt the nerves set in, though not as intensely as a previous time in his life.

“I was really nervous when I asked my girlfriend to prom in high school, that was a big deal. This is, like, a close second, though, for sure,” Mitchell said. “I hate waiting. That is probably one of my worst qualities — patience.”

After Mitchell got the call from Abigail Gibbs, elections board chair, stating Amplify won, he ran to tell “the team.”

Amplify’s slate members and its supporters burst into applause and shared hugs after Mitchell gave the news. The slate received the news in the very place Amplify was first established, in the basement of Bracken Library.

“This is where we had our first campaign meeting and brought everyone together,” Snavely said. “It is kind of cool to end it right here.”

Hinkleman said the team has waited for this moment for the past month and a half.

“It is really fulfilling to think that all this hard work paid off for us. It is a really good feeling,”

- ISAAC MITCHELL, Amplify President Hinkleman said. “Now, we get right to work and hit the ground running.”

The slate will be inaugurated April 18 at 3:15 p.m. in Cardinal Halls A, B and C in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

(Left to right) Amplify’s Matt Hinkleman, vice president; Kyleigh Snavely, secretary; Isaac Mitchell, president; Jalen Jones, treasurer, after being slated for the SGA elections Feb, 12. MADELINE GROSH, DN FILE

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Class allows students to work with professional TV network

TCM executive Shannon Clute talks with students in the “Let’s Movie Design Studio” course. ROBBIE MEHLING, PHOTO PROVIDED Andrew Harp Reporter

We want to hit the ground running.We want to talk to all the students and hear their voices and see if we need to adapt any of our points to them.”

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At Ball State, select students are being given a large amount of creative freedom while working with an established television network in order to help educate the public on classic films.

This course — “Let’s Movie Design Studio” — has been led by Richard Edwards, the executive director for strategic learning, since 2016. The students in the class make products for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), a television network founded in 1994 that mainly airs classic films.

TCM works on a monthly schedule, dedicating each month to a certain theme or genre. During February, for example, the network aired only films that have won Academy Awards as a part of “31 Days of Oscar.”

Edwards said TCM wanted to create free, educational experiences to help people learn about classic movies and not just watch them. He said TCM chose Ball State because of the school’s well-known telecommunications department, the immersive learning courses and its online course services.

“When TCM started to look for a university partner to do the educational mission, we checked all of their boxes,” Edwards said.

Representatives from TCM fly to Ball State to pitch the needs of the network to the students in the course and students in the course work directly with the professionals from TCM. Henry Tegeler, junior telecommunications major, said he took the immersive course in 2016 as a video editor and producer. Tegeler plans to participate in the third installment of the course as well.

“I wasn’t sure how involved with TCM I would be, and I was really surprised,” Tegeler said. “It was really amazing how much we actually worked with the company.”

The students’ work goes through the same approval process as professionals who work for TCM. Students are given two weeks to think of ideas ranging from videos, digital engagements, web materials and social media campaigns, and then pitch them to TCM via video conference.

Once these ideas are approved by TCM, the

students spend the rest of the semester creating the final products with full creative control. However, every two weeks during the semester, students must check in with TCM to show their progress and receive professional feedback.

In addition to video conferences, TCM also pays to fly students to the Turner Entertainment Network campus in Atlanta to pitch ideas and talk to professionals who are working on the Turner campus.

Edwards said this process is instrumental to a design studio in order to ensure the product is successful.

Tegeler said TCM was friendly in their interactions with the students, but also provided plenty of helpful criticism and guidance. He said he learned a lot about how television networks work in terms of marketing and working with clients.

Becoming a team member Students in the course are recruited by Edwards and are selected due to their particular skill sets, whether it’s video, marketing, design or writing.

The first student-involved course was made of seven students who dealt with slapstick comedy. The second year’s theme, “50 Years of Hitchcock,” was focused on Alfred Hitchcock and involved 13 students.

Wes Gehring, a professor of telecommunications, has worked with the past two courses and is planning on working on the next one. He said working on the course has been enjoyable and made him explore areas he was not as familiar with.

“It’s good for everybody,” Gehring said.

“Students, faculty and the university in general.”

The next theme The upcoming third year course will be about the history of the Hollywood musical and will have eight students on the team. Edwards said the materials will be worked on with the help of Vanessa Ament, a professor of telecommunications and an Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Endowed Chair for the TCM course. The final products will be released in June.

“Three years in, we’re just doing this consistent project where for one month a year, we’re supporting Turner Classic Movies as they feature a different film genre,” Edwards said.

Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @adharp24.

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Ball State student plans walkout in remembrance of Parkland victims The protest will be held at 10 a.m. March 14 on University Green.

Hannah Gunnell Reporter Editor’s note: Josh Ratel-Khan is an employee at The McKinley Avenue Agency, part of the Unified Media Alliance.

“This past week has been traumatic,” said Ball State freshman Alexia Angel, a 2017 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

“I knew Carmen,” Angel said. “I know a lot of my best friends lost their best friends.

“Aaron Feist, I was very close with his family and his wife. He was the security guard –– unarmed security guard. You would think he should be armed, but he wasn’t.”

In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, tragedy, Ball State freshman Darla Thomas is organizing a campus walkout 10 a.m. March 14.

Thomas said the plan for the walkout correlates with the Women’s March Youth EMPOWER’s plan to hold a national school walkout for 17 minutes — one minute for each student killed.

Thomas decided to plan this protest after gaining support on a Twitter post. She followed up on Twitter

by posting three polls, the first asking how many students would take part in the walk out, then asking where the walkout should happen and finally asking why students would not take part in the protest.

Of the 635 votes responding to the first question, 64 percent of respondents said they would participate.

Fifty eight percent of the 486 who answered the second question voted the protest should take place at Schafer Bell Tower. However, university protest policy only allows protest at LaFollette Field, University Green or The Quad, so Thomas plans to host the protest at University Green.

“I notice there’s a lot of people that walk around there in the morning because the Atrium is right there and people are coming from dorms, and I think that’s a really populated area in the morning, so one it will get a lot of traction,” Thomas said.

In her last poll, 59 percent of students said they wouldn’t take part in the protest because they have class during that time.

The whole point of it being a walkout is to walk out of class, Thomas said. However, she labeled this protest as a “walkout” in accordance with the Women’s March national walkout plan, not necessarily because she wants students to walk out of class.

Thomas also believes that by naming this protest a “walkout,” her specific protest would be more likely to show up in search engines or on social media.

When Thomas posted the walkout as an event on Facebook, Angel’s roommate saw the event and encouraged her to reach out.

“It’s good to know that people who aren’t affected are standing with Stoneman Douglas,” Angel said.

“The least it will do is show that these kids here, all the way here in Indiana, are supporting them.”

BSU Democrats, a student political organization, reached out to Thomas through Facebook Messenger to partner with her for the event.

“We talked about wanting to start this initiative on Ball State’s campus and then I was looking on Twitter and I somehow came across that she was

It’s good to know that people who aren’t affected are standing with Stoneman Douglas. The least it will do is show that these kids here, all the way here in Indiana, are supporting them.”

- ALEXIA ANGEL, Graduate of Majory Stoneman Dougla High School

organizing something … and so I thought, ‘I don’t want to create another event that would conflict with hers,’” said Josh Ratel-Khan, co-president of

BSU Democrats. “I thought it would be better if we could team up and view it as one, that way we could get the most amount of people involved.”

Thomas said she’s thankful the organization reached out to her because it has the resources to help her make this protest big. But at the same time, she was skeptical about affiliating her protest with a political group.

“I don’t want this to necessarily be Democrats versus Republicans, people arguing back and forth, but I’m afraid it’s going to become that if we become paired with a group that represents that political party,” Thomas said.

“It’s not as though our group is going to use this tragedy to bolster the Democrat’s name just in itself. The activism will specifically be focusing on gun reform legislation,” said Ratel-Khan, in response.

Thomas and BSU Democrats have yet to file a request to protest with the University because they are trying to work out the kinks in the plan. Ratel-Khan said the two would most likely file a request to protest after BSU Democrats’ next executive board meeting.

Meanwhile, Angel will return home to Parkland over spring break.

“I was going to go to New York over spring break, but I changed my ticket to home, so I’ll be there,” she said. “I don’t know necessarily what my friends need me personally to do, but I do know I am going to be there for them and be strong for them in any way that I can.”

Contact Hannah Gunnell with comments at hrgunnell@bsu.edu.

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Immersive Learning

Class asks locals how they #KeepMuncieWeird The class of 13 students finds community members with unique stories and writes their memoirs.

Sara Barker Reporter Eileen Porzuczek, a junior creative writing major, met a Muncie local whose grandmother worked at a department store downtown during the years of segregation. At the time, the woman’s grandmother was the only clerk who would serve AfricanAmerican customers.

“All the other workers there would just, like, not look at them or they wouldn’t even check them out at the cash register,” Porzuczek said.

A story like this would likely go untold were it not for Porzuczek’s work through the English department’s immersive learning class “Creative Writing in the Community.”

This story is just one of many that the class of 13 students has found through reaching out pairing with community members.

Darolyn “Lyn” Jones, the professor for this year’s immersive class, focused her students’ interactions on a specific process: to find a story, write a memoir and then publish the class’ work in a single book.

This year, Jones pushed students to seek stories that would fall

under the hashtag #KeepMuncieWeird. The stories the students gather are centered around the weirdest or strangest things that have happened to community members.

Right now, the working title of the book is “#KeepMuncieWeird and Wonderful.”

“I was strategic about this,” Jones said. “We have a new president. He has made it very clear that he is going to be very involved with this Muncie community. And I have told the kids, this book is an opportunity to really celebrate, and we want to lift this community up.”

To do so, Jones said she is pushing students in the class outside of their comfort zones.

The process for students to find stories is not an easy one, however, Jones said. Students must find the story on their own, write it, work to get it approved by their community partner and then begin the editing and publishing process.

Porzuczek said she spends about seven to ten hours per week doing work for the class, but knows that time is necessary to write an effective memoir.

“We really want to do their memoirs in a way they would appreciate, because they are their stories,” Porzuczek said.

At the same time students are working with their community partners, they are also studying memoir writing in class and producing 1,000 words per week of their own personal memoirs.

“I’m all about piling it on and about rigor, because you can’t just write someone else’s story without writing about yours at the same time,” Jones said.

Because of her work in the community, Porzuczek said her view of Muncie and the people who live here has shifted.

“Whether they explicitly say it or not, you can tell in the way they talk, their tone, their facial expression — you can tell they really love Muncie,” Porzuczek said.

Whether they explicitly say it or not, you can tell in the way they talk, their tone, their facial expression — you can tell they really love Muncie.”

- EILEEN PORZUCZEK, Member of the immersive class

The students’ deadline for submitting a draft of their community partner’s story is mid-March. After that, they will begin the editing and layout stages for print in the book.

Contact Sara Barker with comments at slbarker3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @sarabarker326.

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Alumnus

Awareness raised for Wendell Brown

A family

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This season, the Freed brothers are both Cardinals.411

The family and friends of former Ball State football player Wendell Brown are still looking for justice — and with the help of an alumnus, they’re getting close. On Friday, Antoinette Brown and a bus load of family members will ride to Washington, D.C., where they will hold a “positive rally.”

Men’s Volleyball

Romano wins backto-back awards Jake Romano earned MIVA Defensive Player of the Week two weeks in a row after two solid weekends that led to four Ball State victories. Romano totaled 30 digs and four blocks in the team’s victories over Quincy and Lindenwood.

Men’s Basketball

Sellers breaks school record on Senior Night

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Senior guard Sean Sellers started Senior Night with a bang for Ball State, connecting on his 225th 3-pointer just five minutes into the game to break Jesse Berry’s record for the most made triples in school history. He broke the record in front of a season-best 5,924 fans, the fifth-highest attendance number in 10 years.

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10 Men’s Basketball

Who’s going to Cleveland?

Friday’s games could mean the difference between a first round bye for the top 6 MAC teams.

Robby General Reporter The Mid-American Conference, like the rest of Division I men’s college basketball, has had a season that can be summed up with one word — unpredictable.

With one game remaining in the season, only two schools in the MAC know where they’re going to be seeded in the conference tournament. The rest of the field? That’s another story.

Here’s a rundown of the implications the last game of the season has on the six teams vying for an automatic quarterfinal bid — awarded to the top four teams — and a trip to Cleveland, Ohio.

Locks Sophomore forward Kyle Mallers attempts to pass the ball to an open teammate during the Cardinals’ game against Kent State Feb. 9 at John E. Worthen Arena.

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No. 1 seed – Buffalo (22-8, 14-3 MAC) Plays Bowling Green in final game Reason: The Bulls, while just a game up in first in the current standings, have the No. 1 seed and likely the MAC regular season championship locked up.

Even if Toledo wins its final game of the season

against Eastern Michigan and Buffalo loses, the Bulls hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win over the Rockets Jan. 2.

No. 2 seed – Toledo (21-9, 13-4 MAC) Plays Eastern Michigan in final game Reason: Trying not to sound redundant here, but even a win here for Toledo won’t matter as it lost the head-to-head matchup against Buffalo. Still, the Rockets locked up the MAC West regular season championship, as it holds a three-game lead in front of both Eastern Michigan and Ball State.

Win and in No. 3-5 seed – Eastern Michigan (19-11, 10-7 MAC) Plays Toledo in final game Reason: Bottom line, if Eastern Michigan wins, it’s sitting pretty at the No. 3 seed in the tournament. A loss, however, would implement several tiebreakers, including head-to-head record, division record and a coin flip. The only head-to-head advantage Eastern Michigan holds is against Kent State (1-0),

making a drop to the No. 5 seed possible.

No. 3-6 seed – Ball State (19-11, 10-7 MAC) Plays Northern Illinois in final game Reason: A win against Northern Illinois guarantees a top four spot and quarterfinals appearance for Ball State in Cleveland. A loss, however, puts them in dangerous territory if Kent State and Western Michigan win, since each of them hold a 6-4 division tiebreak advantage.

Bubble teams No. 4-7 seed – Kent State (15-15, 9-8 MAC) Plays Akron in final game Reason: There’s no real scenario that puts Kent State ahead of Eastern Michigan due to the Golden Flashes’ loss to the Eagles this season, making a favorable three-or-more-way tie nearly impossible.

Still, a victory against Akron and a Ball State loss can push Kent State into the No. 4 seed regardless of what happens to Western Michigan, due to the team’s head-to-head tiebreaker.

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Men’s Volleyball

No. 11 Ball State faces new challenges on West Coast trip The Cardinals will bring their Midwest grind to the Coast in a résumé-building trip.

Nate Fields Assistant Sports Editor Spring break is often thought of as a time to soak up the sun, find some coastal waters and relax on the beach. For No. 11 Ball State men’s volleyball, a 10-day trip to the West Coast means one thing — playing volleyball.

The Cardinals will get a break from their Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association schedule as they travel 2,000 miles west to California for four matches, three of which will come against ranked opponents.

With Ball State playing against less-familiar opponents in UC San Diego, No. 13 Concordia Irvine, No. 4 UC Irvine and No. 15 UC Santa Barbara, head coach Joel Walton said preparation will be especially important.

“Video is going to be very important for our guys this week with all four matches,” Walton said.

“One thing that will help us a bit with [UC] San Diego [and] with [UC] Irvine is that we played both of those teams last year. Concordia Irvine and

[UC] Santa Barbara we haven’t played in a period of time, so those teams are going to be new to us.”

While Walton knows it’ll be a different challenge to prepare for out-of-conference competition, he said finding similar styles of play between the upcoming opponents and past foes could make the adjustment easier on his players.

One of the bigger challenges for the team as it prepares for the trip is to avoid getting worn down throughout the week away from home.

“There’s a tendency to become weary,” Walton said. “It’s hard to stay rested sleeping in hotels.

It’s hard to get the food and the hydration that you need, so all those things tend to wear you down through the course of the week.

“This is a road trip where we go out, play four matches and maybe win one in a typical year. So, the challenge I’ve laid down for this year’s team is, you know, be exceptional.”

While the trip is for business purposes and the goal is to win matches, Walton wants to give the team some time to relax and enjoy the atmosphere.

“There’s a mix with this trip,” Walton said. “We do want the guys to have an opportunity to see a little bit of California and experience some things that are going to make it feel a bit like spring break. The trick again is to balance that and not to wear yourselves out.”

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Sophomore libero Nick Lavanchy passes the ball during the Cardinals’ match against Harvard Jan. 20 at John E. Worthen Arena.

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Baseball season is nothing new for the Freed Family Seth and Cody Freed look forward to being teammates one last time.

Kara Biernat Sports Editor Seth Freed turned back quickly and stuck his head out of the dugout before leaving practice early, without his brother.

“Hey, can you find a ride home, right?” Freed said.

“Oh, and we’re having spaghetti at my house tonight.”

Cody Freed nodded and said he would be there.

“I mean, I definitely go eat dinner whenever he makes it for me,” Cody joked.

The Freeds are one big, happy baseball family — two of whom get to hang out on and off the field at Ball State together.

Seth and Cody are brothers that have descended from a family more than familiar with the sport of

After we came out to the field and got the three outs that we needed and watching him get that leadoff single and then come in for the winning run, it was just awesome going to the dog pile with him. It was just something I’ll always remember, I guess.”

- CODY FREED, Ball State baseball player baseball. Seth, a senior infielder for the Cardinals, gets to spend his last collegiate baseball season with his brother Cody as a teammate.

Cody, a right-handed freshman pitcher, is making his collegiate debut this season. He said he’s happy with the decision he made to join his brother and the Cardinals.

“This is my second chance of being able to play with [Seth],” Cody said. “Since high school, I’ve always looked up to him because he’s always been great at baseball and better than the average person.

He was a hitter and I was a pitcher, but just his attitude towards baseball and everything encouraged me.”

Seth made up his mind early about wanting Cody to come to Ball State. Seth talked to his high school defensive coach, who was with Cody during his senior year.

“My coach was playing pro ball with coach Maloney, so I had that connection,” Seth said.

“When I came here, Cody was throwing well in his senior year and he hadn’t committed anywhere yet, so I recommended him to coach Glant and Maloney and they went and watched him at his district game and he pitched well. They liked him.”

Ball State baseball head coach Rich Maloney jumped at the idea of adding another Freed to his roster. He was satisfied with Seth in his first year, so he was more than willing to go see what Cody was capable of.

“Anytime one of our players recommends somebody, you have your ears perk up because you know they want to win and they know the competition,” Maloney said.

With a target in mind of recruiting a talented pitcher for the bullpen that could rack up innings and perform well, Cody fit the criteria — with potential to become a full-time submarine pitcher.

“That was a main target of ours, to find somebody like that, and it just happened to be Seth Freed’s brother, which is so cool,” Maloney said.

“We think very highly of Cody and we think he’ll have a great future for us, and don’t be surprised if he gets the most appearances at Ball State providing he stays healthy, because he just might.”

Because it was Seth’s senior year and his freshman year, Cody committed immediately, knowing this was his only chance to play with him.

Now, he looks to Seth for guidance on and off the field, especially when he was introduced to playing ball at the collegiate level.

“When we started school this year, I didn’t really know what to expect,” Cody said. We’re from Michigan, so there’s nobody around here that I know so it was good to have him comfort me with coming to the team. He told me everything I needed to know, even down to telling me to bring an extra uniform and things like that before our first tournament.”

However, a relationship enhanced by baseball is nothing new for the former Bay City Western High School standouts. Each was grown into a baseball family from Bay City, Michigan, as their older brother David and father Mike Freed each previously played collegiate baseball at Saginaw Valley State.

Mike and his wife Laurie Freed, along with their daughter and oldest of the four children, Stephanie, have had their hands full accommodating baseball into their family’s life since the boys were in little league.

It was never an issue, however.

Second baseman Seth Freed throws the ball to first during the Cardinals’ game against Kent State March 24, 2017 at Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.

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“We used to take the boys to the Little League World Series as our summer vacation because I was a little league coach and that was a little boy’s dream,” Mark said. “We went a couple years and stayed from start to finish. The boys would trade pins and do all of the stuff that comes with a Little League World Series.”

Now, Cody and Seth are seeing the payoff of a baseball career they started a long time ago. In Ball State’s third game of the season against UMass Lowell Feb. 17, the Freed duo came up with a pair of clutch performances to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win in extra innings.

Cody took the mound in the ninth inning and coaxed an inning-ending double play to keep the Cardinals in the game. Heading into the 10th inning tied at three, Cody pitched a scoreless 10th inning, forcing a second double play.

Cody set the stage for Seth, who was clutch at the plate for Ball State with a single to start the inning. He advanced to second on a fielder’s choice and crossed the plate to win the game on an RBI single from teammate Griffin Hulecki.

“After we came out to the field and got the three outs that we needed and watching him get that leadoff single and then come in for the winning

run, it was just awesome going to the dog pile with him,” Cody said. “It was just something I’ll always remember, I guess.”

Games like this are the reason Mark and Laurie don’t often miss a chance to support their boys in the stands.

“As far as us going and watching them, we’d sell our house to go see them,” Mark said. “We don’t miss too many games. We watched [David] play his whole freshman year and we never missed his season. It’s just what you do as a parent, right?

I know I didn’t like looking up in the stands and seeing nobody there.”

With just two tournaments under their belts, the Freed brothers are looking forward to the new support that they have right next to each other. Whether it’s in the dugout, on the field or in the stands, the Freed boys have a season full of potential to look forward to with their biological and baseball family right by their side.

“Knowing that [Seth] may never play the game of baseball again, it’s great to think that I’ll be with him in his last adventure,” Cody said. “Hopefully we’ll go far with this team that we look at as a family.

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Teachers are meant to educate, not carry a weapon

Arming teachers is an option we must consider

Arm teachers with the skills necessary to never allow this to happen again. Keep your guns out of our schools.

Children are dying. It’s time that we enact change, but we cannot wait for legislation alone.

Audrey Bowers is a junior English education major and writes “Adult-ish” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

Write to Audrey at albowers3@bsu.edu.

The shooting at Parkland has left this nation devastated. As a country, we have debated Audrey what actions should be Bowers taken in order to prevent Columnist, gun violence in the Adult-ish future. One proposed solution happens to be arming teachers with guns and providing them training in case of a school shooting.

This notion is problematic because it doesn’t consider the responsibility already placed upon the shoulders of teachers.

What this so-called solution also fails to recognize is the amount of power it gives to teachers and the further risk to students, teachers and faculty that could be created by arming teachers with guns. As a junior English education major, arming teachers with guns doesn’t seem like a solution to me. Rather, it would only create further issues in schools.

As a student, I was usually cautious around my teachers because I knew they had the power to get me in trouble if I did something wrong or if I got on their “bad side.” Something I remember distinctly is one of my teachers flipping over my desk because it was messy; I don’t believe I would have trusted this man with a firearm. I cannot imagine how fearful I would have been if I had known my teachers were, in fact, armed with guns,

Danielle Rasouli is a junior journalism major and writes “Dig in with Dani” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

Write to Danielle at ddrasouli@bsu.edu.

We lost 14 kids.

Fourteen kids could have been doctors. They could have been teachers. They Danielle could have grown up to Rasouli be the next president.

Columnist, Fourteen kids could have Dig in with really made a difference.

Dani Either way, they could have been something … But they’re gone now, and the chance to say that those kids “could be” is gone too. Their life ironically ended in a setting where they were building their future, yet their potential got taken away from them almost instantly.

Most would consider high school to be a milestone and a new chapter in their life. Out of the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting, most of them were 14-year-old freshmen that very well could have had the same excitement many of us did when starting high school. But what did they get out of it? Death — death by a military grade weapon that was legally obtained by the shooter, Nikolas Cruz.

In the five to seven minutes it takes for police to respond to an active shooting, a lot of lives can be taken, especially when going against an AR-15.

Our country’s current laws somehow allow 18-year-

since I wasn’t raised around them and because of the many gun-related incidents, injuries and deaths I remember seeing on the news while growing up.

Arming teachers wouldn’t help the larger gun control issue at hand. The issue isn’t solely about school shootings, it’s also about the lack of gun control and mental health awareness, as well as the harmful and invading presence of toxic masculinity in our society. Since this issue is so complex and there are so many factors that have led to its persistence in our culture, there is not an easy, quick fix.

I, as well as many other teachers, believe that passing stricter gun laws and providing teachers and students with what they really need is a better start than simply arming classroom teachers.

A movement that I can get behind is #ArmMeWith, a movement created by and sustained by teachers through social media, which focuses on things (other than guns) teachers should be armed with. Most teachers do not want to bring a gun into their classroom. This makes sense because accidents and violent incidents can happen, whether it be the fault of the teacher, student or other individual.

It’s unfair to place such a responsibility upon the shoulders of teachers when they are already underpaid for the many roles they are already expected to play. A Joe Heller cartoon sums it up well: the hands of teachers are simply too full already with the expectations our culture demands them to meet.

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olds to purchase weapons that should only be exclusive to military personnel.

With the current laws in place, there is not much we can do to avoid what happened at Stoneman Douglas High School. But arming teachers is an option as we continue the demand for change and complexity. With arming teachers, a gunman will get taken down quicker because the response time is immediate, and imposing this law can even result in the lessened chance of a shooter entering because of the threat of getting shot back.

It’s incredibly important to note that providing a firearm for a teacher should be an option for them, and something that they are willing to do. We cannot force anyone to be courageous enough to shoot at someone firing bullets. This is a prime argument I have come across from the opposing side. Many individuals believe it is not a teacher’s job to own a gun.

That’s why it’s important to stress that this should be a voluntary concept exclusive to those who receive annual training on proper gun use and safe storage.

I have had many teachers throughout the years, and I can think of quite a few of them that went beyond to not only teach, but to build relationships with their students and inspire them. These passionate teachers are the ones whom I see taking up the opportunity to own a firearm and protect their students in an emergency situation. Annie Marie Murphy, the hero that died to guard her students in the Sandy Hook massacre, would be an example of a teacher that I see utilizing a gun. She had nothing else to go against Adam Lanza besides the use of her body as a shield.

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Garrett Looker is a junior magazine journalism major and writes “Finding Beneficence” and creates illustrations for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Contact Garrett at galooker@bsu.edu

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On the death of physical music With Best Buy preparing to abandon their sale of compact discs, the perseverance of physical music has never been more important.

Blake Williamson is an undecided freshman who writes “Blake’s Beats” for The Daily News.

His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Blake at bdwilliamson@bsu.edu.

The sound of the plastic wrap tearing off of the case, the first look of the artwork on the booklet, taking the disc out and popping it into the stereo for the first time; this ritual took place Blake every time I opened a new CD. I Williamson remember it like it was yesterday, Columnist, buying a copy of “Abbey Road” Blake’s Beats and hearing the opening cords of “Come Together” rumble out of the speakers. I was hooked. The hunt for new CDs to add to my collection was on. Constantly seeking out different titles by different bands and pouring over every little detail, who produced what song, where they recorded it, who played what instrument — every detail fascinated me.

These first experiences with CDs will make them always have a special place in my heart.

When I learned that Best Buy, one of the

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There are many better solutions that are likely to be more effective in the long run. One thing that could help is paying teachers a decent wage and providing them with needed supplies. Allowing teachers to spend less time preparing their students for standardized tests would help students and

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Continued from Page 13 Another prime argument I have come across is the belief that banning guns will solve everything, so there should be no need to arm teachers. I just want to note that we should not rely on one solution to solve America’s gun crisis. I am not aggressively opposed to banning guns, because I’m aware that these dangerous weapons have the intent to kill. But the problem is not the gun, it’s about how terribly easy they are to obtain.

If America (hopefully) makes the adjustment to complicate the process of obtainment, then it will be time consuming. Banning guns completely will be even more time consuming. According to the Washington Post, America reached the point of having more guns in our nation than people.

While we are in this rut of gun problem solving, we need to have a safety precaution in place, and that starts with the teachers who are willing to be

biggest CD retailers in the nation, was stopping their sales of all compact discs effective July 1, I lost a little bit of hope for the future of music as we know it. The unmatchable aspect of being able to actually hold a piece of music in your hand and appreciate it for years is something that future generations might not be able to comprehend.

The rise of streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify have caused a sizable hit in record labels and CD sellers. People are just not buying CDs the way they used to, and a lot of major distributors are currently phasing out sales or have plans in place to stop sales all together.

This negatively affects not only the artist, but the listener as well.

People in the 17-30 age range all grew up with CDs in their lives, during a time when wanting to change the song wasn’t as easy as pressing a button on a screen. The decrease in appreciation for physical music causes a lot of nostalgia for it. CDs are just the latest nail in the casket of physical music. This happened with vinyl and cassettes; now CDs are the next to go. This means less and less people are going to have that connection with the music that goes deeper than teachers alike because they wouldn’t feel as pressured to perform. Smaller class sizes would enable teachers to give each and every student as much time, energy, respect and care as possible.

Besides passionate teachers, schools are also in desperate need of school psychologists, social workers and health care providers. Preventing school shootings is something no individual could ever do on their own. It takes a collective society demanding a better world for the next generation. trained in the case of an emergency. Because as of now, an American is able to wake up and say, “Hey, I want to get a gun today,” and is actually able to go through with it. Arming teachers can take action almost immediately while we wait for other laws to shift into gear.

Remember to consider that schools and college campuses seem to be targeted when looking at our nation’s history with mass shootings. Arming teachers will be an additional prevention method to help students feel safer while this unfortunate trend is in place. Our current options haven’t worked. We cannot continue to sit around and wait.

It’s time that we begin to take the steps in stopping these murderous acts. Gun legislation may come later, but we cannot continue to wait to protect our children. Because sitting around, twiddling your thumbs and hoping a gunman doesn’t walk in will do nothing. That’s what we’ve been doing so far, and look at where we are now — in the midst of one of the worst cases of division this nation has ever experienced, and a filthy worldview reputation to go along with it.

an MP3 file.

Sophomore Malena Smythe said, “Being raised with vinyl gave me the appreciation for listening to albums all the way through, the way the artists meant their songs to be heard. Also the quality is just so much better than any MP3.”

This sentiment is shared among other students who have the same fond memories of physical music. Sophomore Sydney George said, “CDs have lost meaning since my childhood. With that, you lose the meaning of the piece of music.

Future generations will never appreciate the album as a piece of art, rather than something you just press play on.”

The Warner Music Group offering voluntary buyouts for all 130 staff members who have the task of producing the physical product sums up the whole situation perfectly. There is just simply no need for CDs anymore. Even with artists offering unique packages along with the purchase of a CD, or combining the CD with a concert ticket, the future of the antiquated CD isn’t too bright. That doesn’t mean we can pronounce the CD dead just yet; I have faith

that there are people who still have the love for music. The real love. The love that goes deeper than a Spotify account. The CD or any piece of physical music can never truly die, because there will always be the people that care about preserving the art. Even if the CD dies, the spirit will live on forever.

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Students return from Winter Olympics Demi Lawrence Reporter For the first time in the program’s history, BSU at the Games received full media credentials for the 2018 Winter Olympics, allowing them full access to interview, photograph and write about the athletes. “[Having media credentials] changed everything,” said Ryan Sparrow, a journalism professor. “Typically we would do reporting on the Olympics from this outside perspective, and most of our stories were more cultural oriented.

This one we had absolute ability to interview Shaun White, just like the Today Show.”

In 2012, BSU at the Games started as a way for students to travel and experience different cultures while covering the Olympics. This year, Sparrow and five students — Grace Hollars, Josh Shelton, Samantha Johnson, Kara Biernat and Elizabeth Wyman — stayed in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from Feb. 8 to Feb. 19.

None of the students were assigned specific sports to cover, and instead they used their

There are still deadlines and I am still going to have to talk to athletes, get quotes and write it all within a certain amount of time. That doesn’t change, the caliber of athletes just changes.”

- ELIZABETH WYMAN, Senior news journalism major

backgrounds in photography, writing or videography to choose what sport would be best to cover.

Johnson, a senior news journalism major, and Shelton, a junior news journalism major, were videographers on the trip and had to learn to adapt to different circumstances when they learned they could not do most of the video coverage they planned on because of rules and regulations they were not aware of prior.

“The adaptation [was the most challenging],” Shelton said. “I had to go from normally being a video person to having to think, ‘Okay, how are we going to work around this?’ and doing a lot more written stories, radio and then doing audio slideshows and things like that to supplement where we normally would be doing video.”

The students also had to adapt to the culture shock that comes with immersing oneself in the culture of a foreign country. Each of the six members experienced the transition differently, but they all got a taste of unique foods and the unexpected living arrangements of sleeping on small mats.

“I think when people typically think of culture shock, they think of it in a bad way. Something I didn’t expect that I loved was the respect that people have for each other there,” Johnson said.

“Everyone was so welcoming, and they wanted to help you in every way that they could. I was much more relaxed, and I felt a lot more welcomed than I was expecting to.”

The group’s media credentials allowed them to work alongside big-name media companies like The New York Times and USA Today, which Biernat, a senior news journalism major, said was intimidating but became easier as time progressed.

“I was rubbing shoulders with USA Today’s Rachel Axon, somebody I have followed since I was in high school — she’s an amazing sports reporter. And on the other side of me, I see the Washington Post, New York Times, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and the Today Show,” Biernat said.

“That was the most intimidating thing because the way the athletes come out after a competition is they stop at their country’s reporters. So first I had to find the Americans, obviously, [and the big media companies] take up the front so I had to stand in the back with my recorder trying to get the interviews. By the end, they were letting me up front and holding my recorder up for me when I couldn’t get close.”

Being surrounded by so many famous athletes and journalists also provided Wyman, a senior news journalism major, a sense of perspective for the stories she covers, regardless of where she is or who she is talking to.

“Whether you’re covering Ball State tennis or Shaun White [in the] men’s halfpipe finals, journalism is journalism, writing is writing,” Wyman said. “There are still deadlines and I am still going to have to talk to athletes, get quotes and write it all within a certain amount of time. That doesn’t change, the caliber of athletes just changes.”

Even though going to the Olympics was full of stress, hard work and sometimes 14-hour work days, Hollars, a junior photojournalism major, said the experience presented many lessons for everyone involved.

“Not only did I learn about myself and my work, but I learned about the career I’ve chosen to go into,” Hollars said. “I can’t put [what I learned] into a sentence, I can’t put it into a paragraph, I can’t even put it into 800 words. I could go on for hours.

All I know is I’m a little bit better than I was before I went into this. I’m a lot better, actually.”

Contact Demi Lawrence with comments at dnlawrence@bsu.edu.

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Evan Weaver Reporter Spring break is rapidly approaching, and whether you are traveling for vacation, going home or staying in Muncie, everyone deserves to have a relaxing escape from classes. Here are nine tips to help you maximize your free week:

1. Host a friend reunion.

When was the last time you saw or even talked to your friends from high school? Call buddies up on the phone and reminisce on memories you shared with them or even make some new ones.

2. Keep your friends close, but family closer.

It’s the last time you will probably see your family

for an extended period of time before summer break.

They will probably want to spend as much time with you as possible. Spend a couple days relaxing at home with people you love.

3. Grab some peanuts and Cracker Jacks and enjoy a baseball game.

Spring training is officially underway. Why not use the vacation to see your favorite team gear up for the regular season?

4. Don’t fall asleep on the beach.

This one should be obvious. Unless you’re trying to have the shape of a hand burnt into your skin, slather on the sunscreen and keep active.

5. Channel your inner wanderlust.

Nothing exciting planned for the week? Just fill up a carload of friends and explore. Nothing is holding you back from discovering the hidden secrets the states have to offer.

6. Don’t spend too much time on social media.

Sure, we all want to share our amazing selfies, but don’t post too much while you’re on break. Take time to enjoy and live in the moment. The Instagramworthy pics can wait until you touch down at home.

7. Be smart about your money.

No one wants to end up miles from home without a penny to their name. Make sure you budget out exactly what you need prior to the trip to ensure that while your friends are swimming with dolphins, you

can cozy up next to Flipper, too.

8. Watch some Irish dancing.

Staying in Muncie over break? At 7:30 p.m. March 10, Emens Auditorium is hosting “Rhythm of the Dance,” an Irish dance and music extravaganza that recognizes the history and transformation of the dance. Better yet, tickets are only $10 for students.

9. Remember that you’re still in school.

Sorry to bring it up, but someone had to. While you shouldn’t be working all break, keep an eye out for what assignments await you on your return.

This way, you won’t be returning jetlagged and unprepared.

Contact Evan Weaver with comments at erweaver@bsu.edu.

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Chicago band Daisychain will be playing at Be Here Now with special guests, including Bad Television, Parkway & Columbia and Autumn Androids. The night will kick off with Bad Television at 9 p.m. and end with headline band Daisychain at 11 p.m. The cover charge is $5 and it is open to all ages.

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INTRODUCTORY BICYCLE REPAIR TUTORIAL

Ever wanted to learn more about your bike or how to fix it? Kirk’s Bike Shop will be hosting a clinic over how to change a flat tire, make minor adjustments to your bike and more. The session starts at 10:30 a.m. and will end around 11:30 a.m. The event is free and open to everyone.

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DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY’S STATEWIDE FOUNDERS CELEBRATION

Join Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to celebrate Founders Day. The event will run both Friday and Saturday, with Friday’s events featuring line dancing and many other activities open to the public for $10 per person. Saturday will feature a luncheon costing $35 per person. Friday’s celebration will start at 7 p.m., and Saturday’s will begin at noon. Both will be held at the Horizon Convention Center.

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GAME DAY: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS If you’re interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons but have no idea how to start, the Dungeon Masters at Atomic Comics are hosting an event to show you how. The session will include tutorials about building a character, game mechanics and how to find or start a local D&D group. Everyone in attendance will also get a free set of starter die. The session will be held at Kennedy Library at 1 p.m. and conclude around 5 p.m. There is a limit of 20 participants for the event, so come early.

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BRING THE CITY OUT 4 Lone Wolves and Be Here Now present Bring The City Out 4, an evening of live performances and good vibes starting at 9 p.m. Enjoy performances from local artists from Muncie, Indianapolis and Anderson. Cover charge is $7 at the door, and you must be 18+ to enter and 21+ to drink.

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Sunday

7:30 P.M. THE ART OF JAZZ SERIES

The winners of the 45th Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival will perform alongside the Ball State Jazz Ensembles and special guest, saxophonist Jeff Coffin. Coffin is a globally recognized saxophonist and member of the iconic American rock group Dave Matthews Band.

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Sursa Performance Hall. General Admission is $7 and $5 for seniors. The event is free for students with Ball State IDs buying in advance at Emens Box Office, or $5 at the door.

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Muncie Civic’s Youth Theatre Education Program presents “Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr,” a show set in the early 1920s about a young girl from a small town wanting to marry a wealthy man. The show will run all weekend, with Friday’s show at 7:30 p.m., two Saturday shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s show at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $8, and student tickets are $6.

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CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS; SUDOKU BY MICHAEL MEPHAM ACROSS 1 Tell target 6 Look for 10 Letting in some air 14 Dakota natives 15 Lyft alternative 16 Record, in a way 17 *Man Booker Prize winner for “Life of Pi” 19 Put out 20 When the fewest pieces are on the chess board 21 Detoxification diet 23 Lean-__: sheds 24 [Boring!]

26 “Letters From Iwo __”: Eastwood film 27 *Star of ‘70s TV’s “Good Times” 29 “Thwack!”

32 Less ingenuous 35 __ window 36 Through 37 Scuttlebutt 40 Souvenir shop display 42 Farm sound 43 Farm animal 45 Watering hole 46 Brimless hat 47 *Actor in two “Jurassic Park” films 50 Steamboat fuel 52 Inflates, as expenses

53 Significant time 56 Eurasian plains 59 ADHD medication 61 Fuzzy fruit or fuzzy bird 62 Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues 64 OPEC member 65 2-point G, e.g.

66 Dreadlocks wearer 67 Island goose 68 Zipped 69 Sp. titles DOWN 1 Up to now 2 Composer John Cage’s “Suite for Toy __” 3 Cold cream name 4 Organ with alveoli 5 Richard M. Daley and Ed Koch 6 Scattered 7 Put down a hero 8 Corp. head 9 Party poopers 10 Elite squad 11 *Gomer Pyle portrayer 12 Driving company that sounds more like a flying company 13 “Thy love did read by __, that could not spell”: “Romeo

and Juliet” 18 Eastern nurse 22 Frozen Wasser 25 Capture 27 __ chicken: Jamaican dish 28 Floor covering 30 Start to trust?

31 Fool (with) 32 Worn out 33 “The Last Jedi” general 34 *”Atonement” novelist 36 First antibacterial soap 38 Confucian text, with “The” 39 November tuber 41 Oater belt attachments 44 Economic fig.

47 Plant juice 48 Made 49 “With ya so far” 51 State one’s views 53 Slasher film setting: Abbr.

54 Western prop 55 Actresses Gunn and Kendrick 56 Hide 57 Wear out 58 Armada unit 60 Purim month 63 Full Sail Amber __

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Crossword Correction for Feb. 22 CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS; SUDOKU BY MICHAEL MEPHAM

No. 3-6 seed – Western Michigan (17-13, 9-8 MAC) Plays Central Michigan in final game Reason: A Western Michigan win in the final game of the season makes things pretty interesting for the Broncos. Western Michigan could end up as high as the No. 3 seed if Eastern Michigan, Ball State and Kent State all lose in the final game of the season due to the overall win-loss total the Broncos hold over each of those teams. Even if Kent State wins, there’s an outside chance Western Michigan can come out on top in a four-way tie.

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With the team dealing with some new challenges over the 10 days, Walton has fielded many questions from younger players about what to expect from the experience. The coaching staff has made sure to fill the players in on every detail, educating them about what kind of routine to look forward to. Walton said clarity is important in order to keep the players from wondering what comes next, which will allow them to focus on playing solid matches.

With three of Ball State’s West Coast opponents boasting a top 15 ranking, Walton knows the future ramifications of this road trip could impact the team’s potential to make the 2018 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship tournament as an at-large bid if it doesn’t win its conference.

“There are all sorts of challenges that go on with this week, reasons why it can be tough, but I think this team is capable of handling this type of trip and doing extremely well because of our depth, because of some of the experience we have,” Walton said.

“And I think overall, we’re just a talented team, so even though we’re talking to the guys about challenges and things they need to overcome, I think they’re capable of doing that.”

Ball State will begin its West Coast trip with a match against UC San Diego. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.

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ACROSS 1 Tell target 6 Look for 10 Letting in some air 14 Dakota natives 15 Lyft alternative 16 Record, in a way 17 *Man Booker Prize winner for “Life of Pi” 19 Put out 20 When the fewest pieces are on the chess board 21 Detoxification diet 23 Lean-__: sheds 24 [Boring!]

26 “Letters From Iwo __”: Eastwood film 27 *Star of ‘70s TV’s “Good Times” 29 “Thwack!”

32 Less ingenuous 35 __ window 36 Through 37 Scuttlebutt 40 Souvenir shop display 42 Farm sound 43 Farm animal 45 Watering hole 46 Brimless hat 47 *Actor in two “Jurassic Park” films 50 Steamboat fuel 52 Inflates, as expenses

53 Significant time 56 Eurasian plains 59 ADHD medication 61 Fuzzy fruit or fuzzy bird 62 Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues 64 OPEC member 65 2-point G, e.g.

66 Dreadlocks wearer 67 Island goose 68 Zipped 69 Sp. titles DOWN 1 Up to now 2 Composer John Cage’s “Suite for Toy __” 3 Cold cream name 4 Organ with alveoli 5 Richard M. Daley and Ed Koch 6 Scattered 7 Put down a hero 8 Corp. head 9 Party poopers 10 Elite squad 11 *Gomer Pyle portrayer 12 Driving company that sounds more like a flying company 13 “Thy love did read by __, that could not spell”:

“Romeo and Juliet” 18 Eastern nurse 22 Frozen Wasser 25 Capture 27 __ chicken: Jamaican dish 28 Floor covering 30 Start to trust?

31 Fool (with) 32 Worn out 33 “The Last Jedi” general 34 *”Atonement” novelist 36 First antibacterial soap 38 Confucian text, with “The” 39 November tuber 41 Oater belt attachments 44 Economic fig.

47 Plant juice 48 Made 49 “With ya so far” 51 State one’s views 53 Slasher film setting: Abbr.

54 Western prop 55 Actresses Gunn and Kendrick 56 Hide 57 Wear out 58 Armada unit 60 Purim month 63 Full Sail Amber __

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