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DouDou Gueye sits on the bench during a game for the Ball State men’s basketball team Feb. 24 in Worthen Arena. Gueye came to America in 2012 to play basketball and get an education.

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A greater role:

GUEYE'S GAME Ball State 5th-year senior center reflects on journey through basketball

Elizabeth Wyman Assistant Sports Editor

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n August 2012, Ball State men’s basketball center DouDou Gueye came to the United States for the first time. He assumed the entire country resembled New York City, but that was far from the truth when he first stepped outside of the car and took a glimpse around at his new home of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

“All I see is cornfields,” Gueye said. “I’m looking around, asking, what’s going on?”

The then 6-foot-7-inch forward from Senegal didn’t speak English and lost his luggage because he couldn’t read the airport signs, but still navigated a New York City airport well enough to make his connecting flight to Denver.

Russ Beck, then head coach at Western Nebraska Community College, picked him up, and they made the drive to Scottsbluff. The town of just over 15,000 people was not the America that Gueye See GUEYE, page 4 pictured.

GUEYE'S JOURNEY TO MUNCIE DouDou is one of four international players the men's basketball team has had in the past 10 seasons

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Senegal SEED Academy 2009-12

Western Nebraska Community College 2012-14

South Carolina State 2014-16

Ball State University 2016-present

•B orn in Dakar in 1993.

•A t 15 years old, Gueye was invited to SEED Academy.

•H e grew up playing soccer, his favorite sport.

• He participated in Basketball Without Borders in Africa in 2009.

•S poke French and Wolof, both widely spoken languages in Senegal.

• In August 2012 he comes to America for the first time.

• Plays in the snow for the first time.

• Plays two seasons of basketball for Western Nebraska Community College.

• Transitions from playing guard/forward to center.

•T ransferred to South Carolina State and played under Murray Garvin for two seasons.

• Ball State assistant men’s basketball coach Danny Peters reaches out to Gueye.

•W as a medical redshirt his first season after breaking his wrist.

•H e gets accepted into the graduate program of physical education and sport.

•P layed in all 34 games in the 2015-16 season, making 18 starts.

•L oses 30 pounds in preparation for the 2016-17 season.

•S pring 2016 he receives his bachelor of science and business minor.

• Gueye plays intramural soccer on campus.

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Drivers rebel against Uber's price-cutting quest for growth The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The face-off between Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and driver Fawzi Kamel illustrated a conflict between Uber, with its effort to grow by cutting prices to beat competitors, and drivers who have seen their pay reduced.

The video of the argument — caught on dashcam and now viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube — includes yelling and profanity, and ends with a combative Kalanick dismissing an agitated Fawzi's claims that sharp reductions in fares forced the driver into bankruptcy.

Harry Campbell, who drives for Uber in California, says driver pay has gone down while Uber's corporate valuation has grown to over $60 billion. "I think a lot of drivers feel that Uber always looked out for themselves first and foremost and relegated drivers to a second tier," he says.

"What we're looking at in that video is 21st-century mobility technology and 19th-century labor relations," said Harley Shaiken, a labor expert and professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

The video exchange comes after a month of trouble for the ride-hailing behemoth including sexual harassment allegations from a female engineer, a lawsuit alleging technology theft, and a social media campaign encouraging riders to delete Uber's app over claims that the company tried to capitalize when New York taxi drivers protested against President Trump's immigration order.

Uber's rivals claim that drivers have been defecting since Uber's problems started piling up. Business experts expect more defections among Uber's 400,000 drivers, and even some riders, after the

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Kalanick video, despite his public apology.

Some rivals boast of better pay for drivers, and some allow tips through their apps, unlike Uber. Still, drivers say they get more business with Uber because of its greater size and reach.

In the dashcam video obtained by Bloomberg News, Kalanick and Kamel are seen discussing Uber's business model.

The driver for Uber's luxury service, Uber Black, argues that Kalanick is lowering fares, costing him money.

Kalanick denied that Black fares had been cut, but conceded that prices were reduced for Uber's general service, UberX, due to competition. "Otherwise you go out of business," he says.

The 40-year-old CEO begins shouting as Kamel claims again the Uber Black prices were reduced. Kamel claims to have lost $97,000. "I'm bankrupt because of you."

"Bull----!" Kalanick shouted. "Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own s---. They blame everything in their life on somebody else. Good luck," he says, slamming the door.

Campbell, the California driver, says most drivers aren't surprised by Kalanick's behavior. "We always knew that the CEO was pretty ruthless when it comes to drivers."

Campbell, like a number of drivers, works for both Uber and its biggest rival, Lyft. He won't stop driving for Uber, but may shift more business to Lyft.

Lyft said its ridership and driver applications have grown significantly since the first of the year, while Fasten, a smaller ride-hailing competitor in Boston and Austin, Texas, said its business has boomed since the "Delete Uber" campaign started in late January.

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'FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JR!'

NOW THROUGH MARCH 5 Muncie Civic Theatre The Friday show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for all ages.

Seating is general admission. Buy tickets online at munciecivic.org.

27TH-ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW AND SALE

NOW THROUGH APRIL 23 Minnetrista Friends, families and fellow artists alike are invited to experience the artwork of professional and avocational artists throughout Indiana in the 27th Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show & Sale.

EUGENE BOYD POTTERY

NOW THROUGH MARCH 30 Made in Muncie Pottery Works of wheel-thrown vessels will be on display throughout the Month of March at Made in Muncie. Boyd is a Muncie native and teaches pottery at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. His passion for clay is apparent in both his work and his conversations about the medium.

82ND ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW

NOW THROUGH MARCH 30 Art and Journalism Building The Atrium Gallery will hold extended hours from 5-8 p.m. for visitors to view the 82nd Annual Student Art Show. Each year since 1935, the School of Art in the College of Fine Arts at Ball State University has hosted an exhibition of its students’ artwork.

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A bill targeting hate crimes has once again not made it past the Indiana legislature, which keeps the state one of five without such a law. Only 67 hate crimes were reported to the FBI in Indiana in 2015, out of 6,000 in the United States.

Hate crime bill fails to pass in Indiana legislature again More than half of law enforcement agencies don't submit hate crime data to FBI Kara Berg Daily News Reporter A bill targeting hate crimes has once again not made it past the Indiana legislature, which keeps the state one of five without such a law.

Only 67 hate crimes were reported to the FBI in Indiana in 2015, out of 6,000 in the United States. And at Ball State, no hate crimes have been recorded since at least 2007, according to campus crime reports.

But that doesn’t mean they aren’t happening.

Hate crimes are vastly underreported, and even FBI director James Comey has spoken about the need to improve the reporting system.

“We need to do a better job of tracking and reporting hate crime to fully understand what is happening in our communities and how to stop it,” Comey said in a 2014 speech at the Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Summit.

A 2013 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found from 2007-11, only 35 percent of hate crime victimizations were reported to police. This is down nearly 10 percent from 2003-06.

In Indiana, an Associated Press investigation found that more than

half of law enforcement agencies don’t submit hate crime date to the FBI, which makes the state the fourth worst in the nation at reporting.

In order to increase reporting, Ball State and cities around the U.S. have taken steps to create programs that make it easier for victims to talk to police.

Ball State created an app this year to educate students on what bias is and how to report it. The app, B3-Ball State, provides resources and contact information for reporting crimes.

Students can even download the report form directly from the app.

In Seattle, a police officer started the Safe Place Initiative to encourage people to report hate crimes. The program offers stickers to local businesses to let victims know they are in a safe place to report hate crimes.

Jim Ritter, the officer who started the program, said businesses who want to participate only have to promise to assist any victim of a crime, specifically a hate crime, who comes to them and to allow victims to stay on the premises until police arrive.

“We want to make sure reports are being made … and we don’t want victims sent back out to get victimized,” Ritter said.

The program started a conversation that many people have not had before, Ritter said. And it led to more hate crimes being reported.

“If it’s not documented, it never

happened,” Ritter said. “And we can’t devote resource to it if we don’t know it happened.”

In the first few weeks of the program, eight felony assaults were reported during pride weekend, seven of which resulted in arrests. That’s almost unheard of, Ritter said.

But because the calls came in immediately, it was easier to apprehend a suspect, Ritter said.

“The anxiety those victims had was put to rest,” Ritter said, “and we had the community getting involved.”

The Seattle program was specifically designed for hate crimes against the LGBT community, Ritter said, but it works for victims of any crime.

“It’s done great for the city and it helps us have a conversation we haven’t had before,” Ritter said. “It opens people’s minds about what others go through.”

The initiative has spread to places like Orlando, Vancouver and Tuscon, Arizona, Ritter said, and many other departments have expressed interest in getting involved. Colleges like the University of California have implemented the program, and Ritter said it could be beneficial if it spread to other campuses. “[The initiative] shows there’s inclusivity and diversity and increased awareness on hate crimes,” Ritter said.

But University Police Department Chief Jim Duckham said the Safe Place

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MAC schools’ reported hate crimes from 2013-15 • Ball State - 0 • Eastern Michigan University - 1 • Miami University - 7 • Bowling Green State University - 6 • Central Michigan University - 0 • Kent State University - 3 • Northern Illinois University - 1 • Ohio University - 0 • University at Buffalo - 0 • University of Akron - 0 • University of Toledo - 4 • Western Michigan University - 0

Initiative would be hard to implement on a campus the size of Ball State’s. But he said the idea of it was great.

“I think we do a good job at telling people about reporting and encouraging [reporting],” Duckham said. “I want people to report all crimes, but certainly for crimes where they feel attacked based on their sexual orientation, gender or race, it’s important we know and see if there’s a pattern or if we can provide support for those who may have been a victim.”

Safe Place Initiative, however, is similar to the Safezone training Ball State already offers, where people can learn about LGBT issues so they can become allies and advocates.

Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.

FAFSA DEADLINE CLOSING IN Free Application for Federal Student Aid deadline March 10

Andrew Harp Daily News Reporter If you have yet to fill out the FAFSA, your time may be running out.

FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is a form that is filled out by current or soon-to-be college students to determine their federal, state and institutional financial aid, if you’re eligible.

Benefits from the FAFSA include grants, scholarships, work-study and loans.

The March 10 deadline to turn in the FAFSA for the 2017-18 academic year is fast approaching.

If an individual does not file their FAFSA by the deadline, it could mean bad news for their financial aid.

“Many awards are tied to that deadline,” said John McPherson, assistant vice president of student affairs and enrollment services. “If an eligible student fails to file a FAFSA by March 10, the award will be zero.”

According to the Ball State calendar of events, it only takes an average time of 23 minutes to complete the FAFSA “after gathering all your essential documents.”

The event page also contained an article called “7 Things You’ll Need Before Filling Out a FAFSA," which

goes through the seven items needed to complete your FAFSA including your FSA ID, social security number, driver’s license number, 2015 tax records, records of your untaxed income, records of all assets and a list of schools that you’re interested in attending.

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• FSA ID • Social security number • 2015 tax records • Records of untaxed income • Record of all assets • List of schools interested in attending

Students can file their FAFSA through the official website or request a paper copy of it by calling their offices. The FAFSA can also be filed at the financial aid office of your school of choice. Just be sure to have the seven necessary items before you begin.

Last year, FAFSA made a few significant changes to the 2017-18 academic year application, which include being able to file the FAFSA as early as Oct. 1 and having to file your tax information from the previous year, 2015.

Contact Andrew Harp with any questions or concerns at adharp@bsu.edu.

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FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is a form that is filled out by current or soon-to-be college students to determine their federal, state and institutional financial aid, if they’re eligible.

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GUEYE

Continued from page 1 “It was just crazy when you’re in Africa and you go to the United States, all these buildings you see on TV, all this great stuff,” Gueye said.

But Gueye came to America to do two things: play basketball and get an education. Western Nebraska Community College was only the first stop in his goal of playing Division-I basketball. Throughout his nearly five years of playing basketball in the United States, the now 6-foot-10-inch, 24-yearold center has taken on many roles both on and off the court.

A GREATER ROLE

Every practice, in front of an empty John E. Worthen Arena, Gueye battles Ball State’s other centers to make both himself and the underclassmen better.

Head men’s basketball coach James Whitford said he needed a player like Gueye this season.

“We needed an older big guy,” Whitford said. “We needed someone with more experience.”

But for a graduate student like Gueye, the expectations are higher.

While Whitford wanted an older, more experienced big man, that same player had to have a high enough GPA to get into the graduate program at Ball State.

“To get into graduate school at Ball State as a student-athlete is much harder than at most institutions,” Whitford said. “Because of the graduate school requirements, 80-90 percent of the student-athlete transfers can’t handle our graduate program here. It takes someone as good a student as [Gueye].”

To be considered for one of the Ball State graduate programs, which as a whole accepts 4,500 students every year, applicants must have either a cumulative baccalaureate GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the latter half of their baccalaureate.

Gueye, in his last season of NCAA eligibility, is on track to receive his masters degree in physical education and sport. This comes a year after he received his bachelors of science and minor in business from South Carolina State last spring.

Being the third center on the team and only appearing in five games this season is not the way he originally wanted to finish his collegiate career, but both Whitford and Gueye are realizing that his role is more than minutes played.

“I think initially when he figured out he was the third center it was hard on him emotionally,” Whitford said.

“Slowly but surely he’s come around and embraced it, and he’s doing an unbelievable job in that role.”

Gueye plays a large role on the scout team — the practice squad that runs the opposing team’s offense in practice — in order to get the other big men like sophomore Trey Moses and senior Franko House ready for the next game.

“It’s not an easy role to play because when he came here it’s not like I told him to play that role,” Whitford said.

But it’s a role that has consistently aided in the development of Moses.

“He definitely makes me better,” Moses said. “He’s always going hard every day in practice. He’s very physical with me and that’s the stuff I need, especially in the conference we play in.”

Still, it wasn’t — isn’t — easy for Gueye to ride the bench.

“It got in my head at first,” Gueye said.

“Coach knew it was not easy for me. I thought maybe I’m wasting my time.

Then I’m like, ‘Why not just focus on getting better because you never know — one day they will call my name.’”

Many young players would give up.

Most wouldn’t sit on the bench with a smile cheering on athletes four or five years younger than them.

But most aren’t like Gueye.

“He’s a much more mature person,” Whitford said. “I think he’s earned every body’s respect by the way he’s embraced his role.”

Gueye’s journey to play Division-I basketball has been far too long to give up now.

INVITATION TO SUCCESS

As a child, Gueye didn’t stand out too much back in his home of Dakar, Senegal.

Aside from his towering figure, he went to school, came home, did his homework and went to the soccer field to play with his friends. Soccer was his first love, but his mother saw other potential.

“My mom said, ‘You got to stick with basketball, you keep getting tall,’” Gueye said. “Sometimes when I wanted to go play soccer, she would take my soccer shoes away.”

Even with her unorthodox actions, Gueye’s mother was right. Switching to basketball proved to be a smart move.

In 2009, Gueye got invited to Basketball Without Borders, an elite camp in South Africa where he met NBA all-stars like Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh.

He was invited to the Sports for Education and Economic Development Academy, otherwise known as the SEED Academy. SEED is a basketball-focused boarding school which accepts only 40 boys from grades 6-12, providing them with the tools they need to excel in the

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DouDou Gueye reacts during practice for the Ball State men’s basketball team Feb. 24 in Worthen Arena. The 6-foot-10-inch, 24-year-old center has played basketball in the United States for five years now.

classroom and on the basketball court.

According to the SEED website, 92 percent of SEED graduates have played either college or professional basketball, and 33 SEED alumni have gone on to play professional basketball in 16 different countries.

Last season, 26-year-old Gorgui Dieng — a SEED graduate — signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves for four years and $64 million. Dieng’s contract became the largest given to a West African basketball player.

At the time Gueye was invited to SEED Academy, he said coaches previously attempted to get him to leave high school early and play in Europe, but his mom insisted that he get an education and continue on to high school.

“That’s why she sent me to SEED,” Gueye said. “She knew they were going to come in and help me get my education and play basketball.”

According to UNESCO, from 2009 through 2011 the average cumulative drop out rate to the last grade of primary education in Senegal was 39.95 percent.

“I feel like it was a good place for me to stick with school,” Gueye said. “The city I lived in, it was hard to come out of the school. A lot of my friends, they quit school early.”

SEED helped Gueye get recruited by Western Nebraska Community College.

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

Western Nebraska Community College, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, competes in the Region IX and prides themselves on preparing studentathletes to move on to Division-I. Then head men’s basketball coach Russ Beck previously coached many international students during his seven-year tenure. When Beck called SEED asking if there were any players interested in playing for him, Gueye’s name was first on the list.

Beck met Gueye and Youssoupha Kane, one of Gueye’s former SEED teammates who was also playing for Beck, at the airport in Denver. The three then departed on the three-hour last leg of Gueye’s lengthy journey from Senegal.

“As we’re driving back, you’re trying to make conversation,” Beck said. “Their English is very broken; they’re very excited and happy but apprehensive.

There’s several pretty long stretches where you might go an hour without seeing a house or any civilization.”

Gueye, never even hearing the word Nebraska before, was ready to see his new home.

“Leaving from Africa, it’s not easy,” Gueye said. “It was hard because I was learning English and playing basketball.

I had to learn the system. Wherever you are, you got to learn how to adapt.”

Gueye, already knowing Wolof — one of the national languages of Senegal — and French, had a strategy.

“A lot of people think, ‘Oh, you’re just smart, that’s how you learned it,’” Gueye said. “No, I watched a lot of movies.

‘Friday’ is my favorite movie. I used to watch a lot of movies and listening to music helped.”

Language barriers weren’t the only change Gueye was facing. Coming in at 6-foot-7 with a thin frame, he had always played the guard and forward position in Senegal.

But after countless weight room workouts and more glasses of chocolate milk than he ever wanted to drink, Gueye put on weight and three inches.

“I guess I have to start playing the big man now,” Gueye said after going through his body’s changes.

After learning a new position, a new

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DouDou Gueye goes for a layup during practice for the Ball State men’s basketball team Feb. 24 in Worthen Arena. Gueye is in his last season of NCAA eligibility and is on track to receive his masters degree in physical education and sport.

language and a new culture, Gueye was ready to prepare to move on to Division-I basketball. NCAA rules require a student-athlete to complete at least 48 transferable credit hours at a semester school or 72 transferable credit hours at a quarter school to be eligible to transfer.

During his time at Western Nebraska Community College, Gueye was taking 18 credit hours, learning English and playing basketball.

He began looking for schools.

Having a friend at South Carolina State already, Gueye decided to take a recruiting visit there.

“After my visit, I committed that day,” Gueye said. “Before I left I just knew. I love the people out there.”

Gueye spent two seasons with the Bulldogs. After redshirting his first year due to a broken wrist, Gueye played in all 34 games, making 18 starts in the 2015-2016 season.

A FAMILIAR SIGHT

Gueye wanted to go to graduate school, so when Ball State basketball assistant coach Danny Peters reached out, he was ready. His experiences of playing

more than one position and under many different head coaches helped him when coming to Ball State.

“I learned a lot of stuff from playing the guard to the big man, from leaving this team [and] going to another team,” Gueye said. “Different coaches got different styles.”

While time is winding down on Gueye’s collegiate career, the MidAmerican Conference Tournament is coming up. The Cardinals, currently sitting atop the MAC West Division, still have work to do. Gueye is ready to continue playing his part.

“I’m just trying to finish this year strong, help this team,” Gueye said.

“Maybe if I play I’ll help this team. If I’m not going to play, I’m still going to go hard in practice and help the team win.”

Gueye had never heard of Ball State, but as he drove through Indiana en route to Muncie, a familiar sight brought back memories from when his college basketball career began nearly five years ago: Cornfields.

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

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Student harnesses passion to make commercial for local business Made in Muncie pottery store featured in class video project Kirsten Wamsley Daily News Reporter At first it was just a childhood hobby.

Rather than play little league sports or practice hours of music lessons, Holly Lattire spent her childhood like any art student — writing, drawing and painting.

They were outlets for the young artist.

When she began to create home videos with her neighbors, her true passions were discovered.

Now, Lattire films music videos for her roommate and her best friend’s band, but a class assignment required her to create a commercial for a Muncie business of her choice.

The video was created for Made in Muncie, a local pottery store where people can paint an item of their choice and take it home. Made in Muncie provides the object and the firing of the painted object.

The friendly and artistic atmosphere resonated with Lattire and inspired her to create this commercial. In the commercial, a girl named Claudia Armbuster simply sits and paints. As simple as the story may seem, the video represents Lattire’s passions and her past life experiences.

“Throughout my life it didn’t matter if I was having a bad day or just in a bad mood. Just sitting down and drawing and painting just always turned my day around,” Lattire said.

When she was younger, Lattire and her sisters teamed up with their neighbors to create home videos of comedy, horror or the girls just having a good time. During high school she realized her passion was video, an interest she shares with her sister.

“Video is like the ultimate art media, because it has sound, it has a story, it’s visuals, it’s colors, it’s everything,” Lattire said.

The Made in Muncie commercial was written and produced solely by Lattire.

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Holly Lattire films music videos for her roommate and her best friend’s band, but a class assignment required her to create a commercial for a Muncie business. Made in Muncie is a pottery business where people can paint an item of their choice and take it home.

Joined by the staff, Lattire was assisted by her best friend, Armbuster, who served as talent. In addition, Lattire’s boyfriend, Evan Fischer, helped with sound. “[The staff] basically gave me everything. They gave me the time, the space and were basically super kind about just everything,” Lattire said.

Even with a small crew, the video was completed smoothly, Lattire said. In spite of this, she wasn’t expecting much from the project. Lattire shared the video with Made in Muncie, and she allowed them to use the video if they liked it.

“I sent [the video] to them and I didn’t

get anything back. And I just assumed they were busy,” she said. “But then I looked at their Facebook page and it was posted and it had like 3,500 views. I was like, ‘Wow, I guess they liked it.’”

Lattire enjoys this form of storytelling, but she is unsure of where her future may head. Nevertheless, she is positive that she will continue to work in video.

Whether it involves freelance work, music videos, commercials or short films, she is up to the task.

Contact Kirsten Wamsley with any questions or concerns at kmwamsley@bsu.edu.

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Guest artists to perform with high school competition winners DiMartino, Vadala featured in Jazz Festival Saturday Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster Entertainment Reporter

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As a way to celebrate and end the day of the 44th Annual Dimensions in Jazz Festival, guest artists Vincent DiMartino and Chris Vadala will perform with high school competition winners and the Ball State Jazz Ensemble.

The Jazz Festival is a day when high school jazz bands from around the region come to the Ball State University campus and participate in jazz band and combo competitions.

The performance will be at 7:30 p.m.

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Vincent DiMartino has been playing the trumpet since he was in elementary school.

He has been the lead and solo trumpeter in the Lionel Hampton Band, the Chuck Mangione Band, the Clark Terry Band and The Eastman Arranger’s Holiday Orchestra. He is currently the coordinator of the Centre College Instrumental Program and is a distinguished matton professor of music at Centre College.

With Ball State Jazz Festival being one of DiMartino’s earliest guest artist-adjudicator events, he said he has been wanting to come back after all of this time.

DiMartino will be performing pieces such as a Latin version of Purcell’s Trumpet Tune and The Autumn Leaves.

Chris Vadala has appeared on more than 100 recordings to date and has also numerous film and TV scores, performing on all the saxophones, flutes and clarinets.

He is currently the director of jazz studies, a saxophone professor and a professor at the University of Maryland.

Vadala will be performing pieces such as Quintessence by Quincy Jones, A Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie and Doxy by Sonny Rollins.

DiMartino and Vadala both grew up in the state of New York, and learned to play jazz in their public school band programs. Now both performers and educators, the two will take the stage and perform Children of Sanchez, a piece by Chuck Mansion.

“This will be a much-anticipated reunion and collaboration,” Vadala said.

Reuniting and performing with the jazz ensemble will be a special moment for the two that they look forward to sharing with the audience.

“We look forward to seeing each other and reliving old stories and creating new ones,” DiMartino said.

A night with a collegiate jazz ensemble, under the direction of Mark Buselli and accompanied by two soloists, will deliver performances of classic jazz pieces and bring jazz to life at Ball State.

Contact Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster with any questions or concerns at rvmoscatogoo@bsu.edu.

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Ball State softball returns to Florida to compete in Under Armour Invitational Cardinals prepare to play 13 games in Florida over break

Kara Biernat Softball Reporter Ball State softball (3-11) will return to Florida this weekend to compete in the Under Armour Invitational. Bringing home zero wins in four games last weekend, the Cardinals are looking to improve their offense.

“The bats have to get hot,” head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett said. “The time has come. We need to do a better job at pitch selection from the plate and really need to focus on staying back and driving the ball. I think we can turn around quick.”

Only scoring five runs in four games last weekend, Ball State is adjusting their offense this weekend. Junior Maddy Labrador, who was out last weekend due to an injury, will be back on the roster Friday.

“Our leadoff hitter, Maddy Labrador, does a phenomenal job in that leadoff spot and she’s been out all week with an injury,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “Rachel Houck did a really good job kind of filling in from the two spot to the one spot. Rachel is also our biggest RBI producer, so to have her in the leadoff spot coming up with big hits is great. But, it obviously takes away from our power down in the middle of the lineup.”

Playing in nine of the Cardinals’ 14 games this season, Labrador has eight

runs and eight hits with a .320 batting average. Labrador will go back in the lineup as the leadoff batter this weekend.

“Maddy is definitely going to hit this week, and that’s going to help our offense out a little more,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “The middle of the lineup just needs to do a better job of picking good pitches and driving the ball.”

With the strong pitching performances the team has seen from junior Carolyn Wilmes and freshman Darcie Huber, Ciolli Bartlett is looking forward to seeing her offense back up her defense.

“Carolyn and Darcie are just coming along very nicely,” Ciolli Bartlett said.

“They do a great job on the mound and can both work up and down. They both spin the ball really well. However, we have to execute offensively, and sometimes that doesn’t mean come up with the big hits. It means, when I call for a bunt, it had to get down the first time.”

Leading the Ball State offense, freshman Janae Hogg is batting .359 this season. She has 14 hits, five RBIs and a homerun so far this season.

Ciolli Bartlett would like to see the rest of the freshmen get the opportunity that Hogg has taken advantage of this season.

“The freshmen are going to get a lot more opportunities this week and I’m really excited about it,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “By the time we get back from spring break, we’re going to have a really good idea of what every person on the

Allye Clayon // DN File

Junior Amanda Arnett attempts to hit the ball in the game against Central Michigan on April 22, 2016.

Ball State softball (3-11) will return to Florida this weekend to compete in the Under Armour Invitational.

roster is capable of.”

Ball State will kick off a five-game run at the Under Armour Invitational in Clearwater, Florida against Hartford (2-2) at 11:30 a.m. Friday. They will conclude Friday’s double-header at 2 p.m. against Pennsylvania.

“As we continue to learn our personnel, and move on and adjust a little bit, nobody is in panic mode yet and that’s the good part,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “We do have some talented hitters.

It just happens to be that everybody went cold at once. It’s hard to win ball games that way.”

The Cardinals will stay in Florida over spring break, playing three games at the FCGU Softball Complex March 7-8, and five more games March 9-11 at the Parents’ Weekend Tournament at the FAU Softball Stadium Contact Kara Biernat with any questions or concerns at @karabiernat.

MAC releases 2017 football schedule Four conference games set to be nationally televised

Sam Barloga Daily News Reporter The Mid-American Conference released the schedule for the 2017 football season Wednesday afternoon.

Second year head coach Mike Neu and the Cardinals will begin the season at Illinois Sept. 2. The matchup will mark the fourth consecutive year the Cardinals have faced a Big Ten opponent.

MAC play for the Cardinals begins with a trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on defending conference champion Western Michigan Sept. 30. The matchup will make the first time in two years that conference games start in September for Mike Neu’s squad. The Cardinals follow that up a week later with a trip to Akron to take on Ohio before a bye week Oct. 14.

Ball State follows the bye week by hosting Central Michigan Oct. 21 and then staying in Muncie to host Toledo Oct. 26, the following Thursday.

The matchup with the Rockets marks the first of four-straight Thursday night games for Ball State. On Nov. 2, the Cardinals go back on the road to play Eastern Michigan.

On Nov. 9 the team travels to Northern Illinois, aiming for its first victory over the Huskies since 2008. On Nov. 16, the Cardinals return home to battle Buffalo before staying in Muncie to finish the season against Miami Nov. 21.

The Cardinals currently have four of their conference games picked up by national television outlets. The Oct. 26 matchup with Toledo, the Nov. 2 game against Eastern Michigan, Nov. 9 road trip to Northern Illinois and the Nov. 16 game versus Buffalo will all be shown

live on CBS Sports Network. The Nov. 21 home game against Miami will be televised by ESPNU. The Cardinals play each of their MAC West opponents, and two teams from the East division: Akron and Miami. Ball State played the same eight MAC schools last season as well.

2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 2 at Illinois Sept. 9 vs. UAB Sept. 16 vs. Tennessee Tech Sept. 23 at Western Kentucky Sept. 30 at Western Michigan Oct. 7 at Akron Oct. 21 vs. Central Michigan Oct. 26 vs. Toledo Nov. 2 at Eastern Michigan Nov. 9 at Northern Illinois Nov. 16 vs. Buffalo Nov. 21 vs. Miami

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Ball State players rally together before the opening quarter against Northern Illinois University Oct. 1, 2016 at Scheumann Stadium. The Mid-American Conference released its schedule for 2017 football games Wednesday afternoon.

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