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The Daily News SEXUAL ASSAULT
Reporting remains low, despite efforts Sexual assault continues to go unreported due to stigmatization Allie Kirkman Assistant News Editor *Editor’s note: Nicole’s last name has been withheld to protect her identity.
Nicole* knew him before and they both lived in the same residence hall at Southern Illinois University, where she attended undergrad. “We were talking and my roommate got called out into the hallway. That’s when he started doing things to me — doing things that I wasn’t comfortable with, but he was not reacting to me saying ‘No, stop,’” Nicole said.
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I had a hard time believing that bad things could happen to good people, so I told myself that if I didn’t think about it, it didn’t happen.” — Nicole, sexual assault survivor
He sexually assaulted her. Nicole never reported it. The fear no one would believe her kept her quiet. “I had a hard time believing that bad things could happen to good people, so I told myself that if I didn’t think about it, it didn’t happen,” she said. “I repressed it for about three years.” It wasn’t until the summer between her first and second year of graduate school at the University of North Dakota when Nicole watched a Title IX presentation that she realized she needed to talk about it. “Watching that training … it just brought it all back and I knew it was time for me to finally tell someone,” she said. “It wasn’t fair for me to not allow myself to move past it.” The first person she told was a close friend she trusted. Second, her mom. Speaking out took a heavy weight off her chest. “I was at a point where I didn’t necessarily feel anymore as though I should be ashamed ... I was mad,” Nicole said. “But I was also still scared of what others might think of me because society shapes it to fall back on the victim. It took a while for me to remind myself it wasn’t my fault and that it is never the victim’s fault.”
NON-CONCRETE REPORTING
One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to a 2015 report by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
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The Ball State men’s volleyball team huddles up during the game against the Saint Francis Redflashes on Jan. 12 in John E. Worthen Arena. No. 13 Ball State could clinch a top-four seed in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament if the Cardinals beat No. 7 Lewis on Thursday and No. 10 Loyola-Chicago on Saturday.
FIGHTING FOR
HOME COURT No. 13 Ball State to take on No. 7 Lewis, No. 10 Loyola-Chicago Hendrix Magley Men’s Volleyball Reporter
No. 13 Ball State men’s volleyball can clinch a top-four seed in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament this weekend, and one scenario is a little more straightforward than the others — just win.
If the Cardinals beat No. 7 Lewis on Thursday and No. 10 Loyola-Chicago on Saturday, the Cardinals (17-8, 8-6 MIVA) would clinch a semifinal tournament match at Worthen Arena on April 15. “I feel that we’re pretty evenly matched against both Lewis and Loyola,” Ball State head coach Joel Walton said. “Whoever shows more team effort and some exceptional individual efforts will be the team that comes out on top.” Many of the Cardinals are familiar with members of both the Flyers and the Ramblers — 10 of Ball State’s 19 players are from Illinois, the home of both Lewis and Loyola. “We all know the majority of those guys so it’s going to be a real personal night, at least for me,” freshman outside attacker
Blake Reardon said. “We just have to keep our energy up and our eye on the prize.” In the first match this season, the Flyers (20-6, 11-3 MIVA) defeated the Cardinals 3-1 in Romeoville, Illinois. Redshirt sophomore opposite Mitch Perinar, a left-handed server, gave the Cardinals trouble as he finished with 15 kills and also three service aces.
UPCOMING MATCHES
Thursday: Home vs. No. 7 Lewis at 7:30 p.m. Last match: Loss, 1-3 (27-25, 21-25, 17-25, 17-25) on Feb. 17, 2017 Saturday: Home vs. No. 10 Loyola-Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Last match: Loss, 0-3 (22-25, 11-25, 23-25) on Feb. 18, 2017 See VOLLEYBALL, page 6
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Cooking Live! to teach restaurant-style culinary techniques for everyday people Make some room on your desk for these cute planters that use recycled items.
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Ball State Dining to host live tutorials from 5 professionals Thursday Mariah Thatch Daily News Reporter Have you ever wondered what it takes to make restaurant-quality food in your own home? Cooking Live! is an opportunity for Ball State Dining’s chefs to provide a live tutorial on how to execute culinary techniques at home. Cooking Live! Land & Sea is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Alumni Center. Chef Allen White of dining said the goal of the
Cooking Live! shows is to demonstrate a way to make these dishes at home. “You want guests to be inspired to try new and different foods — not just when they’re ordering in a restaurant, but when they’re cooking for friends or family,” he said. White said he enjoys teaching people how to put together tasty dishes. “It’s all about the food, and sharing those secrets that people think they can’t make at home,” he said. “Then when they see it made for them, they realize it’s really not that hard and they start to enjoy cooking and new and different foods.”
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