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Veteran students may gain priority registration Committee discussing service members' scheduling time tickets Sara Barker Administration Reporter The University Council is currently in the early stages of deciding whether or not veteran students at Ball State should receive priority registration.

Veteran students would not have priority for Fall 2017 classes, but committee chair Dan Waechter said he thinks it is “highly possible” for priority registration to be available for Spring 2018 time tickets.

The admissions and credits committee in University Council is currently researching the idea, but it originated from David Chalfant, the adult focus adviser who works with veteran students, after attending an advising conference last October and learning that a university in Florida gave priority registration to its veteran students.

“It was a great idea and I felt we should consider implementing it as well,” Chalfant said in an email.

Not only would priority registration “show respect to veterans,” but it would make the transition from “soldier to college student” less challenging as it may aid in balancing school and family life, Chalfant said.

Waechter agrees.

See VETERANS, page 4

Students for Life of America bring Planned Parenthood debate to Ball State Gabbi Mitchell Daily News Reporter

W

ith the current conversations about the future Planned Parenthood under the Trump administration, Students for Life of America is pushing for the defunding and potential new direction of the nonprofit organization.

The student organization is the largest youth pro-life organization in the country,

and its members are advocating for federally-qualified health centers. Students for Life of America has been touring across the country as part of its “We Don’t Need Planned Parenthood” campus tour.

Representatives from the national organization brought their display to Ball State’s campus Tuesday.

See DEBATE, page 4

INSIDE

WOMEN OF SONG

Tight ends learning expanded role Head football coach Mike Neu brings NFL philosophy to Ball State As part of Women’s Week 2017, the female vocal soloists and choral ensembles performed at Sursa. PG 6

GYMNASTICS

Three individuals qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships. PG 3

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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

Stephanie Marks will speak about her escape from Nazis in World War ll.

WORLD WATER DAY

A team of graduate students are at the Vatican for World Water Day.

BASEBALL PREVIEW

Purdue travels to play Ball State at Ball Diamond at First Merchants Complex.

Colin Grylls Sports Editor The tight end position is changing throughout football.

In the past, tight ends been known more for blocking than scoring, but in recent seasons, NFL teams like the New Orleans Saints have transformed the position into a flexible position that lines up all over the field.

Ball State head coach Mike Neu, who was the quarterbacks coach for the Saints before coming to Muncie, said he’s looking to implement a similar system. “[The tight ends are] going to be playing in the slot,” Neu said. “They’re going to be playing the outside wide receiver position because we feel that strongly about their athletic ability.”

Redshirt freshman tight end Keidren Davis, who played wide receiver in high school before moving inside for the Cardinals, had a simple explanation of the strategy.

“Run like receivers on the outside, but with bigger bodies,” Davis said.

Ball State has five tight ends on its roster — Davis, Nolan Givan, Dylan Koch, Danny Pinter and Kyle Schrank — and all of them are 6-foot-3-inches or taller and either freshmen or sophomores.

See FOOTBALL, page 3

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Ball State’s tight end Danny Pinter runs off the field after a play in the game against Akron on Oct. 22 in Scheumann Stadium. Pinter and the other tight ends will act more like wide receivers next season.

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US bars electronic carry-ons from Mideast, N. Africa flights The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, citing unspecified threats, is barring passengers on nonstop, U.S.-bound flights from eight mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing laptops, tablets, electronic games and other devices on board in carry-on bags.

Passengers flying to the United States from 10 airports will be allowed only cellphones and smartphones in the passenger cabins, senior Trump administration officials said. Larger electronic items must be checked.

The rules took effect early Tuesday morning and airlines will have until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday to implement them or face being barred from flying to the United States, the officials said.

They said the decision was prompted by "evaluated intelligence" about ongoing potential threats to airplanes bound for the United States. The officials would not discuss the timing of the intelligence or if any particular terror group is thought to be planning an attack.

The Trump administration officials briefed reporters on condition that they not be identified publicly. That was despite President Donald Trump's repeated insistence that anonymous sources should not be trusted.

The electronics ban affects flights from international airports in Amman, Jordan; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Cairo; Istanbul;, Saudi Arabia; Casablanca, Morocco; Doha, Qatar; and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. About 50 flights a day, all on foreign carriers, will be impacted.

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“If somebody's doing something weird with like a normal device then people are going to see that and say something, hopefully,” the freshman biology major said.

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“If you're going to leave phones I'm not sure what they're planning on stopping with that, but maybe I'm just not aware of it," the freshman history major said.

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“It's like regional discrimination, possibly rooted, I'd say definitely rooted, in religious discrimination as the Middle East is predominantly Muslim," the sophomore geography major said.

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“I think this is silly.

If this is supposed to be a way to stop terrorism, I think there are many more effective options," the Japanese exchange student and geography major said.

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FOR THE RECORD

Former Ball State football player Blaine Bishop went from D-II to NFL 'The Hitman' transferred from St. Joseph's College before being drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1993 Elizabeth Wyman Assistant Sports Editor Blaine Bishop raced home from Bracken Library during the 1993 NFL Draft.

He was a few months removed from his final season playing for Ball State football and had gone to study after a couple of teams called earlier in the draft but didn’t take him.

But this time, the Houston Oilers — one of the teams who called him earlier — actually picked him. Bishop got home just in time to see his name scroll across the bottom of the TV screen, announcing that he had been picked by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round as the 214th overall pick.

Grateful for being picked, Bishop, also known as “The Hitman,” still felt slighted.

“I think internally, I’m just a guy that’s driven to be successful at whatever I was doing,” Bishop said. “If I was going to be an insurance person, I was going to be the best insurance person there. That’s just who I was, it didn’t matter what I was going to do.”

Though he played in the NFL for 10 years, becoming an insurance salesman might have seemed like a more realistic career path out of high school. Bishop wasn’t recruited by many universities, so he decided to join a some of his high school teammates at Division-II St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana.

During his freshman season, two NFL scouts went to the locker room after Bishop scored touchdowns as both a running back and defensive back in the same game.

They said he had the potential to go pro, but he might want to consider transferring to a bigger school.

“To be honest, I thought they had the wrong person,” Bishop said. “I was originally not even six months removed from not even being a Division-II player.”

After being named a Division-II All-American as a freshman, Bishop transferred to Ball State. He walked on and paid for school for one semester before receiving a scholarship.

“I took a big risk, really, because if I didn’t make it I probably wouldn’t have made it another semester,” Bishop said.

He redshirted his first season with the Cardinals, but studied game plans, teams and watched hours of film.

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Former Ball State football captain Blaine Bishop, also known as “The Hitman,” played with the NFL for 10 seasons and made the Pro Bowl four times after playing for the Cardinals. Bishop now co-hosts the radio show “Three Hour Lunch,” on WGFX-FM in Nashville, Tennessee.

By his senior season, Bishop was a captain. He was named to the MidAmerican Conference second team and appeared in both the annual Blue-Gray All-Star Classic and Senior Bowl before he was drafted. On March 30, Bishop will be inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame.

When he got to training camp, Bishop said his goal was to just make the practice squad and see what happened.

So when he achieved that, his goals got bigger — and more personal.

“My whole attitude going into the NFL was, ‘hey, what do I have to lose,’” Bishop said. “I played at Ball State in the Mid-American Conference. Nobody knows who I am anyway.”

Bishop said teammates would laugh at him because nobody knew him — and at 5-feet-9-inches and 203 pounds, he was undersized by NFL standards.

“I was really there with a purpose,” Bishop said. “My purpose was I got screwed in the draft and I’m going to show you guys.”

After 10 seasons in the NFL, a position change from cornerback to safety, an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV and four Pro Bowl selections, Bishop retired when multiple surgeries slowed him down.

“I would have been just a solid player and I always felt like if I was going to be that kind of player then I’m not going to play,” Bishop said. “I’m not just trying

to collect checks and be a player in the league. That’s not something that it was about for me.”

After his NFL career, Bishop began a career in TV and radio. He currently co-hosts 3HL or “Three Hour Lunch” on WGFX-FM in Nashville, Tennessee, an affiliate of the Titans Radio Network.

In December 2008, Bishop gave the annual winter commencement address at Ball State. He spoke about leadership and having the drive to be the best you can be — a motto he has lived throughout his entire life.

Contact Elizabeth Wyman with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.

Ball State gymnastics qualifies 3 individuals for NCAA Regionals Kaitlyn Menzione, Sarah Ebeyer, Kayla Beckler named as alternates

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Ball State tight end Kyle Schrank lines up for the snap during the game against Northern Illinois on Oct. 1 in Scheumann Stadium. Schrank and the other tight ends will act more like wide receivers next season.

FOOTBALL Continued from page 1

Offensive coordinator Joey Lynch said he’s excited for the changes because of the mismatches the tight ends can create, especially in 12 personnel (one running back, two tight ends). Normally, he said, defenses expect the run when they see two tight ends join the huddle.

“All the sudden, now people might play base defense with two, three bigger linebackers on the field,” Lynch said.

“Then the very next play you have them spread out and it looks like a multiple receiver set and it puts those guys in space which maybe they’re not used to doing as much.”

The tight ends’ youth is evident in last season’s box scores. Only Pinter, a redshirt sophomore, has recorded any stats for the Cardinals — three catches for 10 yards.

But with the loss of Ball State’s all-time receptions leader, wide receiver KeVonn Mabon, Pinter said the tight ends are

ready to fight for a bigger role in the passing game.

“We like it, we’re up to the challenge,” Pinter said. “The biggest thing is we’ve all gotten in our play books and we know every position so when we go out there all we’ve got to do is go execute. I think we’re getting better each day at it.

We’re ready to play wherever.”

Just three practices into their spring workouts, Lynch said the tight ends have been enthusiastic.

“They’re getting it and they’re working real hard at it,” Lynch said. “They really like football, they’re coachable guys, so that’s been fun. There’s some mistakes here and there, and that’s going to be part of it as you develop as a young guy – especially when you try to move them around a lot — but they’re very willing.”

Ball State’s spring practices continue until the spring football game on April 15.

Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.

Three Ball State gymnasts qualified as alternates for the NCAA Regional Championships in UrbanaChampaign on April 1.

The Cardinals finished seventh at the Mid-American Conference championships, but sophomore Kaitlyn Menzione, senior Sarah Ebeyer and junior Baylee Bell will be alternates on the all-around, vault and beam, respectfully.

Last year, Ball State sent four competitors and two alternates to the NCAA regionals, but five gymnasts competed after then-junior Kayla Beckler received word that she was scheduled to compete a few days before the competition.

Menzione ranks 14th in the Central region in the all-around event, posting an average score of 38.375.

Ebeyer is tied for 36th in the Central region on vault with a regional qualifying score of 9.805. Bell is tied for 22nd with an RQS of 9.840.

Earlier this season, Menzione set a career high on floor with a score of 9.900 against Kentucky. Bell also hit a career high on beam this season with a score of 9.900 against Kent State.

Ebeyer averaged a 9.756 score on the vault, with a season-high score of 9.850 against Western.

The three gymnasts will be in attendance with teams such as No. 5 UCLA, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 17 Iowa, No. 19 Illinois, No. 22 Eastern Michigan and Ohio State. They will

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Sophomore Kaitlyn Menzione performs her floor routine at the meet against University of Kentucky on Jan. 29. Menzione ranks 14th in the Central region this season and qualified with two other Cardinal gymnasts as alternates for the NCAA Regional Championships on April 1.

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Students use grant to build solar panels around campus Bynn Mechem SGA Reporter

Nestled just inside the doors of the Applied Technology Building is a system of wires and hardware that may seem commonplace to some, but to one immersive learning class, this system signifies a greener future for Ball State.

Sherif Attallah, an assistant professor for construction management, taught his first immersive learning class last semester. The goal was to collect and install Ball State’s first solar panel system on campus.

The class of six students started with a $2,000 grant and turned it into three working solar panels that power a display case where students can charge their phones and learn more about solar energy via a television screen.

“Our system is currently off grid. It is not connected to the main panel system of the building,” Attallah said. “It’s done solely for educational purposes and showing students how it all works.”

One of the students in the class, construction management major Connor Vest, said because the grant was smaller, the students turned to industry leaders for help in the form of donations.

“The companies that donated to us helped us out a lot and we ended up getting most of the components of the actual system donated to us, leaving the grant money to make up the display portion of the project,” Vest said. “We wanted to make the display look really nice because the main goal of the project was to educate people on the benefits of renewable energy, especially solar energy.”

Attallah said he was proud of the work his students did, and said he hopes to expand upon this project so that Ball State will be powered by solar energy in addition to the geothermal system already in place.

“The students did a very good job in outreaching to the companies working in this industry,” Attallah said.

“However, to do something that will be integrated into the electrical system of the building, making it on grid, we will

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Assistant professor for construction management Sherif Attallah led an immersive learning class last semester to install Ball State’s first solar panel system on campus at the Applied Technology Building. The class of six students started with a $2,000 grant and turned it into three working solar panels that power a display case where students can charge their phones and learn more about solar energy via a television screen.

need a bigger fund and some support from the facilities management team.”

In the future, Attallah said he would also be "more than willing" to work with anyone on campus to help create more sustainable energy across the university.

“Sustainability, for me, is caring about future generations as much as I care about myself. Geothermal energy is an excellent initiative, but now I think it is time for Ball State to consider

solar panels as well,” Attallah said. " It’s one of the cleanest sources of electrical energy out there."

Renewable energy is becoming a necessity, and Attallah said there is a higher demand for electrical energy every year.

"We have to be vigilant about the energy left for future generations," he said.

For the time being, however, Attallah said he's happy with the product his students worked hard to see to fruition.

“It was a great feeling. I was worried that when we pieced all the parts from different suppliers together, it wouldn’t work," he said. "But, when we gained electrical power from the panels, it was an amazing feeling.”

Contact Bynn Mechem with any questions or concerns at bamechem@bsu.edu.

VETERANS Continued from page 1

“[Veterans] certainly are coming from a much different world perspective than a typical freshman or sophomore or junior, so is there anything special that the university can do?” Waechter said. “Oftentimes, as nontraditional students, they have families they are caring for, and so that enters into the mix as well.”

Although he does not feel the need to be further recognized for his service, Marine veteran and freshman psychology and criminology major Sterling Armstrong knows not all veteran students feel the same way.

“Some guys, they feel like they don’t really get the respect that they deserve, just on a general basis once they get back [from duty],” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said priority registration might better benefit ROTC students working up military ranks because they need to graduate from college to qualify to be an officer.

This is not the first time the university governance system has discussed registration for military students. The Student Government Association presented legislation to the University Council proposing that ROTC students, not veterans, be given priority registration.

The legislation was sent back to

DEBATE

Continued from page 1 “Planned Parenthood is a scandalridden billion-dollar organization that does not need our money,” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, said in a press release.

“They are significantly outnumbered

by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), who provide a wider range of services, sans abortion, than Planned Parenthood could ever hope to provide — that is where our tax dollars must be redirected towards. We don’t need Planned Parenthood.”

Planned Parenthood provides services for men's sexual health and women’s health, varying from birth control to abortions, and funding of the organization has been one of the most controversial topics discussed with the Trump administration.

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SGA to narrow the focus of the bill.

However, Waechter said ROTC priority registration is not being ignored by the committee.

“I think we’re already interested in learning the number of students

who are enrolled in the ROTC program, should that be part of the consideration,” Waechter said.

“Everything right now is in discussion stage. There hasn’t been any type of motion or action item for us to move

forward with our proposal.”

The committee will meet March 28 to discuss the research that has been compiled.

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“A big thing that strikes me is the amount of funding that goes to Planned Parenthood,” Nora Hopf, Ball State Students for Life president, said at the display. “If we took those $500 million and gave it to federally qualified health centers that provide more services, then the possibilities are endless.”

Although Students for Life of America is pro-life, their argument is not to get rid of abortion, Hopf said, but to explain that there are other options for women.

“Which place really deserves the funding?” Hopf asked. “This is taxpayer money.”

Max Engler, Feminists for Action president, said the defunding of Planned Parenthood is “nothing more than a blatant attack on low-income women.”

“Planned Parenthood is a valuable resource, and oftentimes the only available resource for low income women as well as non-binary individuals and trans men,” Engler said. “By defunding

Planned Parenthood, you are taking away the only resource for many people and will ultimately cause deaths.

The pro-life organization says that defunding Planned Parenthood would not actually hurt women as they believe programs like the FQHCs can work as a replacement to provide similar services, not including abortion.”

Anna Allgaier, the Great Lakes regional coordinator of Students for Life of America, disagrees.

“A lot of people are of the impression that if Planned Parenthood gets defunded women will have nowhere to go for healthcare,” Allgaier said. “I think a big reason for that is because people just don’t know about FQHCs.” FQHCs offers services including pelvic exams, glaucoma screenings, PAP/HPV testing and mammograms.

Unmoved by Students for Life’s argument, sophomore art major Samantha Hyde said she fully supports

Planned Parenthood.

“I find it funny that their card said ‘Do we need Planned Parenthood for abortion access?’” Hyde said. “Planned Parenthood doesn’t only provide abortions.”

Hyde also said she believes Planned Parenthood provides care to “benefit everyone, not simply women.”

Tylan Miles, a freshman sociology major, is conflicted on the issue. He said he believes if Planned Parenthood is defunded there will be a “riot angering many women.”

“They will see this little outlet, which has been used for so long, is being defunded without really investigating what else they have at their expense,” Miles said.

The display will travel to over 60 colleges campuses throughout the spring.

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CAIT'S CORNER

To those who have held me back and said I couldn't, watch me

JOHN ANDERSON TO SPEAK THURSDAY

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ESPN’s John Anderson is set to give his lecture on Thursday in John R. Emens Auditorium. The original date for the speaker to visit Ball State was Oct. 13, but he had to cancel.

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Samsung aired a commercial featuring YouTube personality Casey Neistat during the 2017 Oscars. Neistat shared the message, “[We have] one thing in common. When we’re told we can’t, we all have the same answer: ‘watch me.’”

My Spring Break, like most, was spent in the comforts of my bed in my sweatpants and my unwashed Caitlen Ramey hair thrown in a messy bun on top is a freshman of my head. I spent journalism a majority of the major and time watching “Say writes “Cait’s Corner” for the Yes to the Dress” marathons (a girl Daily News. can dream, right?)

Her views do and eating ample not necessarily amounts of mac and agree with cheese. It was “lit” to those of the say the least. newspaper.

Between the Write to Caitlen brides’ tears and my own (some of those at cnramey@ dresses cost more bsu.edu. than my tuition), a Samsung commercial flashed across my screen, and despite not advertising any product, I was left a little stunned.

The man on the television said, “[We have] one thing in common. When we’re told we can’t, we all have the

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I had a jumble of memories spiral throughout my brain and moments when I proved others wrong. From when I was 6 years old and the boys

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told me that I couldn’t throw a baseball, I said “watch me,” and little did they know that many summers after that would be spent on the field covered in brick dust and a little sweat.

From when I was 15 years old and I was told that I couldn’t run for student government; I led the class the following 4 years and graduated with honors, and finally when I was 17 years old and my volleyball coach told me that I couldn’t be a hitter — I’m

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From when I was 6 years old and the boys told me that I couldn’t throw a baseball, I said “watch me,” and little did they know that many summers after that would be spent on the field covered in brick dust and a little sweat.”

— Caitlen Ramey, freshman journalism major

5-feett-2-inches tall and my vertical is an impressive 3 inches, so they weren’t completely wrong. But I said

“watch me” and I was an alternate hitter on varsity — it just took a lot of “umph.”

Through my short 20 years on this planet, I have learned a little something about human nature. There’s a switch and when we are told we cannot do something we must do it. There’s satisfaction when you prove others wrong and show that you’re doing much more than originally thought was capable of your small being.

There are so many people out there in the world who believe that our generation has nothing to give to this world. Here’s the problem: people tell us that we cannot do something and you start to believe it before you have the chance to prove that you are capable.

As we grow older we lose track of our childhood dreams because they were “unrealistic” or you aren’t cut out for the job. It takes work and it won’t be handed to you; it will be a challenge.

Do not let the world tell you that your dreams are ridiculous because there are plenty of people that were told the exact same thing and are very successful. You choose what success is, it isn’t always about the money, it is your life.

So, to those who have held me back and said I couldn’t, watch me.

It’s not every day an Emmy Awardwinning speaker travels to campus, but tomorrow, ESPN’s John Anderson will be coming to Ball State to discuss sports journalism and entertainment.

Anderson’s lecture “SportsCenter Stories: Good Stories, Great Writing and Do I Have to Wear Pants?” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in John R. Emens Auditorium.

He is the newest speaker in the annual David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series.

The event was rescheduled from the original lecture date in October, “due to an emergency,” according to a press release sent out by the university.

Anderson is an anchor on the ESPN daily sports news show “SportsCenter,” where he is mostly seen in the studio or at major sporting events on the 11 p.m. program.

Christopher Taylor, who is the director of digital sports production at Ball State, said having someone of Anderson’s caliber is a good sign for the program and the university.

"For the Letterman lecture series and for Ball State sports and for what we are doing at SportsLink, having the external validation of someone of his prominence is very, very important to what we're doing," Taylor said in an earlier interview with The Daily News.

"I think he is one of the most well-respected sports media folks out there."

Anderson got his broadcast career start at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri. He then worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Phoenix, Arizona, before joining ESPN in 1999 as an anchor on ESPNews.

He was previously a co-host of “Wipeout,” the extreme obstacle course TV show on ABC, and was also the voice of a sportscaster alien from the future in an episode of the Disney XD animated series “Penn Zero: Part Time Hero” in 2015.

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Mulligan's Clubhouse Grill @ Crestview Golf Club - 3325 S. Walnut St. Muncie, IN (765) 282-8129 Now Hiring Servers & Kitchen Help. Friendly & Enjoyable Work Environment with Flexible Schedules Competitive Pay. Experience is a plus but not required. Applications may be filled out in person. Less than 5 miles south of campus

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1 bdrm of 4 apt sublease. $319/mo + electric/gas.

Free shuttle. 260-239-1256

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3 Apartments For Rent

*****1,2,3 BR Apts. Avail.

May/Aug. 1-3 blks from campus.

W&D, AC, no pets. 7658968105

Large spacious studios @ 1413 W. University $250-$450 + lights. Avail Aug. Call Asset Management 765-281-9000

2 Bd Apts. @ 1500 W. University. $650 + elec. & water.

Call Asset Management 765-281-9000 3 bd/2 ba, W/D Dishwasher, Util paid, 50in TV. Aug - Aug $325 765-744-4649 1806 W. Adams

Lrg 2 Bd Apt. Great for couple.

In a mansion on W. Main. All util paid. Avail. May TJ Lennon Prop. 765-744-0185

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Houses For Rent

******1&2 br apt. 3 blks from campus. Util paid. AC, free wifi, no pets/smoking.

Avail. Aug. '17. 765-760-4529.

1 bed. houses, 1 & 2 blocks from campus. W/D, off-street parking. 765-729-2111.

Avail. Aug 1 2/3 br apts. Across from student ctr. w/d, off st. pkg, $300 ea. + util. 765-288-3100

1,2,3 bdrm houses & apts near BSU.Taycorpproperties.com.

765-281-0049.

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Houses For Rent

1413 W. North St, 4 br,1 1/2 ba, A/C, W/D, D/W. 1 blk from Village, 3 from BSU. May-July lease. 765-748-3651.

2 Bd Houses Call Asset Mgt. 765-281-9000 1416 W. Bethel $650+ G,E,W,S 1808 N. Janney $650+ G,E,W,S 2 or 3 bdr, very nice C/A, W/D, low utilities, off-street prkng, close to BSU, 2001 Ball Ave. 765 748 8425 2100 N. Rosewood. Across from arena. 4/5 bd. $225 each.

Aug-Aug 17-18. 765-744-1408 Nicest houses on campus.

Many extras. Even a 6 bdrm.

Call 765-749-3833

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Houses For Rent

4 Bd Houses Call Asset Mgt. 765-281-9000 722 N. Reserve $1200 + G,E,W 901 W. Neely $1100 + G,E,W,S 1413 W. University $1300 + E,G CHEAP RENT. 404 N. Reserve.

4 or 5 bdrm house close to campus & Village. W/D. Aug-Aug lease. (317) 691-2506 5 Bd Houses Call Asset Mgt. 765-281-9000 1701 N. Reserve $1250 1703 N. Reserve $1250 Pool & G,E,W,S incl. w/ both.

Great BSU locations!

Great prices!

Very nice 1-3 bdrm apts & 1-6 bdrm homes.

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