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Teachers College closes dean search Lack of transparency leaves students, staff with questions Kara Berg Daily News Reporter An administrative decision to close the search for the Teachers College dean without filling the position has left campus with many unanswered questions.

After bringing two candidates to campus for the open dean position, acting provost Marilyn Buck emailed faculty April 10 to say the search would be closed until the fall. An interim dean will be chosen in the meantime.

James Stroud, assistant dean of Teachers College and one of the final candidates for the open position, said he was told the candidate pool “wasn’t deep enough.”

“It certainly was disappointing and hurtful,” Stroud said. “I certainly wanted it, and I thought I was qualified.”

The lack of details released about the decision has some faculty members fearing they are being “Ferguson’d again.” After former President Paul W. Ferguson abruptly resigned just 18 months after he took office, many questioned why the university didn’t explain his departure.

The administration decided to close the search for the Teachers College dean without filling the position. The search will be closed until fall and an interim dean will be chosen.

Jordan Huffer// DN File

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‘BL AST PAST’

Pop singer Jesse McCartney to perform Tuesday at Emens

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he wait is over — at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, singer, songwriter and actor Jesse McCartney will be performing in John R. Emens auditorium.

With a diverse set of skills and talents, McCartney’s career has taken him from singing to composing and acting. His works have ranged from four studio albums, acting in films such as “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and making several appearances on hit TV shows such as “Law and Order,” “Law and Order SVU,” “CSI” and “All My Children.”

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Jesse McCartney performs in concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Aug. 20. McCartney will be performing in John R. Emens Auditorium on Tuesday.

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Saturday's spring game shows fans a first-hand look at the 2017 roster. PG 4

KNEADLER Alicia M. Barnachea // DN

Ball State men’s volleyball wins the match against Loyola-Chicago 3-1 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Quarterfinals on Saturday in John E. Worthen Arena. Ball State advances to the MIVA Tournament Semifinals Wednesday.

Men's volleyball defeats Loyola in MIVA quarterfinals Cardinals to play away Wednesday against No.1 Ohio State in semi-finals Hendrix Magley Men’s Volleyball Reporter Sophomore outside attacker Parker Swartz says No. 11 Ball State men’s volleyball is peaking at the right time.

With their 3-1 (17-25, 25-19, 25-

18, 25-23) win over No. 12 Loyola on Saturday, the Cardinals advance to their first MIVA semifinal match since 2014.

The Cardinals won their last two matches, both against the Ramblers, by a combined total score of 167-140.

Swartz, who finished with a career-high eight kills in Saturday’s win, brought a strong presence of positive energy to the match for the Cardinals.

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DEAD WEEK RESOLUTION NEEDS DATA

Freshman describes transition from high school soccer to collegiate track and field. PG 4

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Faculty at Thursday’s Campus Council meeting requested the Student Government Association research its dead week resolution more in-depth.

The resolution, which passed unanimously in SGA senate April 5, proposed that no major assignments be assigned the week before Finals Week.

Some faculty of the council expressed the same disdain for end-of-semester stress that student council members did, but asked SGA to make the resolution more robust.

“Where’s the data that says this is a good thing?” one council member said.

James Wells, the current SGA president, recognized the resolution is currently “very rough” and encouraged feedback from Campus Council.

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Virginia Tech marks 10 years after shooting that killed 32 The Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, widely known as Virginia Tech, held a series of events Sunday to mark the anniversary of the deadly campus shooting on April 16, 2007. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine was among the 10,000 to 20,000 people expected at the Blacksburg campus for the solemn occasion.

Kaine, who was governor at the time of the shooting, said he still vividly remembers the horrors of that day, but has also grown close to many of the survivors and the victims’ families.

“We’re going with a lot of different emotions, but we wouldn’t be anywhere else,” said Kaine, who is attended the service with his wife, Anne Holton.

The shooting at Virginia Tech was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history. A massacre that claimed 49 lives at an Orlando, Florida, nightclub surpassed it last year. It forced schools across the country to rethink campus security and reignited the debate over gun control that rages to this day.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, survivors and the entire Virginia Tech community who have shown incredible strength and resilience while facing unimaginable grief,” McAuliffe said.

“We should reflect on the heartbreaking events that took place and use this moment to come together to ensure an incident of this magnitude never happens

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again in our Commonwealth.”

In a speech Sunday afternoon, Kaine said April 16, 2007 remains “the worst day of my life.”

Kaine had been governor for a year and a half when the shooting occurred, and said since that day he’s kept in touch with many families who lost children, spouses or loved ones in the mass shooting.

Kaine recalled speaking with families as he was leaving the governor’s mansion in 2010.

“I remember saying to them, I’ll never understand what you lost, because I never lost a child, a spouse, a parent or a sibling,” he said. “But as somebody who has grown to know the biographies and stories of each of these 32, I begin to have a sense of what the Commonwealth lost, what the country lost, what the world lost on April 16, 2007.”

After Kaine’s remarks, short biographies of each of the victims were read aloud.

On Sunday evening, students, faculty and visitors gathered for a candlelight vigil. At 11:59 p.m., a candle at the April 16 memorial that was lit at midnight was extinguished and carried into Burruss Hall. The events were planned by current students over the last 18 months, said Mark Owczarski, a Virginia Tech spokesman.

Leading up the anniversary, the atmosphere on campus has been one of reflection and remembrance, Owczarski said. Most of the current students were in elementary school when the shooting occurred, but understand that the “tragedy is part of Virginia Tech,” he said. Counselors have been stationed at commemoration events throughout the weekend to provide support.

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After bringing two candidates to campus for the open dean position, acting provost Marilyn Buck emailed faculty April 10 to say the search would be closed until the fall. An interim dean will be chosen in the meantime.

1. Anemophobia is the fear of what? a. Spiders b. The dark c. Fire d. Wind 2. Which NHL hockey team has won the most Stanley Cups? a. Toronto Maple Leafs b. Boston Bruins c. Montreal Canadiens d. New York Rangers

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One faculty member who wished to remain anonymous out of concern for his job said he and other faculty members feel similar as they did when Ferguson resigned.

“The biggest part is the lack of transparency,” the faculty member said. “All we want is for them to help us understand.”

When asked if the university took previous transparency issues into account when deciding how much information to release, university spokesperson Joan Todd said she could not speculate on people’s opinions about personnel matters.

Todd would not elaborate on what the candidate pool “not being deep enough” meant.

“Sometimes searches to fill positions don’t go according to plan. In such cases, it’s common to halt the search, regroup and start over,” Todd said. “It was determined, with the Spring Semester about to close and so many people off campus in the summer, that it would be best to regroup and start fresh in the fall.”

It was senior administrators, not the search committee, who decided to close the search. Dave Ferguson, one of the search committee members, said the committee sent its recommendation to Buck on March 22.

When the search opens again, Stroud said he’s not sure if he’ll apply again. He’s keeping his options open, he said.

“Teachers College is my passion,” Stroud said. “I want to be at Teachers College, I want to see Teachers College move forward ... I truly believe I was the right person to lead the college, but the decision was made for me to not do that.”

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

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SGA looks to replace LaFollette dining President-elect asked for suggestions on Facebook Sara Barker Administration Reporter The Student Government Association’s president-elect has gone straight to the students to ask what they want to see in a new dining hall replacing those in LaFollette Complex.

With the upcoming demolition of residence halls and their dining, university administration is weighing options to replace The Buff, Out of Bounds and Courtside.

Greg Carbó said the research firm BakerGroup asked him and the rest of SGA to gather student opinions.

To do so, he consulted social media.

“They’re the first SGA to [ask for opinions] so publicly on Facebook,” said Sarah Pruitt, a junior biochemistry major. “Previous ones take student input into account, but I never see them actually asking. I’m very confident that [administration] will take student input into account.”

Responses so far indicate some students are looking for more than just food in new dining.

“Having an area that can serve multiple purposes would be good,” Pruitt said. “You can also use it to have large meetings, friends or organizations get together.”

Other students agree with Pruitt’s idea of more meeting spaces.

“I’m always looking for a place that I can have lunch with somebody but also have a meeting or maybe talk about something that’s important or maybe something that’s private,” said Trevor Holland, an SGA senator.

Holland also mentioned that private, friendly spaces in dining could benefit newer students.

“I think as a first-year student when you’re still getting acclimated, you’re still learning and you don’t have a leadership position in an organization — you’re just part of it — I think that kind of space is really lacking,” he said.

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REQUESTS FROM STUDENTS INCLUDE: • Private dining spaces • Meeting rooms • Electrical outlets • Healthy options • Multicultural options • Chain restaurant • Later hours

justice major, meets almost every day to have lunch with his fraternity brothers in the dining halls. He said he wishes technology could be a more integral part of the structures in which dining is housed.

“I just think with the way technology is going and the way we all are so dependent on power, having open [electrical] outlets all over the place would be really helpful to most everybody,” Owens said.

Owens also favors the idea of a chain restaurant being incorporated into a new dining hall, much like how Taco Bell is available in the Tally and Chick-Fil-A, Boar’s Head and Papa John’s are in the Atrium.

Holland would like to see a chain such as Steak ‘n Shake, Dunkin’ Donuts or Panda Express offered on campus.

However, students called for healthy options that go beyond the salad bar in other responses to Carbó’s Facebook post.

Carbó said he personally would like to see multicultural food choices that take into account what international students might like.

Although SGA is collecting student feedback now, specific developments will not be planned for some time.

“When it comes down to it, it’s going to be the administration that chooses what goes on with it,” Carbó said. “[SGA] is just doing its best to represent and let them know what the student body is asking for.”

Carbó said he compiled the responses, sent them to BakerGroup and is currently waiting on a reply.

Contact Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at slbarker3@bsu.edu.

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The Muncie Community School Board voted on Thursday to close three elementary schools but keep Northside Middle School open for the 2017-18 school year. Senate Bill 567, which would allow for a state takeover of Muncie and Gary schools, will soon be heard by a conference committee at the Indiana Statehouse and could mean the votes don’t mean anything.

Muncie school board closes 3 elementary schools Northside Middle School will remain open next year Max Lewis & Tony Sandleben Daily News & NewsLink Indiana The Muncie Community School Board voted Thursday to close three elementary schools but keep Northside Middle School open for the 2017-18 school year. Storer, Sutton and Mitchell elementary schools will be closed after the school year ends in May. In total, those three elementary schools have 835 students, all of whom will be moved to the remaining elementary schools.

The board was originally going to vote on a recommendation from the school administration that would have closed the same three elementary schools along with Northside Middle School.

The change was a last-minute motion made by school board Vice President Robert Warrner.

The motion wasn’t passed without opposition, however. Board members Jason Donati and Bev Kelley both expressed opposition to the motion and voted against it.

School board President Debby Feick, Secretary Kathy Carey and Warner all voted to pass the motion to close the three elementary schools.

The vote took place at an emergency board meeting and was proceeded by an emergency public hearing, allowing community members to speak and ask

questions of the board members.

Most of the public comments concerned teachers, parents and students and pleas for the board not to close their schools or allow a state takeover of the school system.

“Schools that have been taken over by the state have not done as well,” Superintendent Steve Baule said. “We can do this by ourselves. We’ve got the right leadership team in place. We have the board that’s willing to make difficult decisions.”

Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler also spoke out against a state takeover.

“I hope we remember as a community and as a school board … the importance of keeping Muncie Community Schools out of Senate Bill 567,” Tyler said.

The emergency passing of the debt reduction plan came after board members met with state lawmakers to find out what it would take for them to avoid a state takeover.

The plan will save around $4 million, Baule said. The changes will also result in eight administrators and 30 teachers losing their jobs.

However, the changes the board voted on could mean nothing if the state decides to take over the school system. Senate Bill 567, which would allow for a state takeover of Muncie and Gary schools, will soon be heard by a conference committee at the Indiana Statehouse.

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Other council members said the name of dead week is misleading because other Indiana public universities have similarly named policies prohibiting classes the week before finals.

That said, council members agreed not allowing major assignments instead of class altogether is more feasible to be enacted.

This is due in part to accreditation policies requiring a certain number of instruction hours by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Nancy Cronk registrar and council member said.

Bailey Loughlin, vice chairperson of Campus Council and SGA president pro-tempore, clarified the struggle of not receiving grades from assignments due the week before final exams, then being required to take the exams without important feedback.

Faculty directed SGA to research specific areas, like examples of unneeded stress caused by assignments the week preceding finals, what other public Indiana universities and other schools in the MAC do and how a dead week would work with the academic calendar,

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Current Student Government Association member Kaia Thompson responds to a question during the All-Slate Debate on Feb. 20 in Pruis Hall. Faculty at Thursday’s Campus Council meeting requested SGA research its dead week resolution more in-depth.

before returning with the resolution.

Although the resolution will not be passed through university governance before the end of this academic year, it will remain on the radar for SGA to further research and eventually return to Campus Council with a revised version.

Contact Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at slbarker3@bsu.edu.

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Going the distance: An all-around athlete Freshman Peyton Kneadler transitions to distance runner Olivia Adams Daily News Reporter In high school, Ball State track and field’s Peyton Kneadler was a soccer player.

Outside of soccer season Kneadler ran track as a sprinter. But when Ball State head coach Brian Etelman saw her run, he saw a distance runner.

While the freshman from Monticello, Indiana, did run some middle distance races in high school, it wasn’t her main focus. Still, Etelman saw her potential and recruited her as a middle distance runner.

Etelman said she did very well with the transition from being a soccer player and a sprinter to running middle distance for Ball State.

“The transition was not that hard for her, because she always wants to do well and compete,” Etelman said. “Doesn’t matter if it’s track or bowling. “We are lucky to get a person like her. She is not afraid to be good in new situations. She is fearless, and that is what we really like that about her.”

While Etelman said she has handled the transition easily, it still has been tough for her physically.

“Cross country was tough because of the little ankle injuries and shin injuries because I was not used to that distance and amount of running,” Kneadler said.

Mentally, Kneadler said she has grown a lot through the transition.

“Mentally, it’s crazy to see the difference between what I did,and what I do now,”

Kaiti Sullivan // DN

Ball State track and field’s Peyton Kneadler was a soccer player in high school. Kneadler also ran track as a sprinter but when Ball State head coach Brian Etelman recruited her, he wanted her to run distance.

Kneadler said.

Her teammate, freshman sprinter Bryeanna Byrdsong, said it would be a very hard transition and she [Byrdsong] would never be able to do it.

“I feel like distance running is really for the strong-willed and the stronghearted,” Byrdsong said. “She has been phenomenal. I knew she was a fast distance runner, but once I put two and two together, she was awesome.”

Kneadler said she really misses soccer and the physical aspect of it, but

transitioning into a runner was the best path for her. She likes the mental aspect of track more. She enjoys competing with herself.

“You are the only one that will stop yourself from being successful, but in soccer there are some many different factors that can contribute to your success or failure,” Kneadler said.

In between every transition, there is always a point where that person feels like they accomplished it. Knealder’s peak in her transition came during the beginning of

the indoor season at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational in Huntington, West Virginia.

In that meet, she ran the mile for the first time in her collegiate career and scored a time of 5:03.72, which landed her a spot in fifth place.

“When I ran the mile for the first time with Ball State, it went a lot better than I thought it was going to," Kneadler said.

“That’s when I realized I was more of a distance runner.”

Kneadler said it was hard at the beginning, but the more she trained, the easier the transition got for her.

“At the beginning of the year, I was training for cross country, and I would look at the workouts and say to myself, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s a three mile tempo, that’s so long.’” Kneadler said. “But now I look at it like, ‘Oh, just three miles, that’s not too bad.’ So that shows that I have grown out of a sprinter and into a distance runner.”

Etelman said Kneadler’s sense of calmness and humility has helped her to become a huge asset to the team this year.

“She is not going to say a lot or ask for people’s attention,” Etelman said. “She is not going to cause commotion, but when it is her time to shine and her time to perform, she will take the spotlight from people and act as if she has a little chip on her shoulder when she competes.”

Etelman said he is happy Ball State has Kneadler on the team.

“She is super reliable and is one of our best surprises all year long,” Etelman said.

Contact Olivia Adams with any questions or concerns at omadams@bsu.edu.

Football begins spring practice season Team can evaluate strengths, weaknesses before fall Colin Grylls Sports Editor Redshirt sophomore safety Romero Wade called his shot.

In the third quarter of Ball State football’s spring game, Wade jumped senior receiver Jordan Hogue’s route on the outside to intercept redshirt senior Jack Milas’ pass. Wade returned it 55 yards for the touchdown.

“I got caught on the middle of the field in the red zone down there, so they was waiting on me to make a play so I said, ‘I’m finnin’ to get a pick and when I get it I’m gonna take it to the crib,’” Wade said. “Thirty seconds later and it happened.”

The spring game had an unconventional setup, with a running clock for the 12-minute quarters, no tackling and no scoring. It’s used mostly for evaluation and for fans to get a first-hand look at the 2017 roster.

In the first quarter, for example, the defense came out with every player standing and moving around to confuse the offense.

“Spring practice, you try some things out and get it on video,” defensive coordinator David Elson said. “Evaluate what we want to keep, what packages we want to emphasize going into preseason camp.”

Hogue led Ball State’s receivers with five catches and 73 yards, including a 33-yard catch on an underthrown pass that forced him to undercut the defensive back and make a leaping catch.

“If we just cut one loose and a guy’s wide open, that’s another deal,” Elson said. “But when we’re contesting it and the guy just competitively makes a great catch, then you’ve got to tip your hat and play the next play.”

Hogue’s play was mirrored by some of the other receivers. Redshirt freshman Wyatt Plate, who finished with three catches for 71 yards, made a similar leaping grab earlier in the game. Redshirt sophomore Riley Miller didn’t record a catch during the game, but in one-on-one drills between the first and second quarter he made a juggling catch on a ball deflected by redshirt junior Josh Miller. “[Hogue has] done a great job kind of taking on a leadership role,” head coach Mike Neu said. “He’s not a real loud guy, he just kind of puts his work in. You know what you’re going to get out of him every day in practice.”

With junior quarterback Riley Neal

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Freshman Nick Lavanchy digs the ball in the match against No. 10 Loyola-Chicago in John E. Worthen Arena. Lavanchy tied with Gross for a team-high eight digs in the 3-0 win on April 8.

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Continued from page 1 Briana Hale // DN

Freshman running back David Keeling attempts to run the ball while the other team tries to stop him during the football team’s spring game at Scheumann Stadium Saturday. The spring game ended the spring practice season.

sitting out spring practice with an injury, Ball State’s other three quarterbacks — Milas, redshirt sophomore Zack Blair and redshirt freshman Drew Plitt — saw more playing time.

On offense, junior running back James Gilbert picked up right where he left off when he finished second in the Mid-American Conference with 111 rushing yards per game last season.

Gilbert took a handoff on the first play of the day to the left side of the line in a single-back formation and cut right into a massive hole in the middle of the field.

Gilbert weaved back and forth, cutting the angles just enough to score a 65-yard touchdown without being touched.

“Everybody on our schedule knows we can run the ball,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert’s display of confident running is exactly what Neu said he wanted find out — how players responded in game situations.

“I told them all, ‘If something good happens, I expect you to celebrate with your teammates. Show enthusiasm, if you get a flag on you, it’s on me,’” Neu said.

Neu was flagged for an unsportsmanlike penalty on Wade’s interception, so he said he’ll have to do up-downs at practice Monday.

But it’s all part of the swagger and confidence the coaching staff wants to see from the team.

Ball State opens its season Sept. 2 at Illinois.

Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns @dn_sports.

“Whenever I get a good kill I feel like I freak out a bit,” Swartz said. “I love being able to give energy to the other guys and I feel like it just gets them going even more.”

The Cardinals struggled defensively in the beginning of the match as they lost the first set, and they weren’t able to record their first block until the third set. But Ball State head coach Joel Walton said once they found their groove defensively, everything else began to fall into place.

“After set one, I feel like our intensity really started to pick up,” Walton said. “We started to get our block set up in better places and create more opportunities for our back row to make more plays.”

Senior setter Connor Gross, who finished with 39 assists, two kills and seven digs, said some strong defensive plays late in the match helped get the crowd into the game.

“That’s what energizes the crowd,” Gross said. “They love to see good plays on defense and it was crucial for us to get that energy.”

• 2014: at Lewis — Loss, 3-2 • 2013: at Loyola — Loss, 3-1 • 2012: at Ohio State — Loss, 3-0 • 2010: at Ohio State — Loss, 3-1 • 2009: vs. Lewis — Win, 3-2

One of those strong plays was a diving save by sophomore libero Adam Wessell that went on to set up a 6-0 serving run

by Gross — the longest scoring run of the match.

Freshman outside attacker Blake Reardon, who finished with a team-high 11 kills, said he wasn’t sure what the outcome of the match would’ve been without that serving run.

“He killed it, it 100 percent changed the game,” Reardon said. “That got our heads where they needed to be and we might not have been able to win without that.”

Ball State faces 1-seed Ohio State Wednesday — a team the Cardinals have lost to twice already this season.

“I’m loving the way that we’re playing right now,” Swartz said. “I feel like we’re peaking right now and I think we can peak against Ohio State. We’re ready for that challenge.”

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Because of the name he has made for himself and how well known he is to so many, the buildup to this event has created quite the buzz at Ball State.

“We are excited about the positive response Jesse McCartney’s performance has received from the campus and community,” said Kristi Chambers, assistant director of marketing and communications for Emens Auditorium.

For many students here, he represents a part of their childhood after seeing him on perform on hit Disney Channel shows such as “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and “Hannah Montana.”

Those who attend may be hit with a sense of nostalgia, or as sophomore speech language pathology major Sydney Susaraba put it, “a blast from the past.”

“I wanted to go to this concert because it is like a blast from the past. I listened

to Jesse when I was in middle school and I knew all of his songs,” Susaraba said. “Even to this day, I know all the words to the songs even though I haven't listened to them in forever.”

Even as his fans get older, they still can’t get his catchy songs out of their heads and they are filled with just as much joy as if they would have seen him live when they were kids.

“I want to see Jesse McCartney because I loved when I was a kid and grew up listening to his music,” said Maddie Kupiainen, a sophomore elementary and special education major.

McCartney’s hits include songs such as “Beautiful Soul,” “Leavin,” and “She’s No You,” which are all throwbacks both Susaraba and Kupiainen hope he will perform.

Not only does his music make students think about the good old days, but for some, his songs can also have sentimental value.

“Even my boyfriend and I say that we

have a couple of his songs that are 'our songs,'” Susaraba said.

Although McCartney will only be here one night, Emens works hard in order to provide Ball State students and those in the community with other exciting and talented performances that are all listed on its website.

“There are many performances each season, much of which we hope will generate the same excitement seen by the campus and community for McCartney’s performance,” Chambers said.

Other performances this semester include The Wailin' Jennys, Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk, the GuGu Drum Group of Shanghai and a performances of the Broadway musical "Mamma Mia!" For more information on upcoming shows and performances, check out the Emens page on Ball State's website.

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

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Jesse McCartney arrives at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8. McCartney’s performance on Tuesday will begin at 7:30 p.m. in John R. Emens Auditorium.

Poet to read from Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tyehimba Jess will be on campus to share from 'Olio' Sorita Heng Daily News Reporter Poet Tyehimba Jess can add the title of “Pulitzer Prize winner” to his résumé, having won the prize for poetry last week.

Jess will be reading from the winning book “Olio” on campus this week.

The reading will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175. After the reading, Jess will be taking questions from the audience. The reading is part of the Marilyn K. Cory speaker series.

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Getting readers interested in learning about that history allows us to think about the ways in which history continues to impact the present.”

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The poems in "Olio" explore the history of America’s blues, work songs and church hymns through the legacy of African-American performers from before and after the Civil War up to World War I. The book deals heavily with minstrelsy, a type of performance show in which white people would paint their faces black to act as black people. Black people were also portrayed often as lazy, unintelligent, superstitious or happy-go-lucky. Jess’ poems shed light on how the AfricanAmerican community responded to this practice of blackface and its portrayals of

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Poet Tyehimba Jess won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry last week. Jess will be reading from his winning book “Olio” at 7 p.m. Tuesday.in AJ 175.

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black people.

Emily R. Rutter, an associate professor of English, finds that Jess' exploration of minstrelsy has crucial resonance. “[Minstrelsy] is a history that a lot of people aren’t very familiar with, but has enormous ramifications for contemporary media images of African American,” she said. “Getting readers interested in

learning about that history allows us to think about the ways in which history continues to impact the present.”

The book is a fusion of a classical poetic form, the sonnet, with song and storytelling. It draws on music and archival research to cast a new lens on interpreting history.

For Rutter, Jess’ strength lies in his ability to encourage readers to make their own meaning out of his poetry, rather than impose a specific point of view.

“I think that kind of multiple truth that can come out of poetry is very accessible, that there is not one right answer, or one interpretation,” she said. “He’s showing

us the many kinds of truth that poetry opens up for readers.”

Known for his ability to weave performance or slam poetry with written poetry, Jess started writing poems when he was 16. Two years later, he won second place in an NAACP academic competition for his poe. Now, he teaches poetry and fiction at the City University of New York.

His poems have been included in various anthologies. He has also won several awards and fellowships such as the Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Award and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Contact Sorita Heng with any questions or concerns at sheng@bsu.edu..

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Track and field Ball State Challenge

Ball State competed in the Ball State Challenge on Saturday at the at Briner Sports Complex. Ball State competed against six other teams: Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, IPFW, Butler, IUPUI and Toledo. The Cardinals finished with 10 career-best performances and 22 top finishes on the second day of the challenge.

Ball State track and field will compete at the Illinois Twilight meet on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois.

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