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Therapists in high demand in Indiana SABRINA CHILDERS AND ALLIE KIRKMAN | news@bsudailynews.com
“It’s sometimes hard to get around because I can’t breathe very well, and I aige Eacret’s anxiety comes with can’t focus during class,” Eacret said. chest pains, which make it feel She has suffered from anxiety-related like she’s having a heart attack. chest pains requiring medical treatment She feels on edge about and therapy since late middle school. everything all the time and isn’t able With a mother diagnosed with cancer and to stop herself from overthinking or other siblings going to school, she said she worrying. And once she came to Ball never had the money to seek treatment. State, the pains got worse. See THERAPY, page 5 *Editors note: Paige Eacret has written columns
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Senior ready to compete in regionals Denasiha Christian began college career as Ball State walk-on
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The Ball State a cappella group Note to Self has been practicing five hours a week to prepare for the International Competition of Collegiate A cappella semifinal competition. The competition will take place on Saturday in St. Louis.
A cappella group to compete in semifinals Note to Self 1st Ball State team to make it this far in ICCA AMANDA BELCHER FEATURES EDITOR | features@bsudailynews.com
The men of a cappella group Note to Self begin arriving at around 8 p.m. on a Thursday night to the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Music Lounge one, two, three members at a time. As more people trickle in, one sits at the piano positioned in the corner of the room and begins to play the tune of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” The five or so members who have arrived begin to sing along. “Lights will guide you home / And ignite your bones / And I will try to fix you.” The group has been practicing about five hours a week in preparation for the International Competition of Collegiate A cappella (ICCA) semifinal competition in St. Louis on Saturday. It’s the first time a Ball State a cappella group has made it this far.
See A CAPPELLA, page 4
From a young age, Denasiha Christian’s grandmother knew what her future was going to hold. “When I was 2 [years old], I was running around the house and my grandma completely called it. [She] knew I was going to be a gymnast,” said Christian, a Ball State senior gymnast. After three years of being an alternate at the NCAA regionals, Christian will be competing in two individual events in the Iowa City Regional. Even with her first-place performances on both floor and vault at the Mid-American Conference championships, Christian didn’t think she would qualify individually for regional competition. “I sat for two meets before
MAC, so I thought I was out of the running for Regionals. I dropped from first to sixth place, and I thought it was a wrap [on my career],” Christian said. “It was super bittersweet because mentally I was happy with where I was at. ... It’s awesome, and I can appreciate that I get to compete one more time.” As Christian’s career was getting started in club gymnastics, she knew she wanted to compete in college — not only because she loved the sport, but also to help her family. “I always wanted to do college gymnastics, so especially knowing [my family’s] financial situation, it [would be] my way to get through school,” Christian said. “Coming here, I just really liked the team. I really liked the coaches at the time, and I was offered a two-year [scholarship].” Christian was offered a scholarship to attend Ball State, but since she almost committed to another university before returning to Ball State’s radar, her scholarship was awarded to someone else, and she joined as a walk-on.
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Senior Denasiha Christian will be competing on floor and vault at the Iowa City Regional. This will be Christian’s first time going to regionals not as an alternate.
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MY VOICE WORKS TO IMPROVE WI-FI Digital Corps team hosts focus groups to get student data
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The Digital Corps’ User Experience team hosted its last of two focus groups Wednesday to help get data on Ball State’s Wi-Fi as part of the next steps in the My Voice project. Wi-Fi on campus is the first project in the My Voice campaign, which is a student-centered project to make im-
provements on campus. The team wanted to talk with students, since they were the ones who use Ball State Wi-Fi most often. They gave out surveys and asked people questions to try to get data, but a focus group was still necessary because each person gave them a slightly different perspective, said Billy Barry, a junior telecommunications major. “At the end of the day, we need to really understand how and why people are using the wireless because it’s getting to know the students and representing their interests,” Barry said. “We can’t just ask questions about
the Wi-Fi. We need to know you guys and why you need it. … We are writing a charter that, in the end, is going to affect upwards of 20,000 people, and it’s really hard to capture that many needs in a survey.” Cameron Mueller, a junior marketing major, said his team was thinking the needs of the students were slightly different than what the team thought. The focus groups let them hone in and apply what they’ve learned to be able to present the best research possible at the end. Chase Thiebaut, a junior computer science major, said he was astounded by how many locations came up as problem spots
during the focus groups; they would have never considered testing some spots if it weren’t for the groups bringing it up. “[The project] is the closest and most efficient and effective form of a direct pipeline from students to the administration and the cabinet,” Thiebaut said. “To get a direct input like that that’s going to be heard is just a really cool opportunity in my opinion, and I’m very happy to be a part of it.” The team acknowledged the work of other student groups who make change on campus, like the Student Government Association. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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