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LATE NITE CARNIVAL

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Top: Ball State University had its annual Late Nite Carnival Friday. The event featured rides, live performances, games, food and more. Left: A juggler on stilts and a mime from the Cincinnati Circus take a selfie with two Ball State students at the Late Nite Carnival Friday. Right: Police officers, firefighters, technicians and strangers help hold the Ferris wheel from moving, while students and community members are pulled from the ride to safety at Late Nite’s annual Carnival Friday night.

Stilt walkers, fire-eaters, mimes come as new acts to annual event REBECCA KIZER ADMINISTRATION REPORTER | rjkizer@bsu.edu

Ride sends 2 students to hospital REBECCA KIZER ADMINISTRATION REPORTER | rjkizer@bsu.edu

tilt walkers, a fire-eater, a magician and a mime came to campus from Cincinnati to entertain at this year’s annual Late Nite Carnival.

The performers each work with the Cincinnati Circus, a company that hosts circuses, teaches classes, rents out equipment and travels to do events, according to its website. One performer said the company has gone as far as Hawaii and may travel to Saudi Arabia this summer to perform its acts.

Two students were taken to the hospital on Friday after a Ferris wheel malfunction caused the ride to become stuck on their feet, Ball State Police Chief Jim Duckham said.

The students were treated and released from the hospital that night, according to Ball State’s Twitter account.

Travis Nerding, a freshman life science education major, and Kyle Kedra, a junior meteorology and geographic information studies major, were next in line to get on the ride.

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Event sheds light on mental illness

Foundation seeks to change views of suicide, depression DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

The Ball State women’s tennis team won its first-ever MidAmerican Conference regular season title over Toledo Saturday. The Cardinals finished the season with 20-3 overall and 7-1 MAC play.

WOMEN’S TENNIS WINS 1ST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Ball State women’s tennis clinched its first-ever Mid-American Conference regular season title after its 6-1 win over Toledo in its regular-season finale Saturday.

The Cardinals finished the 2016 season 20-3 overall and 7-1 in MAC play, setting the school record for most wins in a season.

With the victory, head coach Max Norris became the first coach in Ball State history to achieve 20 wins in a single season in only his third season as coach “We’re so proud to take another step forward and accomplish something like a regular season MAC Championship,” Norris said. “Our team has been so unselfish this season, and they’ve worked hard for something like this. As a program, this has been a long time coming.”

Ball State secured victory after sweeping the first four matches against Toledo.

In the MAC preseason poll, Ball State was selected fourth out of the nine teams in the conference.

It will enter the MAC tournament as the number one seed overall.

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PATRICK CALVERT GENERAL REPORTER pcalvert@bsu.edu

Andrea Hickle first noticed something was wrong when she was hospitalized in fifth grade.

She couldn’t keep any food

down, she was severely dehydrated and the physical tests didn’t give her and her family the answers they needed.

After psychiatric tests, the doctors diagnosed her with depression, anxiety and borderline personality disorder.

The senior social work major walked at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Alive Campaign’s walk on campus to spread aware-

ness about suicide and mental health Sunday.

“I personally have never had anyone die from suicide that was close to me, but my family does have a long history of mental illness,” Hickle said. “My parents have dealt with [mental illness] before with my sister, so I was fortunate to have that intervention.”

She hopes the walk can spread awareness and

change people’s view on suicide and depression.

“There’s a stigma placed on mental health and a lot of people don’t like talking about it,” she said.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in college-aged students and the third leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Alive Campaign.

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DANCE BRINGS AWARENESS TO SOCIAL ISSUES Project focuses on domestic violence, beauty standards

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“Beauty, Objectification and Violence: Dancing Towards Change” dance show began as an immersive learning project through the Virginia B. Ball Center last semester, and explores themes of domestic violence, gender objectifica-

tion and beauty standards.

The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday in University Theatre.

In this interdisciplinary project, 12 students from varying majors collaborated to create the choreography.

Styles of dance range from contemporary to hip-hop, with a few unique elements thrown in, such as spoken word, a video montage and some theatrical moments.

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From left, Rachel Wiezorek, Levi Coy, Ciara Borg, Hanna Crane and Alyssa Washburn pose during their rehearsal of “Dancing Towards Change” Tuesday in University Theatre. “Dancing Towards Change” is a dance piece that explores the link between cultural beauty standards and acts of violence against the human body.

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DIGITAL LITERATURE REVIEW GALA The Digital Literature Review is celebrating the launch of its third issue, “Freak Shows and Human Zoos” from 5-7 p.m. at the Schwartz Digital Complex in Bracken Library. The Digital Literature Review is an academic journal completely done by undergraduate students, partnered with the English Department. This issue focuses on the exhibition of humans, turn-of-the-century zoos and sideshow acts. There will be free food and lots of research.

STUDENT BRASS CHAMBER RECITAL Student brass chamber groups will be performing a recital at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall. The students have worked together through the semester, and the program will include works by John Adson, Michael Kamen, Malcolm Arnold, David Holsinger, Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Gabrieli and Victor Ewald. The event is free and open to the public.

I’MPOSSIBLE PROJECT Josh Rivedal will speak about the i’Mpossible Project at 6 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175. Rivedal started the project after he found himself on the ledge of a fourth floor window, ready to end his life. He got help, then began to dedicate his life to bringing awareness to mental health issues and suicide prevention, among other things. This event is sponsored by the Student Government Association.

‘DANCING TOWARDS CHANGE’ “Dancing Towards Change” looks at the link between cultural beauty standards and acts of violence against the human body in its dance performance at 7:30 p.m. at the University Theatre. This performance is a part of the 2015-16 MainStage Series. Tickets are $12 for students, $14 for faculty and staff and $15 for the general public.

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CONCERT BAND Ball State’s concert band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Sursa Performance Hall. The program will include works by Clare Grundman, Richard Strauss (arr. Albert O. Davis), William Latham, Jan Van der Roost, Robert Spittal and John Zdechlik. Student tickets are free in advance with their ID at the Emens Box Office and general admission tickets are $5.

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University hosts forums to look at qualities new president should have LIZ TERLEP GENERAL REPORTER | ejterlep@bsu.edu

University officials want to get community opinions on what qualities people want to see in the next president.

On Thursday and Friday, the presidential search committee held open forums for faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members to voice their opinions and concerns for the needs of Ball State and its community as a whole.

Throughout each meeting, many people gave their input, commenting on the current state of things, as well as the qualities that Ball State needs in a leader.

Elizabeth Peeler, a health educator, has been at Ball State for less than a semester, but she’s noticed that Ferguson had a strong connection with his students, which shows through the outcry that followed his resignation.

“I can feel this underlying current of tension with people wondering, ‘What’s going on?’” Peeler said.

Ashley Taylor, an instructor and residence hall director, said she wanted someone who faculty members or students would be able to get in contact with.

She said other universities have found it difficult to have consistent contact with their presidents. Ball State has set a precedent and standard for a high level of communication, and many would like that standard to be met in the future, she said.

When asked what qualities they wanted in prospective presidents, many people were concerned about the longevity of the candidate’s plan.

Brian Meekin, associate director of admissions, said he wanted “somebody who’s not going to use this as just a stepping stone.”

The length of Ferguson’s term here worried him that Ball State may lose another president before the expected length of the job.

Abby Haworth, also from the Office of Admissions, said she hopes the new president has a vision for 10-12 years from now. Regardless of how long they stay, she hopes they will build toward a successful future for Ball State.

Since its creation, Ball State has been an anchor for the community. What happens here impacts residents of Muncie and

Delaware County.

Scott Truex, an urban design professor, wants the president to have a willingness to engage directly with the community, something Ferguson had already been doing.

“One of the things that I think had been exciting as part of the transition was the strong sense that President Ferguson provided of people having a voice and having the opportunity to express themselves and the openness at receiving that,” Truex said. “The other thing that was very refreshing was the commitment to the community of Muncie. … The university cannot be an island.”

Erin Moore, a public relations professor and the communications coordinator for Ball State’s community outreach, said students have expressed that they find Ball State to be something of an island, separate from Muncie, so it’s important to extend the university’s reach further.

“Ball State students and faculty have been doing great things in the community for many, many years, and I’d love to see a president who continues that,”

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University officials had open forums Thursday and Friday to hear what qualities faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members wanted to see in the next president. People gave their input, commenting on the current state of things and what Ball State needs in a leader.

Moore said.

However, Levi Todd, a sophomore English major, said the university needs transparency and support to maintain the position of president.

“We can talk all we want about how we want a president that’s devoted to students and committed to academic integrity, [but] … I don’t think that this di-

alogue matters unless we scrutinize the ways in which we’re going to make sure that whoever comes on board is going to stay here with the support of the administration,” Todd said.

Todd has spoken out before at Board of Trustees meetings about the lack of transparency at the university.

The search committee will continue its deliberation in

It’s not too late to vote absentee SUICIDE: in-person for Indiana residents

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CASEY SMITH CRIME REPORTER | casmith11@bsu.edu

Now that the deadline for voting registration has come and gone, the time for absentee voting is already underway.

All registered voters in Indiana are eligible to vote absentee in-person at the county election board office starting 28 days before Election Day. So early polling is still open for Indiana residents until noon on May 2.

You don’t need a reason to vote early. All you have to do is show up with a valid, government-issued photo ID and cast your ballot.

Almost 30 counties in Indiana have now adopted the vote center model. Many of these counties have alternative early voting locations.

Hoosiers who live in a vote center county should check with their county clerk for additional early voting options.

Indiana is also an open primary, meaning that as long as you’re registered to vote, you can vote on any party’s ballot on primary day.

The state is expected to have 92 Democratic delegates for 2016 for the presidential election. Of these, 83

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are pledged and allocated proportionally. Candidates get a share of pledged delegates if they get at least 15 percent of the vote.

Republicans are expected to have 57 delegates from Indiana. Out of these, 27 are pledged district-level, allocated on a winner-takes-all basis. Another 27 are atlarge delegates, also allocated on a winner-takes-all basis based on the statewide vote. There are also three national party leaders who are bound.

Before going to the polls, you can visit www.indianavoters.com or use the Indiana Voters app on your smartphone to look up where you can vote and which candidates will be on your ballot.

If you plan on voting absentee but can’t make it to the office over the next month, you can vote by mail by today. However, there are some stipulations to voting by mail.

One of the following conditions must apply to you, according to the state: • You have a specific, reasonable expectation that you will be absent from the county on Election

Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6 a.m. until 6 p.m.)

• You have a disability • You are at least 65 years of age • You will have official election duties outside of your voting precinct • You are scheduled to work at your regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open • You will be confined due to illness or injury, or you will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours the polls are open • You are prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open • You are a participant in the state’s address confidentiality program • You are a member of the military or a public safety officer • You are a “serious sex offender” as defined in Indiana Code 35-42-4-14(a) • You are prevented from

DELAWARE COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATION •C ounty Building 100 W. Main •T he election room is on the first floor. Absentee voting is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and ends at noon the day before the election. voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls Sophomore education major Riley Hunt said this will be his first time voting absentee in-person, but he doesn’t have a choice because of the large number of finals he has on May 3.

“Last year, I voted by mail, but I really want to actually be there to vote for this one,” Hunt said. “It sucks that we have finals that we can’t get out of on voting day, but if it’s as easy as walking in and casting my ballot when I want, I’m all in.”

Voter registration is now closed for the May 3 primary, but you can still register for the Nov. 8 general election at IndianaVoters. com or by using the Indiana Voters app.

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Basically where the feet rest is, as they were going up, it got caught and both the passengers feet were stuck in between,” Nerding said. “We just heard this screaming and the guy running the Ferris wheel started freaking out, trying to press the button to make [the ride] stop, trying to get people to help him.”

More than a dozen people were holding on to the ride, attempting to make it stop before Ball State police and Muncie firefighters arrived.

Both Nerding and Kedra said they did their best and attempted to get the foot rest off of the girls’ feet, but said it wasn’t budging.

Kedra said his adrenaline was pumping while he was trying to help, but he feared the worst.

“It was a creepy thought, but I thought her foot was going to get amputated, with how much force that machine had,” he said. “And the girls were saying a prayer … saying, ‘Jesus help me.’”

What Duckham thought was hydraulic fluid from the machine had leaked around the surrounding area.

“When I was younger and was suicidal, I would just say [the feeling] was an indifference which you can’t really understand unless you feel it,” Hickle said. “I was able to tangibly measure if I was getting better when I started looking forward to things again. When I was really depressed, I didn’t care about anything.”

Oftentimes, suicide and depression are invisible to society and aren’t always given the attention that many physical diseases get, walk participants said.

“That period was when I was hospitalized for awhile and I was out of school for a couple months because I was in the hospital,” Hickle said. “Today, I’m a self-sufficient adult due to early intervention.”

Pauline Dearing, a senior elementary and special education major, said suicide and depression tend to be a taboo topic because people don’t understand it.

“I think people sometimes think that suicide is a choice, that ‘Oh they can help it’ [or] ‘They are doing it to themselves,’” Dearing said. “I think people don’t understand that mental illness is a real illness because it has ‘mental’ in front of it. People don’t think that it’s a thing that can actually be diagnosed.”

Annemarie Stockton, president of Alive, a suicide prevention and awareness group, said these types of events can help people who have lost anyone in the past and are a way for them to honor those they have lost and celebrate their life.

The idea that suicide and

the following months, but it is still not setting any deadline for themselves.

John Thornburgh, a senior partner with consulting firm Witt/Kiefer, said the Board of Trustees could choose the next university president as soon as October 2016, but also that “timelines and deadlines shouldn’t stand in the way of exceptional results.”

depression can be fixed easily and that they’re not physically obvious sicknesses was on many of the participant’s minds.

“I think there is such a stigma with mental illness and everyone thinks, ‘Oh, you’re depressed, you could get over it, you could do whatever,’ that it’s your fault, that’s not a real issue when it is a real issue,” Stockton said.

“It’s a chemical imbalance in your brain — it’s as much as an issue as anything else that’s attacking your body, it’s just very internal; it’s with your brain.”

Maralee Frush, a junior social work major and member of the Alive Campaign, has struggled with suicide herself and has family members who struggle with mental illness and depression.

“Mental illness is something that is uncontrollable, just like physical illness,” Frush said. “I think we forget the fact that it is uncontrollable a lot.”

Sometimes college students who struggle with suicide or mental illness can have trouble finding the resources to cope or get help.

Brandon Puszkiewicz, a senior social work major and member of the Alive Campaign, said the awareness walks that happen around the country make for a good opportunity to help students find resources and express themselves.

“There are so many college students that really struggle with suicide or mental illness in general and really don’t know what resources are available to them even in their own backyard on their own campus,” he said. “So I feel like something like this is something really important because it give them the outlet to express themselves.”

CAFFEINERY OWNERS DECIDE TO NOT OPEN NEW VILLAGE LOCATION

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Two students were sent to the hospital, and later released, after their feet got stuck on the Ferris wheel Friday in the commuter lot. Hydraulic fluid from the machine had leaked around the surrounding area.

“I’m not a mechanical guy … but that’s what it smells like,” Duckham said.

Megan Chandler, a freshman biology and zoology major, was on the ride when the incident happened. She said this was her first time ever on a carnival ride.

“It was absolutely terrifying,” she said. “Thankfully the swift action of the guys who were there stopped it before

it could keep going too far … or else I think their feet might have came right off.”

Claire Popa, who rode next to Chandler, said she saw one of the girls had both of her feet stuck, while the other had just one of hers.

“She was bleeding a lot, the girl with both feet stuck,” the sophomore elementary education major said. “I think she probably broke her leg.”

Chandler said her mom warned her about the possible dangers of carnival rides and Kedra agreed.

“My mom always said when I was growing up, ‘Any time a ride takes one day to put up and take down, … I’m not going on it,’” Chandler said.

Late Nite officials were not able to comment at the time.

The names of the women were not released.

The Caffeinery, a coffee shop located in downtown Muncie, has canceled plans to open a second location in the Village.

Owner Frank Reber said in a press release he was contacted by Village Promenade in October 2014 to see if he and his wife Lauren would like the opportunity to provide coffee to its tenants.

The Rebers selected a building near Let’s Spoon and Village Promenade and spent hours outside of the time they worked at the downtown location to ensure the new shop would be at the same quality level as the original location.

The initial timeline to move in was six months, but it turned into 14 months due to communication issues with the landlord.

Eventually, the two decided to not continue pursuing the location because they felt it was not good for the company and its employees and would not be beneficial to the surrounding community as a long-term relationship.

“At the end of the day, we’re going to do what we feel is right for our business and the surrounding community,” Reber said. “When all was said and done, it was obvious that we would not be able to meet these guiding principles in the Village Promenade.”

– MICHELLE KAUFMAN

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President of club finishes 26-mile Boston Marathon

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MICHELLE KAUFMAN COMMUNITY/BUSINESS REPORTER mekaufman@bsu.edu

Davon Geiger traveled 886 miles from Ball State to compete with 30,000 other runners in the Boston Marathon April 18.

A junior and president of Ball State’s Run Club, Geiger qualified for the marathon in November.

Geiger ran four other marathons prior to Boston, but his fifth marathon was the “Super Bowl of Running,” and the experience was something he could not describe with words.

“The Boston’s just like the granddaddy of all marathons. … Just the history behind it and how long it’s been going and the people that run it — it’s just amazing,” Geiger said.

“I think everybody wants a chance to do it [who]’s run a marathon before.”

Geiger said he feels he is always training for a race but started to increase the mileage of his runs in January to prepare for Boston.

He traveled with his family and girlfriend to Boston the weekend before the marathon to explore the city. He got his race number, 4938, the day before the race. Geiger said it then became real to him that he was actually there and about to run the Boston Marathon.

“That was an awesome feeling, and I already have my number hanging up in my room. Once you get that number, that’s what you are in that race,” he said.

At the start line, Geiger observed the amount of people who were there, and the nervousness that normally accompanies him

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To qualify for the 2017 Boston Marathon, runners must complete a different marathon on or after Sept. 19, 2015, with a time of 3 hours and 5 minutes for males or 3 hours and 35 minutes for females ages 18-34.

of getting a fast time.

“I think that’s what made it so special, ... that I stopped worrying about my time.

I still pushed myself, but I was just able to enjoy the whole atmosphere without being upset with myself for going slower than I normally do,” he said. “I’m going back sometime. … I have to go back someday.”

Geiger’s mom ordered shirts for his family and the Run Club to wear. While his grandma accidentally wore the shirt early, he received a text the day of the marathon of the club wearing the shirts.

“It meant a lot to me to show that they were supporting me here, and they threw one on Frog Baby,” Geiger said. “Every day when I go [to Run Club] and run, they’re pushing me.

We’re talking about how to train for races like that, so I

give them a lot of credit for helping me improve my times and be able to do things like the Boston. I wouldn’t be able to do it if it wasn’t for some of those runners in there.”

Nicholas Nordmann is a senior exercise major and does 10- to 25-mile runs with Geiger three times per week. Geiger has coached Nordmann in triathlons, and the two completed the Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis together in 2015.

“I hope that we will be training together or racing together in the future years because [Geiger] never tears you down. He always builds you up, no matter if you beat him by six miles or lose to him by six miles. We could be doing a track workout or a long run. It doesn’t matter with him,” Nordmann said.

“He is better than most, but he doesn’t hold it over them.

That is why he inspires me.”

Drew Happe is a sophomore actuarial science major and has never done a marathon, but he and Geiger would run together almost every day at Run Club to help Geiger get his miles in.

“He’s one of my favorite running partners. You can have a nice conversation or you can go for hitting a fast pace or whatever you need. He’s pretty good at doing all of that,” Happe said. “[Boston] is kind of like the No. 1 goal among runners. I’d say at some point in my life I’d like to run Boston. … He’s kind of been a great inspiration to try and accomplish that goal.”

the Violence section stands out in modern society. In this dance, she portrays a victim of psychological abuse who is being negatively affected by harmful ideas surrounding her.

“This piece speaks to how it can turn into psychological abuse just because it wears you down being a part of this society,” she said.

In addition to the three subjects indicated in the project title, the production will end with a Healing section. According to Sokol, the show’s dark, deep subject matter required a positive ending, filled with the hope they saw in the women at A Better Way. “The message of hope is something we had learned from one of the women,”

Sokol said. “The message she wanted to send out to people was that there is hope for change.”

Spencer Grady, who graduated from the program last May, stepped in as assistant director for this production, and it was his task to put together the Healing section. The first part of the process was to sit down with the dancers and have a discussion about what healing means to them.

“We talked for an hour and a half about how we go about healing, what it means to us, how we could represent it, how to help others heal, when not to help someone heal, healing within a community and how a community can help you in hard times, [and] faith and how

« One of the best feelings I’ve ever had in my life was to see the finish line and all the people just screaming their heads off. It was crazy. »

DAVON GEIGER, a junior and president of Ball State’s Run Club turned into excitement.

“I knew I had 26 miles to go, but I was seeing the amount of people and how happy everyone was and excited. It just kinda rubbed off on me, and I couldn’t stop smiling,” he said.

“No matter where you were on the course, if you were in pain, there’s someone on the side just kind of yelling at you to keep going, and the finish was the same way. There’s one more turn, and then you see the finish line. That’s probably one of the best feelings I’ve ever had in my life was to see the finish line and all the people just screaming their heads off. It was crazy.”

Geiger ran the marathon in three hours and 39 minutes. At one point, he started experiencing a lot of pain and decided to focus on taking in the experience of being in the marathon instead

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Madison Baker, Emily Utz, Ani Thomas and Sawyer Harvey pose during their rehearsal for “Dancing Towards Change” Tuesday in University Theatre. “Dancing Towards Change” is a dance piece that explores the link between cultural beauty standards and acts of violence against the human body.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 This concert will be a non-stop show, with each piece flowing seamlessly into the next, pausing only for the 15-minute intermission in the middle.

As do many pieces of art, this performance holds messages that transcend the stage.

“What we are doing is very pertinent to everyone in today’s world,” said Josie Meiss, a sophomore dance major. “It’s a piece of activism in a way. We are trying to bring awareness to these issues and make people think about them.”

Artistic Director Audra Sokol said her goal with this project has been to bring more awareness about these societal issues and that “we really examine them under a stronger microscope.”

Sokol has been the artistic director for the majority of dance shows at Ball State, so the biggest challenge for her has been to step back so the students could have more control.

“With my many years of choreography, my natural role is guiding people, but I had to keep stepping further and further back to let these very young choreographers fully investigate the material and the movement,” she said.

“For them, the challenge was learning because choreography was new to a lot of them.

They had to get used to constructive criticism, which

can be hard to take when you’re making art.”

Mallorie Baker, a junior dance major, got to experience this challenge through her own choreography piece in the Violence section, for which she collaborated with sophomore dance major Devin Hill.

This was Baker’s first time choreographing, and she said this piece is the most emotional for her in the show, as she portrays the one being abused in the duet.

“It’s interesting to be in that position of being abused and pushed around but still wanting to feel loved,” she said. “I’ve never been in that position before, and going through that emotionally takes a lot out of me every time I perform it.”

Throughout this year-long process, the group partnered with community organizations like Muncie Civic Theatre and A Better Way, which helps women who have dealt with intimate partner violence.

The students visited A Better Way facilities and had the chance to talk with staff members and to hear personal testimonies from some of the women who seek refuge there.

In addition to working to portray the female perspective, Sokol described how they had to push themselves to gain a male point of view on these issues, especially since all of the dancers in the project last semester were women.

“We did purposefully try to gain a male perspective,

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Students, $12 General public, $15 Faculty and staff, $14 Senior citizens, $13 as well. They are objectified, too — not as often as women are, but they definitely are victims of these issues, too,” she said. “We didn’t want to come across as accusatory toward men in this show.”

It was always the original plan that their efforts would turn into a concert dance piece for this semester, and now all of that hard work is coming to fruition on the University Theatre stage.

All of the students from the Fall Semester have remained involved with the production, and seven of them are performing in the show.

Meiss remembered how the subject matter of their project became an ever-present aspect of the way she views the world around her.

“Last semester, we would talk about all three of these topics in depth, researching them. When you spend so much time talking about it, you take it with you,” she said. “We would observe the ways that these topics are prevalent in everyday life.”

In particular, Meiss noted the way one of her dances in

that is a venue of healing for some people,” he said.

Grady expressed that he found the root of healing to be the need for empathy, especially because so many of these issues are caused by a lack of understanding and compassion for others.

“I wanted to touch on ideas of how we can feel what others feel and how that can help us change,” Grady said.

Baker described the dance show as “an emotional roller coaster.”

“Not only are we talking about deep, heavy subjects, but we are also working to keep lighthearted and comedic elements in it,” she said. “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll hate yourself, you’ll hate others, ... you’re going to feel some things.”

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After former Ball State wide receiver Jordan Williams graduated in the fall, a lot of pressure was put on the receiving core to see who would step up as the next leader.

Redshirt senior KeVonn Mabon has seen the most action in his time at Ball State and knew there would be a transition period. He said his team is “ahead of schedule” from where it was last spring.

He finished the annual Spring Game with 102 receiving yards on two catches and a touchdown but didn’t hesitate to credit his teammates. Redshirt senior Aaron Hepp led the air attack with 119 yards on five receptions and a touchdown of his own.

“If you think I’m the only receiver we have, then you’re crazy, that’s all I have to say,” Mabon said.

“We used to call Hepp 7-11 because he was always open no matter what. You throw him the ball, and he’d catch it.”

There was a total of nine position players who caught a pass from one of the four quarterbacks on

Saturday.

Mabon credited the rest of the offense for its seven-touchdown performance on Saturday. “[The offense] is very dangerous. We can put guys wherever we want them to give them the ball,” he said. “There’s not only receivers — there’s running backs, tight ends and playmakers everywhere.

“So if you want to try and double me and leave somebody else one on one, you’re going to lose that way.”

After a silent first half, Mabon made his presence known in the second half with a 65-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Riley Neal, the longest throw of the day.

Neal found Mabon open directly under the Cardinal logo at midfield. After securing the catch, he ran toward the sideline and spun out of two tackles, throwing a pair of defenders off of him before cutting up the sideline untouched into the end zone.

It was a pleasant sight to see for wide receiver coach Alex Bailey, as he has been implementing new routes and plays for his receivers throughout the spring.

“Going into a Spring Game, you want to see guys step up because you know they’re going to get the opportunity,” Bailey said. “Obviously, we’re going to see the tape and there are going to be some things we need to work on,

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but I think we made some good plays today.”

The receiving core proved its dominance in the between quarter drills as well. At the end of the first quarter, there was a one-on-one competition for the receivers and defensive backs.

Hepp lined up on the far right side and ran straight down the field, tightly contested by the defender.

After getting a high pass from Neal, he rose over the defender to catch the ball and tap his toes in bounds for the near 40-yard sideline reception.

Each losing team in the drills had to do pushups.

After the first drill, it was the defenders.

The offensive explosion came as no surprise to head coach Mike Neu, who implements a lot of gamelike situations during his practices.

“You come out here and play the way you practice … So when you come out into a game-like situation like this you’re not caught off guard,” Neu said. “It’s nothing different from what we have been doing in practice throughout the spring, and we’ve just got to continue to do that moving into fall camp.”

Ball State opens up its fall schedule at the beginning of September against Georgia State on the road before returning home on Sept. 17 against Eastern Kentucky.

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In Ball State’s 3-1 win Saturday, Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex was officially dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 630 fans in the stadium were also more than double the season-long average attendance of 298.

Junior right fielder Alex DN PHOTO GRACE RAMEY Call hit the go-ahead Sean Kennedy, a junior infielder, is thrown out at first base during the game two-run home run in the against Bowling Green Saturday. The Cardinals dropped two of three games seventh inning and said in the series but are still first for the Mid-American Conference West Division. it was exciting to have a ribbon-cutting ceremony. ed pitcher Kevin Marnon large crowd.

“A lot of our audiences are said the facilities helped “It’s always good to have positive endorsement for people that enjoy music, convince him to transfer to Ball State baseball,” he people that come to our a Ball State when the Universaid. “It was a beautiful day, cappella concerts, but for sity of Akron shut down its beautiful stadium, beauti- us to be able to come to a baseball program.

“You can tell the athletic ful dedication ceremony. sporting event and bridge I will say, the group who those two worlds together program, they put a lot of money into the baseball sang did a great job before is nice,” Mitchell said.

Three 50-inch TVs do- team,” he said. “Our field the game.”

Most home games begin nated by First Merchants is top notch; our locker with a recording of “The were also given away room’s very nice; we’ve got nice uniforms and things Star Spangled Banner,” but during the game.

Senior left-handed pitch- like that.” with interim president TerThough Ball State won ry King, governing board er Matt Haro pitched five members and represen- scoreless innings in the the game, it dropped two tatives of First Merchants game and was credited of the three games in the Corporation in attendance, with the win. He said he fed series. Still, the Cardinals are in first place in the Ball State a cappella group off of the crowd’s energy.

“You get that support Mid-American Conference Note to Self was on hand for a live performance of coming from the fans, West Division. and every good play you Ball State (24-17, 10-5 the national anthem.

Edric Mitchell, a sec- make, you hear it from the MAC) will host Northern Kentucky (15-26, 4-15 ond-year graduate student stands,” he said.

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1. Two carnival attendees ride the swings at the Late Nite Carnival Friday in the commuter lot at Ball State. 2. A child at the Late Nite Carnival receives a balloon hat Friday in the commuter lot at Ball State.

Two members of the Cincinnati Circus walked around on stilts during the carnival. 3. A performer at the annual Late Nite Carnival spins batons lit with fire Friday at the commuter lot. 4. Carnival attendees try their luck at the bowling game Friday at Late Nite Carnival in the commuter lot.

5. Ball State University had the annual Late Nite Carnival Friday. The event featured rides, live performances, games, food and more.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ben Gray, a 22-year-old stilt walker, has been a part of the circus for two years. While he originally wanted to study to be a doctor, he recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in communications and eventually wants to be a musician.

Gray said stilt walking is actually much easier than it looks.

“There’s really nothing to it. You just strap them on and you know that you’re tall — it’s basically normal walking,” he said. “You have to be mindful of your surroundings, though. Little things can trip you up.”

But he’s not just a stilt walker. Gray said he loves the flying trapeze and performing with fire.

Each performer with the circus has to be able to do it all — has to be “a jack of all trades,” as the other stilt walker put it.

Heather Mason, a 27-yearold from Cleveland, Ohio,

said she “ran away and joined the circus” after visiting Cincinnati and realizing she loved the flying trapeze.

“I just loved it so much that I couldn’t picture my life without it,” Mason said.

But, like Gray, she had to learn to do it all. She also juggles, stilt walks, makes balloon animals and teaches trapeze classes. But above all, she said she’s an entertainer.

“This is actually my fulltime job,” Mason said. “I had other jobs along the way, but I discovered I didn’t need them anymore. I needed more time to practice and to just do what it is that I do.”

She said the best part of her job is seeing the joy on a child’s face when she gives them a balloon or when she convinces someone to jump when they first try the flying trapeze.

Adam Leite, another entertainer, was performing with fire at the carnival. He said he joined the circus about three years ago, and fire and magic are his passions.

Though he said playing

with fire can be dangerous, he said he’s done it since he was a child.

“I’m a bit of a pyro. As a little kid, I’d set things on fire, make a mess, cause trouble,” Leite said. “Then the circus was like, ‘Hey, do you want us to just pay you for doing that?’”

Leite is only 23 years old, but he said he knows he wants to continue performing with fire for the rest of his life.

“I’ll do it until I die,” Leite said, “until this stuff kills me.”

He said most people think there’s a gimmick to “this whole fire eating thing,” but there’s not.

“There’s no trick to it. It’s just hot. You just eat the fire,” Leite said. “But it is a great way to burn calories.”

Two Ball State students, Angelica Chacon, a senior criminal justice and psychology major, and Lexy Rodriguez, a sophomore criminal justice and social work major, said the performers at this year’s carnival made it more fun than in the past.

“It’s so cool to watch some-

thing different, to not just sit on rides,” Chacon said. “[Late Nite] has never done anything like this before.”

The girls both said watching Leite perform with fire was entertaining and scary.

“He pretty much gave us a baby heart attack,” Rodriguez said. “The fire came at us; it was awesome.”

Leite said he enjoys being able to get personal with his audiences by getting the fire as close to them as he safely can. He’s suffered from many burns, but he said his only concern is keeping the crowds safe during shows.

Chacon and Rodriguez said they thought Late Nite’s Carnival this year was a hit because of the Cincinnati Circus performers, and they hope Late Nite brings them back next year.

“It was just a really nice variety compared to last year,” Rodriguez said. “It wasn’t just the rides, the food and the games, two of which cost money. … It’s really fun to watch.”

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