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Protesters oppose abortion bill on statehouse lawn Saturday

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Protesters filled the lawn of the Indiana Statehouse Saturday in opposition of the new abortion bill passed by Gov. Mike Pence. The bill, HB 1337, put stipulations in place for women who want to have an abortion.

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women’s rights and about 6,000 people attended, said co-organizer Satchuel Cole. “A lot of people are very angry about the laws being made in this state, and In response to the newly passed abortion the laws that are continually made in this bill HB 1337, women and men gathered state are oppressive,” Cole said. “I’m just to voice their opinions in front of the ecstatic that we had this many people statehouse. The event was a rally for come out today.” rotesters of a new abortion bill flooded the lawn of the Indiana Statehouse Saturday in opposition of the regulations.

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ChirpFest proceeds despite weather Students enjoy music festival through wind, low temperatures SABRINA SCHNETZER EVENT REPORTER | slschnetzer@bsu.edu

The music thumped and students jumped to the beat as ChirpFest took over Dill Street on Saturday. People came out for a night of music, despite the chilling temperatures — the low temperature for the day was 27 degrees. Created by two Ball State students, ChirpFest took place on Dill Street between Brother’s Bar and Grill and Village Promenade from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Freshman Jake Russell said he enjoyed the good music, but not the chilly weather. “There’s not very many people here,” Russell said during the event. “I think it’s because it’s cold.”

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MUNCIE, INDIANA NASA LAUNCHED APOLLO 13 TODAY IN 1970.

ADA questions Late Nite accessibility Student aspires to raise awareness about disabilities

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Late Nite isn’t always accessible to students in wheelchairs, the vice president of the Alliance for Disability Awareness said.

Lauren Slaven, vice president of ADA, recruited members of ADA to attend Late Nite in wheelchairs twice during the month of March because she wanted to bring awareness to the fact that there are limitations for students with disabilities who attend the activities. Slaven attended the first Late Nite of the year with graduate student Keiuma Bennett, who is a power chair user.

The two found out there was no accessible bus transportation from Bennett’s Anthony apartment to the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, where Late Nite is held. They walked to Late Nite, but sometimes Bennett’s chair battery would die and could not make it round trip. After a semester of talking with Late Nite organizers, an accessible bus was provided. But even when they at-

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BALL STATE SWEEPS 3-GAME SERIES

Cardinals score 41 total runs against Western Michigan COLIN GRYLLS ASST. SPORTS EDITOR | sports@bsudailynews.com Ball State baseball (21-12, 7-2 MAC) swept Western Michigan (8-20, 1-5 MAC) in its threegame series, outscoring the Broncos 41-6. Head coach Rich Maloney had a simple explanation.

“There really isn’t much you can say,” he said. “We were pretty dominant.” At the plate, the Cardinals hit .426 (48-108) with 15 doubles, three triples and five home runs. Junior first baseman Caleb Stayton was 9-15 in the series with seven runs scored, 11 RBIs, three doubles, a triple and a home run. He said it’s great the Cardinals are clicking during Mid-American Conference play. “We want to try to play our best ball in conference,” Stayton said. “I think we’ve got

more in it, but we’re definitely moving in the right direction. … It’s just fun to come out here and play, even when it’s cold as heck out here.” Rain forced the two teams to postpone Friday’s series opener, and snow pushed Saturday’s start time back to 3 p.m. Ball State won the series opener 7-2 and scored five earned runs against Western Michigan junior left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin.

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tended Late Nite, they could not participate in many of the activities. “A lot of their events just aren’t accessible,” Slaven said. “We go and we can do the craft and maybe if we’re lucky one or two activities, but usually Late Nite meant for us going down and bowling because it was the only accessible activity that they consistently had.”

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The Ball State baseball team swept Western Michigan in a three-game series this past weekend. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Brendan Burns had eight strikeouts in Sunday’s game.

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