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Carli Hendershot, a junior political science major, has struggled with depression for many years. She resigned from her role as Student Government Association Vice President after she attempted suicide six months ago. She has found a way to cope through counseling and medication, along with support from family and friends, but she said she still struggles daily.
Former SGA vice president shares ‘dark part’ of her brain
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A common metaphor for depression depicts it as a little creature sitting on a person’s shoulder or colors to be painted on a canvas, Hendershot said. That’s not how she experiences it. “I kind of think of it as part of my brain. It’s this little place in my brain that’s dark and gloomy,” Hendershot said. “Like a black cloud almost. And when I have my bad weeks I feel it taking control of my brain.” When that dark part takes hold, she falls into a hole, a narrow pit that she can’t escape from. Sometimes, she said, she can see over the top, only to catch a glimpse at everyone else before she falls back in. Her trips into the hole can be brief slips or deep falls that last for weeks or months, she said. It’s hard to function on days like that.
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Junior forward Nathalie Fontaine was named First Team AllMAC for the second straight season in her career at Ball State. Fontaine is averaging 16.3 points per game this season and has a total of 1,469 points.
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“A bad week is a lot of sleep,” she said. “I don’t want to get out of bed; I probably skip class or classes. I won’t go to an event I was going to go to. … All my muscles ache kind of. I don’t want to get out of bed because I feel physically sick almost.” Nights are even worse. “Nights are where I am with my thoughts and I don’t have anything to distract myself,” she said. “I constantly replay things, constantly think about things. That’s when I get so deep in that hole. Waiting for sleep is the hardest thing.” In middle school, she began taking antidepressants, not for depression, but for medical issues she has with her stomach. It wasn’t until high school that she experienced the onset of her first bout of major depression. The most confusing part was not knowing the cause.
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Of the people that exhibit symptoms of clinical depression, more than 80 percent are not receiving any form of treatment, according to healthline. com. The number of people diagnosed with depression increases by about 20 percent per year. “The diagnosis for clinical depression is two weeks, feeling the effects of depression for two weeks,” said Ellen Lucas, the associate director at the Ball State Counseling Center. “Some people have it for years and don’t know it’s depression until something raises awareness on that. ... You can suffer from depression at any age. The research says that it is more likely to be college-aged students.”
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AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TO VISIT CAMPUS Young adult writer to discuss blurring boundaries in works MILLER KERN STAFF REPORTER | mskern@bsu.edu When author Eliot Schrefer visited Ball State for the first time, he did it virtually through Skype. Today, Schrefer will finally step foot on university soil as part of the English department’s Mari-
lyn Cory Speaker Series. He will present his talk at 7 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175. Before any visits from Schrefer occurred, virtual or otherwise, assistant professor of English Susanna Benko met the author through his writing. She read Schrefer’s novel “Endangered” and said she “thought it was a really lovely story.” She felt the book could appeal to a diverse group of students, so 1. CLOUDY
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arli Hendershot, wearing a paper robe, sits next to her partner in the lobby of a psych ward. Her mind, numb. “How could I let myself get to this point,” is the only thought she can muster. She looks up and sees a whiteboard. It lists the week’s activities. Tomorrow is pet therapy. She smiles. That morning was the culmination of a years-long battle with depression. Six months ago Hendershot resigned as vice president for Student Government Association for mental health reasons. The days leading up to that decision were the lowest point of her life, she said. She was admitted to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital psychiatric ward on suicide watch. STUCK IN A “HOLE”
The Mid-American Conference honored three Ball State women’s basketball players when it named its postseason awards for the 2014-15 season. Junior Nathalie Fontaine was named First Team All-MAC for the second straight season. Sophomore Jill Morrison earned Third Team All-MAC honors, and Moriah Monaco was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Fontaine is averaging 16.3 points per game this season and has eight double-doubles. She is currently sixth on Ball State’s all-time scoring list with 1,469 points and has scored in double-figures in 27 of the Cardinals’ 29 games this season. This is Morrison’s first career All-MAC honor. She ranks second on the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game. She leads Ball State in 3-pointers made, steals, assists and free-throw percentage. Morrison was named the MAC West Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, five rebounds and seven assists while shooting .632 percent in wins over Central Michigan and Toledo. Monaco has played in 29 games and started three for Ball State this season. She is averaging 15.9 minutes per game and is putting up 6.3 points per contest. Ball State enters the MAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will play at 2:30 p.m. March 13.
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Help line, information service available after Anthem hack RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rnpodnar@bsu.edu
After a number of Ball State employees experienced tax fraud identity theft, the university responded with a help line and online information service. Starting March 9, employees can call the Identity Theft Information line, use the email or online information to help guide them through the process after identity theft, like filing a police report and how to file taxes. The Daily News tested the line and the call was answered quickly. A Unified Technology operator who could not provide their name said they are there to help employees work through the information on the web page. “We can provide information,” the operator said. “We can’t do people’s taxes for them but we can provide further information. There are so many things you have to do, so many steps you have to take. [We can help] figure out what’s the best step.” The operator said they are keeping track of how many inquires the line receives.
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she began using it in her classes. Benko soon found her way to Schrefer’s website, where she discovered that he visited schools. She reached out and set up a Skype visit so Schrefer could talk to her class about his writing. Schrefer has Skyped with Benko’s classes for four semesters. Benko has her students write questions for Schrefer so his “visits” can be discussion-based.
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