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SUN SHINE ENERGIZES REFUGES SEE PAGE 6
Florida Georgia Line performs at Emens Auditorium
Ball State students travel to California to compete in sustainability challenge, design solar, green home
SEE PAGE 4
Conflicts between national statistics and local reports suggest sexual assaults go
unreported.
RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu
Ball State’s reported statistic of 11 sexual offenses in 2012 tells a very small part of the story. The sexual offenses reported in the 2012 Ball State Campus Crime Report only applies to incidents that were both reported and that occurred on Ball State’s campus, university-controlled property or public streets immediately adjacent to campus. The statistic does not include sexual offenses occurring on private property off campus, said Michael Gillilan, director of student rights. Nor does it include crimes that are impossible to factor in because no one reports them. See ASSAULTS, page 4 DN ILLUSTRATION ROSS MAY
Homecoming attendance total short of Twitter goal
UNIVERSITY WON’T ACT ON FACEBOOK $20 ESSAY SERVICE
Quarterback says ‘sky’s the limit’ for 2013 season
Bsu Research Papers targets Ball State students specifically
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MAT MIKESELL CHIEF REPORTER @MatMikesell
Ball State didn’t reach the goal of 20,000 fans at Scheumann Stadium, called #Operation20k on Twitter, but it didn’t mean the athletic department was disappointed. Saturday’s attendance for the 27-24 Homecoming win over Kent State University was 16,861. All of Ball State’s home games this season have seen attendance numbers more than 15,000 fans. Two seasons ago, the stadium was half full during the Homecoming game, when 11,874 watched Ball State lose to Temple University 42-0 on Oct. 8, 2011. “It’s just funny that two years ago, we were disappointed with the low atten-
dance numbers,” Bill Scholl, athletic director, said. “Now we have 16,000 show up, and that’s supposed to be a disappointing number.” Scholl said the goal for every home game is to fill Scheumann Stadium to its capacity of 22,500. The athletic department pushed for 20,000 fans in the days leading up to Saturday’s game. Had the goal been reached, it would have been the first time 20,000 fans at Scheumann since the 2008 season. Five seasons later, the winning and higher attendance numbers are starting to become the norm at Ball State as the team is bowl eligible for the third straight season. “We’re mature enough of a team to know we have a lot of potential,” senior quarterback Keith Wenning said “We’re happy to get our sixth win, obviously, but we’re not satisfied by any means. The sky’s the limit for this team.”
See FOOTBALL, page 3
RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu
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Fans cheer on Ball State against Kent State University on Saturday at Scheumann Stadium. Ball State missed its 20,000 attendance mark for the Homecoming game, instead 16,861 people went to the game.
2013 HOME GAME ATTENDANCE OPPONENT
Illinois State University Army University of Toledo Kent State University
Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 28 Oct. 12
ATTENDANCE
OUTCOME
16,327 15,106 18,329 16,861
51-28 Win 40-14 Win 31-24 Win 27-24 Win
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Communication with, providing assistance to, or receiving assistance from another person in a manner not authorized by the faculty member. SECTION 7.2.1 D
Possessing, buying, selling, obtaining, giving, or using a copy of any unauthorized materials intended to be used as or in the preparation of a quiz or examination or similar evaluation. 7.2.2 A
Submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work which has been wholly or partly created by another person. 7.2.2 D
Knowingly permitting one’s work to be submitted by another person as if it were the submitter’s original work. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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Cooperating with another person in academic dishonesty, either directly or indirectly as an intermediary agent or broker. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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The university will not take action against a Facebook page offering to write essays for students for as little as $20. The Facebook page, Bsu Research Papers, reads, “We write research papers — it’s that simple. Serving BSU & Ivy Tech since 2006.” The Facebook page was created Sept. 23. Director of Student Rights Michael Gillilan and Associate Provost Marilyn Buck both said they are not aware of anyone taking action against the page at this time. Gillilan said because the page does violate the university’s Student Academic Ethics Policy, his office encourages faculty to discuss the page with their students.
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