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NO LOVE LOST Ball State, Ohio meet again with anticipation of another highly competitve MAC rivaly matchup CONOR HOCKETT CHIEF REPORTER | @ConorHockett
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Ohio’s D.J. Cooper looks for an open pass during the Bobcats’ game against Ball State on Jan. 28, 2012. The Bobcats defeated Ball State 59-55. Cooper scores an average of 8 assists per game, which is the third highest in the nation in the nation.
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hether it’s because Ball State and Ohio knocked each other out of consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournaments in 2010 and 2011 or because of the near-brawl two seasons ago in Worthen Arena, it’s easy to see why tonight’s game was designated a “Red Out.” The past three regular season games between the Cardinals and Bobcats were decided by a combined six points, a stat that explains why junior guard Jesse Berry said he can sense an added chippiness when the two teams play.
Despite Ball State’s (8-12, 2-6 MAC) and Ohio’s (15-6, 6-1 MAC) varied success in conference play this season, coach Billy Taylor said he still thinks this game will follow the pattern of years past. “We’ve had some great contests against Ohio in the last three or four years,” Taylor said. “That builds a bit of a rivalry. We’ve had some ball games that typically go down to the last minute, so our guys will be excited about it.”
One thing keeping that thrill alive is the familiarity between players. Although Jim Christian replaced the departed John Groce as Ohio’s head coach this season, all five starters from last season’s Sweet Sixteen team are still on the roster. One player Taylor is focusing on in particular for tonight’s game is the Bobcats’ senior point guard.
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TEAM COMPARISON
Ball State 8-12 (2-6) 63.8 42.4 32.3 64.0 35.5
Record PPG FG% 3PT FT% RPG
Ohio 15-6 (6-1) 74.4 48.4 37.0 69.7 30.6
Group hopes to expand Cardinal Cash Ball State students could use ID cards at Village restaurants CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu A recent proposal looks to make paying for meals in the Village just a little easier. Cardinal Cash Task Force presented its plan Jan. 28 to expand Cardinal Cash use outside of the university. CCTF Chairman Kevin Thurman said Randy Howard, vice president of Business Affairs, was receptive of the plan that would allow students to use their ID cards at more facilities,
both on and off campus. students who would be able to Thurman said several other use their Cardinal Cash instead of higher learning institutions in a debit card. Indiana allow students to use Cody Hicks, general manager of comparative serThe Locker Room, vices at off-campus This is a real, said he would be locations, such as in favor of Cardinal Indiana Universi- wonderful example Cash use. ty’s Campus Access “As long as the of the chain of university and the Indiana could University Purdue communication make it work in our University India- between university computer system napolis’ program without costing and students. JAGTAG. the business any Heather Closson, money,” Hicks said. KEVIN THURMAN, Student Govern“I would be very CCTF Chairman ment Association much in favor of it.” vice president and Closson explained CCTF member, said expanding there are two ways the univerthe program would be good for sity could implement the syseveryone involved, especially for tem. The first would be to bring
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GERMAN ‘COOKIE MONSTER’ NABS TREAT, DEMANDS COMPANY DONATE TO CHILDREN
BERLIN (AP) — German police have recovered a cookie sculpture that may have been stolen by someone impersonating the Cookie Monster. Spokeswoman Jacobe Heers said the 44-pound gilded sculpture was found Tuesday morning outside a university. It was hanging from the neck of a horse sculpture with a red ribbon. The century-old cookie was reported stolen last month from the office of a bakery company in Hannover. A local newspaper later received a letter demanding cookies be delivered to children at a hospital. The paper also received a picture of someone dressed like Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster holding what appeared to be the stolen cookie. The Bahlsen company promised a reward of 52,000 packets of cookies for a charitable cause if their emblem turned up. No suspect has been apprehended.
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Students are calling for local businesses in the Village to accept Cardinal Cash. According to a 2010 student and faculty survey, about 42 percent of students said they would be more inclined to use Cardinal Cash if it could be used in more places.
Advocate to urge media equality ‘Miss Representation’ creator to speak as part of 18th Letterman speaker series RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER guished Professional Lecture | rmpodnar@bsu.edu and Workshop Series, which A high-profile advocate for women will speak tonight on the issues surrounding the negative portrayal of women in the media. Jennifer Siebel Newsom will give her talk, “Miss Representation: Power and Influence in the Media,” as the 18th installment in the David Letterman Distin-
brings business, academic and media leaders to campus. Newsom wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary “Miss Representation,” which explored how the stereotypical representation of women in mainstream media fuels the gap in power positions between
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in an outside bank or credit card firm to allow transactions between the store and university. The second would be to find a way to do it within the university’s current system. Martin George, owner of The Cup in the Village, agrees, as long as the university could make the logistics work. “I know they do it on other campuses so it’s feasible,” George said. “We have had students talk about it, but as far as how much of a boom it would be, you can’t know until it happens.” Thurman said the plan would extend Cardinal Cash use to several other intra-university
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works to elevate public consciousness of these issues. “She has had success with engaging the public, helping them become aware of the misrepresentation of women through mainstream media,” Hunsberger said. “She started a non-profit organization that helps people take action via social media and [provides] education tools that people use in schools [to] talk about what’s happening with gender differences in society.
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TODAY High: 36, Low: 30 Mostly sunny
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