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e’s always looked up to his older brothers.

Ball State senior center Jacob Richard saw his brother Jameson Richard play on the offensive line for Buffalo, and then professionally with the Indianapolis Colts. Jacob didn’t start playing until the fifth grade, but he decided in kindergarten he wanted to follow in his brother’s footsteps.

“Back when ... you submit [goals] when you’re in 1st grade or kindergarten—mine was actually to play football in the NFL,” Jacob said.

Now Jacob is a top Mid-American Conference center. He is a two-time All-MAC Third Team selection, and has twice been featured on a watch list for the Rimington Award, given to the nation’s top center each year.

Jacob had a decorated career at Weston High School in Connecticut. He went on to prep school,

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where he helped lead Milford Academy to an 11-1 season.

When looking into college teams though, Jacob found nobody was really looking back. The ability was there. His size limited his scholarship opportunities, however, and his dreams to play at the next level were in jeopardy.

“I didn’t have any full offers,” Jacob said. “I had partial to some places, but I really wanted the full-ride experience to feel like I made it. I honestly wasn’t surprised—maybe a little discouraged.”

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President awards grants for community projects $4.2 million given to 16 colleges for academic programs

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President Paul W. Ferguson has made good on his promise to support student-led, community-focused programs by awarding $4.2 million in grants to 16 university programs.

The Academic Excellence Grant program was first announced at Ferguson’s State of the University Address in February and is part of his 18 by ’18 plan to make Ball State a more research-focused and community-engaged university.

Funding for the grants comes from academic-oriented private funds from the Ball State University Foundation. The foundation works to provide sustain-

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able support to Ball State through alumni and supporter donations and has raised more that $420 million during its 60-year lifespan, according to its website.

The university received 105 pre-proposals in May and whittled that number down to 76 full proposals in the summer, according to a university press release.

Ferguson and Provost Terry King approved the final list of 16 programs that received grants, which will be meted out over a threeyear period.

In fitting with the themes of Ferguson’s 18 by ’18 initiative, grants were organized into three categories: 21st-century public research proposals, student-centered proposals and community-engaged proposals.

One such grant was given to Urban Food Hub, submitted

by Joshua Gruver, a natural resources and environmental management professor, whose project looks to create

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a place for small local farmers to combine their goods to be sold to Muncie community members or large chain stores. Usually, small farmers would have to sell their product at farmers markets because they can’t meet the heavy demand of an established store individually.

The $294,042 the Food Hub project received from the grant will go toward the creation of a warehouse in the old Cintas building in downtown Muncie where farmers could store their produce and sell it to stores.

Gruver said he hopes it could eventually turn into a co-op, like the current Downtown Farm Stand.

His philosophy is less to “help” the Muncie community and more to use students’ growing interest in sustainable farming and food practices to affect a change that can enhance the entire community.

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There are a few things to latch onto when Mike Martin sings: The gruffness of his voice, the subjects that have inspired him, a downhome feel, something different than most country-influenced music from Central Indiana.

Whatever it is people notice, the Muncie-based Michael Martin Band - made up of Martin and four other local musicians - embraces its diverse appeal. They attract everyone from hippies and freaks to cowboys and “good old boys and girls,” according to their Facebook page.

The dynamic of the Michael Martin Band shows from song to song; one tune might be dedicated to historical game changers like Rosa Parks and Jesus, while the next is a bluesy tribute

tends to sing about is family, specifically Martin’s father.

In one song he requests, “Bury Me in the Boots (My Daddy Gave to Me).” Later, he reminisces, “Daddy Was a God-Fearing Man.” “It was really just a lot of the idea of the value of our parents and grandparents is very different from the world we live in now,” Martin said. “It kind of just honors my grandpa and my dad and my uncle and all of them. I kind of realize now they were trying to teach us, even though they were really old-school.”

But family isn’t the only thing that influenced Martin’s music; he also credited country legends like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash with bringing his music to life.

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chanting “Freedom! Freedom!,” angry migrants demanded to be let aboard trains bound for Austria and Germany after Hungary temporarily suspended all rail traffic Tuesday from its main Budapest terminal and brawny police forced hundreds of migrants out of the train station.

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1. RISE IN DRUG USE LEADS TO TASK FORCE INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Months after recent outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis drew national attention to rampant intravenous drug abuse in some parts of Indiana, Gov. Mike Pence announced on Tuesday the creation of a task force that will explore the best way to fight addiction.

The Republican governor’s move comes as authorities across the U.S. are shifting approaches to illegal drug use, moving away from a gettough-on-crime approach in favor of reduced sentencing for low-level offenders and an acknowledgment

observers, given that Hungary over the weekend had started to allow migrants to travel by train to the west without going through asylum procedures.

Janos Lazar, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told lawmakers that Hungary disagreed with Germany’s openness to taking refugees from war-torn Syria.

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that addiction is a public health concern.

“We simply cannot arrest our way out of this problem,” Pence said at a news conference. “We have to recognize that we also have to address the root causes of addiction and focus on treatment.”

The move also corresponds with a surge in the number of heroin-related deaths in the state, which shot up to 152 in 2013 from just 16 in 2007. In fact, Pence says Indiana now has the 16th-highest drug overdose rate in the country.

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — A county clerk who invoked “God’s authority” as she defied the U.S. Supreme Court yet again on gay marriage Tuesday refused to resign and now must face a federal judge who could impose fines or send her to jail.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis turned away several gay and lesbian couples who sought marriage licenses — some for a fifth time — even though the Supreme Court denied her last-

ditch appeal the night before.

“To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience. It is not a light issue for me. It is a Heaven or Hell decision,” she said through her lawyers.

“I was elected by the people to serve as the County Clerk. I intend to continue to serve the people of Rowan County, but I cannot violate my conscience,” her statement said.

2. ALASKAN CLIMATE SHOWS RAPID CHANGE 5. POPE EASES ABORTION FORGIVENESS SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — President Barack Obama turned Tuesday to a dramatic symptom of climate change — a melting Alaskan glacier — to highlight the dangers of global warming.

As he mounts his most aggressive campaign yet on climate change, Obama donned hiking shoes for a trek up Alaska’s famed Exit Glacier with photographers in tow, a powerful visual designed to make an impact in ways his

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no choice but to make “this agonizing and painful decision.”

In a letter published Tuesday by the Holy See, Francis said he was allowing all rank-and-file priests to

speeches and ominous warnings have not. The president also was to board a U.S. Coast Guard vessel to tour Kenai Fjords National Park, where swaths of an immense ice field are melting at alarming rates.

Obama is counting on Alaska’s exquisite but deteriorating landscape to add urgency to his message on climate change, the focus of his three-day tour of the state.

grant absolution during the Year of Mercy he has proclaimed, which runs Dec. 8, 2015 until Nov. 20, 2016.

The Roman Catholic Church put the matter of granting forgiveness for an abortion in the hands of a bishop.

Now, Francis is making it possible for women to bypass this formalized process in the approaching special Year of Mercy while putting the stress on “contrite” hearts.

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HEIGHT | 6’1”

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Major: business

2013, 2014 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team 2014 Vince Lombardi Award (nation’s top lineman) watch list 2014, 2015 Ball State team captain 2012, 2013, 2014 Academic All-Mid-American Conference

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BEST CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY THAT EARLY.” - Pete Lembo, football head coach

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MILAS Milas started six games for the Cardinals last year after taking the starting quarterback job from Ozzie Mann a few games into the season.

In those games—a 3-3 record—he threw for nine touchdowns and five interceptions, averaging 217 yards per game to go along with a completion percentage of 55 percent. The Cardinals averaged 30.2 points per game with Milas as their starter.

VMI SECONDARY VMI’s noticeable departure in the secondary this year is James Fruehan, who was a large contributor last season.

Top defensive back Greg Sanders returns this season with another year of experience under his belt.

BALL STATE LINEBACKERS: Perhaps the strongest unit going into the season for Ball State (alongside the offensive line).

The featured members of this group include seniors Zack Ryan and Ben Ingle, as well as junior Sean Wiggins.

The trio combined to record 24 percent of the team’s tackles last season.

VMI RUNNING BACKS VMI lost its top two running backs from last year in Deon Watts and Jabari Turner.

Together, they carried the ball for a total of 221 of the team’s 361 rushing attempts.

The duo averaged a respectable 4.2 yards per carry.

BALL STATE OFFENSIVE LINE Another strong suit for Ball State, the offensive line features the same five starters from last season, including three seniors and two juniors.

Ball State’s offensive line blocked for record-breaking back Jahwan Edwards. Edwards and Horactio Banks rushed for more than four yards per carry behind this group.

VMI FRONT SEVEN VMI did a decent job of getting to the quarterback last year, generating 14 sacks and nine quarterback hits.

Their run defense, however, was abysmal allowing 39 rushing touchdowns and an average of 6.1 yards per carry.

If VMI can’t penetrate through the line, its woes from last season may carry over to this one.

VMI PASSING ATTACK The Keydets return their starting quarterback and top receiver from last season’s pass-first offense.

Al Cobb threw a lot of passes and averaged about 270 yards per game at a completion percentage of 61.4. VMI struggled early and often last season, forcing Cobb to sling the ball around late in games. If Ball State can put some points on the board early, its secondary will have a chance to feast on the VMI passing game.

BALL STATE SECONDARY While the Cardinals lost top cornerback Eric Patterson, they return two starting safeties in Martez Hester and Dedrick Cromartie. Along with Darius Conaway and others stepping up, this should be a pretty formidable group.

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Coming into the season, the Ball State football team had a void to fill on fourth down.

Former kicker Scott Secor graduated last year leaving a hole that had been secured for the past two seasons.

While it is impossible to replace the reigning Mid-American Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, the Ball State coaches plan on using a different kicker in each kicking situation to maximize each player’s skill set.

“One of the things we preach is that we want everybody to have a role to play,” head coach Pete Lembo said.

“It’s good to see that our specialists are doing that.”

Junior Kyle Schmidt returns as the team’s starting punter this season. Along with Secor, the pair made a formidable duo on fourth downs last season.

Freshman Morgan Hagee is listed as the Cardinals’ starting place kicker on the depth chart. Lembo said Hagee has a “slight edge” over redshirt junior Alex Egan.

Redshirt sophomore Steve Drida will handle the majority of the kick-off responsibilities.

While many of the Cardinals are practicing with their

hands in the dirt, the kickers have the luxury of lighter practice work with an increased focus on precision.

“We’re always monitoring how many kicks they’re kicking ... so they’re fresh throughout the season,” special teams coach Justin Lustig said.

A typical practice for kickers on Ball State’s roster includes a set number of kicks followed by some reps in the gym. To reduce the strain these kickers endure, the Cardinals rotate through kicking scenarios during practice.

Sure, the physical part of the game is important. But for Schmidt and his special teams counterparts, the mental game is crucial.

“Most of kicking is mental,”

SGA BRINGS STUDENTS ONTO FIELD FOR PHOTO Cardinal Project looks to create yearly tradition GORDON SGA REPORTER | SOPHIE sgordon@bsu.edu

SGA is hoping to create a new tradition with a photo shoot after the football game Sept. 3.

For the Cardinal Project, students will assemble on the blacktop outside the student section of the stands and then move to the field, making a circle around Ball State’s cardinal logo. The photo of the group will be printed onto posters for students to pick up at a future athletic event.

Former SGA Vice President Bryan Kubel said he came up with the idea for Cardinal Project because he wanted something freshmen could look back on.

“This is a chance for a new group of students to be a part of a new, creative tradition,” Kubel said. “I think it would be cool to say, ‘Hey, I was a part of the first Cardinal Project.’”

Kubel started working on Cardinal Project in Spring 2014. He got the idea after seeing his friends at the University of Minnesota do a similar photo. His original idea was to have the event during Welcome Week, but athletics wanted to keep the freshmen’s mandatory introduction to Ball State sports in Worthen Arena.

“I would like to see this become a new tradition where the class of whatever takes a picture, so each freshman class can see, ‘Here’s our freshman class in one big picture,’” Kubel said.

Although Kubel wasn’t

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Scheumann Stadium (meet on blacktop outside student section) able to implement the Cardinal Project while he was SGA vice president for the 2014-15 year, he continued to work with the current SGA executive slate to move the project forward. SGA Vice President Richu Aby helped Kubel with the project, which is sponsored by SGA, Welcome Week and Ball State athletics.

“I think that students should be involved in creating tradition on their campus and showing pride for their university,” Aby said.

BALL STATE DEPTH CHART PLACE KICKER

Morgan Hagee PUNTER

Kyle Schmidt KICKOFF SPECIALIST

Steve Drida

LONG-SNAPPER

Nick Traub HOLDER

Jack Milas Schmidt said. “You gotta put that bad shank behind you, focus on your next [kick] and stick to the mechanics.”

It takes just one error to turn a friendly home crowd into a hostile one. Although it’s a stressful situation, Lembo is pleased to have kickers specializing in differ-

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Jacob didn’t stay down long.

His prep school coach, Bill Chaplick, knew Ball State offensive line coach John Strollo. Chaplick asked Strollo about Jacob, and it paid off. Jacob was offered an opportunity to walk on for the Cardinals.

“He wanted to try his hand at a bigger brand of ball,” Strollo said. “My friend [Chaplick] said that he was a very good player, and we wouldn’t be sorry if we brought him out.”

Even though walk-ons are usually a long shot to make the roster, Jacob felt confident in his ability now that his foot was in the door.

“Through my head though, it was really that this would be my shot,” Jacob said. “Even though [I was] walking on, I still had as good a chance as any to be on the team.”

So he started playing— with a chip on his shoulder.

He not only made the team, but also forced his

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Junior Kyle Schmidt will return as the starting punter for this season. The kickers have a lighter practice than the rest of the team this season but are putting more focus on precision.

ent areas.

Ball State will put its special teams unit to the test in the

season opener when it hosts Virginia Military Institute at 7 p.m. Thursday.

« He’s very, very highly self-motivated. But he also understands who he is and what he needs to do to be successful. » PETE LEMBO, football head coach

way into the offensive line during his freshman season. He played in 11 games, including the team’s Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl appearance.

Jacob looks back at his transition from walk-on to offensive line anchor with pride.

“It’s pretty exciting when you do get recognized ... and people mention your name,” Jacob said.

While Jacob is still chasing his dream to play in the NFL, he studies hard to make sure he’ll have a career if football doesn’t work out. He maintains a 4.0 grade point average as a business major.

Ball State head coach Pete Lembo praised Richard’s creative style in bettering himself on and off the field.

“He’s very, very highly self-motivated,” Lembo said.

“But he also understands who he is and what he needs to do to be successful.”

Jacob is currently in an MBA program and is inter-

ested in a sales career if the NFL doesn’t come calling.

Maintaining a high level of academic success isn’t easy when he spends five to six hours a day practicing.

“Balancing football with school was at first a little daunting,” he said. “Once you get those habits built it’s not as difficult as when you were a freshman.”

Football is a concrete part of Jacob’s life, but he wants to make sure it doesn’t define him. His love for the game comes from how it develops peoples’ characters. Talent can get a guy in the door, but for Jacob, his self-made attitude helped him stay there.

“To get everything together working on one level and to be around a bunch of guys who also want to better themselves is an awesome experience,” Jacob said. “It’s probably why I love doing what I do.”

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Speaker shares story of college sexual assault Step in. Speak up. week continues campaign events CASEY SMITH CRIME REPORTER | casmith11@bsu.edu It takes courage for anyone to speak up about sexual assault.

But traveling speaker Tim Mousseau encourages people to talk about it so victims can get the attention they deserve.

A male survivor himself, Mousseau shared his experience with sexual assault during the first event of Step In. Speak Up.’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Week on Monday at Pruis Hall. He used his presentation to emphasize how important it is to start having conversations about sexual assault in large communities.

“As humans, the way we connect with one another is through stories,” Mousseau said. “I’m at Ball State because the only way to actually experience change is through starting conversations and taking responsibility for our actions.”

Mousseau didn’t know he had been sexually assaulted until he received an anonymous photograph of it, forcing him to deal with evidence of something he had no memory of after a night of drinking. In a matter of minutes, Mousseau said “his life changed forever.”

“When I looked down and saw pictures of something that, to my prior knowledge, had never happened, I just ran outside and hit the ground,” Mousseau said.

“Someone stole something from me. My life was never

going to be the same.”

After the photos surfaced, it took years for Mousseau to feel like he could speak out about what happened.

In his presentation Monday, Mousseau talked about the necessary facilitation of healthy conversations on sexual assault and resources to assist survivors in their recovery processes, regardless of the time frame.

In an effort to initiate more dialogues and stories on the matter, he encouraged college students to “lose the fears about what people might think and start focusing on the outcome of actually doing something that will warrant change.”

Mousseau added that everyone has a reason to speak up; every 107 seconds, someone in America is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

The Step In. Speak Up. committee said this week of awareness will jump-start the conversations Mousseau wants to happen.

“We really want students to be aware,” said Rahissa Engle, a senior psychology major and Step In. Speak Up. co-chair. “There seems to be a lack of alertness about what sexual assault is and why the red zone is so prominent right now, and this a chance for students to raise awareness and understanding through talking to one another.”

Some of these conversations may already be starting. Freshman art major Justice Archer said she felt compelled after hearing Mousseau speak, and she too, wants to stand up for victims of sexual assault.

“Being someone who has

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Things are changing for Building Better Communities.

John Fallon, associate vice president of Economic Development and Community Engagement, is retiring. On top of that, Paul W. Ferguson is rethinking how the university approaches immersive learning.

BBC works with community partners throughout the state, including the Muncie-Delaware Chamber of Commerce, to help pair immersive learning projects with partners. Because Fallon is leaving and not being replaced, the entire department will undergo an internal and external re-

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We are looking at this as a collaborator—all of us are treating this as our community,” he said. “I came through Penn State and a big part of that [education philosophy] was extension—taking new knowledge we have developed at the university and extending it to the community, looking at how to raise all boats in the harbor together.”

Another $280,635 was granted to the theatre department for the Entrepreneurial Theatre for the 21st Century project, headed by Department of Theatre and Dance Chairperson Bill Jenkins.

The grant will allow the department to hire a new faculty member that focuses on teaching students to

structure in 2015.

That includes splitting up Fallon’s duties and increasing partnerships within Muncie and Delaware County. Julie Halbig, vice president for governmental relations and community engagement, is hopeful the restructure will make BBC more efficient.

“I think it’s gotten a little bit easier because Building Better Communities had been asked to be a lot of things to a lot of people, and now we are allowing people to focus on their specialty areas and where their relationships are at,” Halbig said.

BBC is also uniting some of its efforts with immersive learning. Jennifer Blackmer, the new associate provost for entrepreneurial learning, said both organizations are working to smooth the transition.

“When you’re doing any kind of reorganization, you’re sticking out into new territory. You’re do-

write plays and compose musicals, which will become a new option for theatre and dance majors by 2017, he said. Over the past 30 years, it has become too expensive for theaters to pay to create their own productions and they are looking at universities to help fill that need.

The money will also allow the department to hire another faculty member who will work to organize all of the department’s various playwriting projects and workshops.

Ball State already plays host to several new show workshops and competitions each year, working with artists from as far away as New York or California. This puts the university in a perfect place to use the proposed option.

“I feel like we were positioned on the precipice of something extraordinary,” Jenkins said.

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Tim Mousseau, a traveling speaker, shared his experience with sexual assault Monday night at Pruis Hall for the first night of the Step In. Speak Up. Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Week. Every 107 seconds, someone in America is sexually assaulted.

suffered through sexual assault, I feel encouraged having someone stand in front of us with a voice for those that share that same experience,” Archer said.

Unlike Mousseau, Archer knew her assaulter. She said it doesn’t make it any easier, though, and it took time before she was able to discuss what had happened with anyone else.

“I felt like it was my fault for the longest time, and hearing what [Mousseau] said tonight was really relatable in a lot of ways,” Archer said. “I didn’t give my permission for what happened to me, and that is something that needs to be shared. If you’re not okay with what’s happening, then it’s not okay for it to continue.”

Although she felt informed before, Archer said hearing Mousseau speak has made her better equipped to educate others on consent and start talking about why sex-

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ing something you’ve never done before,” Blackmer said. “We are trying very hard to make sure we are listening to people as they are trying to navigate new areas.”

As a result, Blackmer said both departments will be able to better serve the Muncie community. Immersive learning is under the Department of Academic Affairs.

Halbig said even though immersive learning and BBC are different in each department, the community connections they both develop are important to share with each other. Some immersive learning courses deal directly with the Muncie community, which helps cultivate relationships for future projects.

“Community engagement and outreach and those partnerships that develop for the immersive learning projects are so key, so we all communicate,” Halbig said.

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But it won’t only be students who benefit from the grant.

“The new plays, musicals and the stories we tell will be a reflection of the world we live in,” he said. “And there is no better way to give back to the community than to tell the stories the community feels need to be heard.”

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ual assault is prevalent.

“This is all something that should be really basic for people, but it’s not right now, and that’s a problem that needs to be addressed,” Archer said.

Mousseau finished his presentation with praise that “Ball State is taking a step in the direction that we all need to follow in order to address sexual assault in our community.”

Step In. Speak Up. continues its campaign with more events throughout the week until Friday.

“Step In. Speak Up. is not just a one-day thing,” Engle said. “We want students to understand that you can do something about sexual assault and awareness every day.”

A U.S. flag from John R. Emens Auditorium saw presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy’s speech at Ball State April 4, 1968, the same day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

But after that, it was never seen again.

Now, because of the history associated with the flag, Emens staff are asking for help to get the flag back to the auditorium stage where it belongs.

The staff recently discovered the flag currently on stage is not the 1964 original as they thought. They weren’t aware the original one was replaced after being lent out and never returned.

Kristi Chambers, assistant director of marketing and communications for Emens, said they thought it was an interesting story and decided to share it with others. She said items are sometimes found 50 years after they are lost, and hopes that will be the case for the old flag.

Chambers said several people she talked to remember the day Kennedy visited and remember seeing both flags on stage.

“We thought posting on social media wouldn’t hurt anything and might as well see if anyone knew what had happened,” Chambers said.

“We have no idea if it was actually stolen or somehow misplaced, we just know that it was never returned and thought maybe we could get to the bottom of it.”

Dina Byrnes, events man-

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A U.S. flag from John R. Emens Auditorium was present during presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy’s speech at Ball State April 4, 1968.

Since that day, the original flag has not been seen again.

ager for Emens, said they discovered the U.S. flag was not the original one when they decided to replace both the U.S. flag and the Indiana State flag due to natural wear and tear.

She spoke to a former employee, who told her the original flag was replaced after it was never returned. However, everything else that was lent, including the flag pole, was returned after the event.

Byrnes said she believes the Emens management at the time purchased a replacement flag. However, she said there have not been receipts or records found of that purchase.

“I’m going to assume that they replaced it soon because most stages have flags on their stage and we would’ve been without one,” Byrnes said.

Chambers said the flag is 4-by-6 feet in size and does not have any significant markings on it, but has a manufacturer’s tag from Dettra Flag Products. There have not been any leads as to where the original flag could be.

Emens Auditorium management asks that anyone who has information regarding the missing U.S. flag contact them at 765-285-9037.

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Ball State tailgating guidelines include: • Tailgating can start three hours before kickoff and must stop 15 minutes before game time. Only one vehicle per parking space is allowed.

• Kegs and hard liquor are not permitted.

• No drinking games or drinking game supplies are allowed.

• Selling cups or alcohol is illegal unless you have a license to do so.

• Local, state, and federal laws regarding alcohol consumption will be enforced.

A complete list of tailgating regulations can be found at ballstatesports.com. The Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities details Ball State’s alcohol policy at bsu.edu/studentcode.

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DRNK CHEAP Local alcohol deals in palm of your hand SOPHIE GORDON SGA REPORTER

Students looking for drink specials in the Muncie area can now hold that information in the palms of their hands, thanks to a new iPhone app developed by a Ball State student.

Jake Sulkoske, a senior computer science major, developed an app, drnk, to make finding local alcohol specials easier for legal drinkers.

“I got into computer science to make people happy,” Sulkoske said. “So I hope at the end of the day that’s what it does—it makes the people using it happy and it makes their lives easier. And I hope it just promotes a good time.”

Sulkoske came up with the idea for drnk while sitting in his living room with his friends, wondering what they could get to drink that afternoon. As the group searched websites trying to find each bar’s specials, Sulkoske got the idea to combine all that information into one place.

He began to teach himself how to write apps for iOS, Apple’s operating system for its mobile devices, in February 2015. Once he began working on the app, Sulkoske realized he needed more help, so he asked his friends Faris Shatat and David Eichel, both senior computer science majors, for assistance. Shatat said he was glad to develop his skills while helping out students.

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gramming abilities, and I thought the idea was wonderful, so I said, ‘Why not?’” Shatat said. “It’s just a great thing, because a lot of college students kind of complain about not having something like [drnk], so I felt like this would’ve been a great help to students at Ball State.”

The app has a simple interface, with tabs labeled “bars,” “stores” and “near me.” Its darker colors are meant to be easy on the eyes, especially for anyone whose sight may be impaired due to drinking.

Allyson Priest, a senior history major, uses the app to look at the local specials before she goes out on the weekend. She said she likes that the bars in the Village are included, but would like to see the rest of the bars in Muncie added. “[Going out is] easier because you have access to all of the bar specials in one app instead of having to search on several social media platforms to find them,” Priest said.

Sulkoske said he hopes the app will gain popularity and expand to other college campuses besides Ball State. He said there will be an update to the app by December, which will take user suggestions into consideration for new features.

“As soon as I can get a big enough reputation for the app, we’re going to try to take it to campuses [and], hopefully, across the world,” Sulkoske said. “That’s the dream.”

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Muncie-based Michael Martin draws much of his songwriting inspiration from historical moments and his own family. The band will be playing at 8 p.m. Friday at Be Here Now.

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Senior computer science major Jake Sulkoske decided to make drnk after he and his group of friends would search websites for each bar’s drink specials.

The app makes finding local alcohol specials easier for legal drinkers.

Even that, however, he picked up from those who raised him.

“It started [with] my parents, my grandparents.

[They] were playing a lot of country radio back then, ‘cause, you know, back then, country music was a lot different than it is today,” he said. “Then I grew up and got into high school and started getting into hip-hop, hard rock and all that stuff.

It wasn’t until later when I started playing music that the old-school country love came out.”

He even said he likes some of today’s pop music, but his favorites are still Cash and the Grateful Dead.

Though members of the band might change while the band is on the road, the lineup includes instrumentation like drums, banjo and several vocalists.

One vocalist is Caryn Egan, a Ball State graduate. She also plays the viola in the band, or more appropriately the fiddle.

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In her senior year at Ball State, Egan began volunteering at a shop that Martin owned called Doc’s Music Hall, “passing out fliers, putting up posters, whatnot,” she said.

“And then slowly I would come up and do a song with him, then I recorded a song on the album they were working on,” Egan said. “And then I graduated and started playing in the band.”

Egan said playing with MMB has chiefly been a learning experience, both in the new style of music and the business side of being in the band.

“I was a music education major so I did a lot of classes of chamber and ensemble, etc.,” she said. “I do a lot of booking, I do a lot of promotion and just learning how to handle that side of it rather than just showing up with my instrument and being prepared to play the music.”

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. Get into a productive and profitable phase today and tomorrow. Research your purchases for the best bargain. Your creativity and imagination flourish.

Get together and learn a new trick from friends.

Someone is impressed.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. Your past work reflects you well. Share a powerful vision.

Be sure what you’re betting on is real. Inspire, rather than demanding. A shrewd investment now increases your status. You’re especially confident today and tomorrow. Meditate before choosing.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Take on more responsibility over the next few days. Expect a test or challenge. Someone’s watching, so keep your focus on the task at hand. You can outsmart the competition. Your fame precedes you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. You can take new ground in the next two days. Expand your boundaries. Travel and explore. Attend classes, conferences or seminars. Good news comes from far away. Mediation reveals an answer you’ve been seeking.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7. Complete projects and tie up loose ends today and tomorrow.

Make time for quiet contemplation, rest and planning. Organize your ideas, and figure out your next moves. Imagine a future you’d love to see.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. You and another are bonded by a shared dream. Use what you’ve learned to cut costs, and do financial planning today and tomorrow. Clarify questionable items. Talk it over. Draw up your fantasies, and review the budget.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8. Friends and community events delight today and tomorrow.

Get into a party phase. New opportunities arise through your social networks. Hold meetings and share visions. Make plans, and get promises in writing. Dress up and get out.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9. Negotiate and compromise. A partner comes to your rescue.

Delegate more to others over the next two days.

Work together for home improvements. Family comes first. Plunk down the money and make dreams come true.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9. Work gets busy today and tomorrow. Keep an eye on the details, to avoid missing a piece of the puzzle.

Learn from a good teacher. Accept encouragement.

Profit from meticulous service. Rest and relax afterwards.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. Your luck is improving. Love is the priority for the next two days. It doesn’t need to cost a fortune to have fun. Get creative. Use your talents and skills. Play that ace you’ve been hiding.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. Begin a practical domestic phase. Family matters take center stage for the next two days. Clean up a mess. Conserve resources by increasing organization. Use your charm. Get everyone involved and reward efforts with something delicious.

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SPORTS

Field hockey 0-2 after 1st weekend Coach attributes losses to changes, stiff competition

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Despite a winless road trip to the East coast to begin the season, Ball State field hockey coach Sally Northcroft doesn’t blame the losses on her players.

The first-year coach admitted that it was difficult for the team to process so much information and change its style of play this early in the season.

“It’s hard to make all of the changes all at once—especially playing stronger competition with a team like Rutgers,” Northcroft said. “The

fact that they were open to change and willing to try the things I’m asking them to do is definitely the first step.”

Ball State’s regular season opener at Rutgers on Saturday was lopsided early on.

The Scarlet Knights attempted 11 shots on goal and gave up eight penalty corners, while Ball State attempted zero shots on goal and conceded two penalty corners.

“I asked [the players] to make a commitment to defining what the character is going to be for this team and what the legacy will be for this team,” Northcroft said.

Moving 46 miles west to Easton, Penn., Ball State matched up more evenly with the Lafayette Leopards.

Ball State went into halftime down 3-1 after junior Lexi Kavanaugh scored her

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first goal of the season at the 21-minute mark.

Juniors Morgan Nash and Mikayla Mooney also made their presence known, as Nash assisted on the Kavanaugh goal and Mooney attempted three of the team’s 13 shot attempts. Merinda Morley scored the final goal of the match at the 69-minute mark off a Kavanaugh assist.

Junior Jordan Dues endured

a tough weekend but made 12 total saves. She posted a .632 save percentage in the two losses.

Northcroft thinks that the friendship between Dues and fellow goalkeeper Shelby Henley is a key component in making the two grow on the field.

“For them, they needed to challenge each other to get better,” Northcroft said. “In the process, it means that one person has gotten better because of both of their work ethics.”

Henley started all 16 games last season, recording 90 saves and finishing with a .657 save percentage. Although she didn’t play the first two games, Northcroft said there isn’t much difference between the two keepers.

JAHWAN EDWARDS LOSES SPOT ON SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ROSTER

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Former Ball State tailback Jahwan Edwards was cut from the San Diego Chargers. Edwards is Ball State’s all-time leading rusher and was a three time All-MAC selection.

In an effort to trim their roster from 90 to 53 by the start of the season, the San Diego Chargers cut former Ball State running back Jahwan Edwards.

The Chargers signed Edwards after he went undrafted.

Ball State’s all-time leading rusher carried the ball 17 times for 55 yards in San Diego’s first preseason game. He had just three carries for a yard in both of the team’s last two games against Arizona and Seattle.

The Chargers chose to keep five tailbacks on the roster, highlighted by rookie Melvin Gordon, veterans Danny Woodhead and Donald Brown, and former Mid-American Conference rusher Branden Oliver.

Edwards had a historic career at Ball State from 2011-14, rushing 884 times for 4,558 yards and 51 touchdowns. He 75004 was a three-time All-MAC selection at the school.

NFL teams had until Tuesday to trim their rosters to 75.

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