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STUDENT FEES FUND MOST OF ATHLETIC BUDGET

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Department generates $4 million, collects $11 million in mandatory charges

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STUDENT SERVICES FEES

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he athletic department depends on students to fund about $11 million of its budget through student fees, and those fees could continue to rise.

Last year the university collected $19,885,860 through its “student services fee,” which students pay in addition to base tuition. The fee for all students taking at least seven credit hours is $647 for the fall and spring semesters. It drops to $485 during the summer session.

A majority of student money

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collected through the fees — 56 percent or about $11 million of it — went to athletics last year. The rest goes to areas including Late Nite, the Student Center, Emens Auditorium and paying off outstanding debt on campus buildings.

Because the athletic department only generates about $4 million annually through ticket sales, NCAA allocations, donations and a handful of other revenue streams, it depends on student funding to operate.

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According to recent reports, fees paid by students each semester are being used to fund athletics, among other things like Late Nite and John R. Emens Auditorium. On average, a student will pay $400 to athletics every semester through fees.

A new proposal to tighten tenure faculty performance review could lead to the termination of long-term faculty who don’t do their job.

Under the proposal, if a tenured faculty member receives two consecutive years, or three It’s just wanting years in a five-year period, of unsatisfac- everyone to do their tory performance on their annual reviews, job, and if they they will enter into an aren’t, then it affects remediation period.

Each department de- students and that’s termines what is con- what matters. sidered unsatisfactory.

In the remediation MICHAEL HANLEY, chair period, the faculty of faculty council and the member’s peers will representative from the develop a plan to get department of journalism them back on track. If by the following year they are not performing well, they will be classified as chronically unsatisfactory.

The university’s Judicial Committee will then make a recommendation to the Provost’s office on whether or not to terminate them. There is an appeal process for every level of the performance review.

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Provides more than half the income for the athletics budget

GROUP SEEKS TREATMENT FUNDS

A pledge of Kappa Delta is raising money for one of its members who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Crowdrise page has raised more than $3,000 since Nov. 4.

At age 21, Sarah Stockton, a senior political science and communications stud- THE CAMPAIGN ies major, was diagnosed MONEY RAISED with breast cancer.

Since the cancer spread to SINCE her lymph nodes, her current MONDAY $3,550 treatment plan is chemotherapy once a week with the possi- KAPPA DELTA’S Sarah bility of surgeries in the future.

GOAL Stockton Kappa Delta set their goal at $10,000 is a senior $10,000 to help with Stock- To receiving ton’s treatment. donate to treatment Stockton spent last sum- Stockton’s for cancer mer as an intern in Washing- campaign, crowdrise.com/ ton, D.C., through The Fund visit SarahCancervive/ for American Studies program fundraiser/kdbsu. and intends to work in public policy after graduation.

Aside from being a member of Kappa Delta, Stockton is an SGA Senator. She has been vice president of community service for Panhellic Council and is currently the president of Lambda Pi Eta, a communications studies honorary.

After joining the debate team a year ago, Stockton and her debate partner competed in Worlds in India in the winter of 2014.

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Last year Ball State athletics received around 70 percent of its total income from the student services fee. The chart below compares student fees to other forms of income for the athletic department.

2013-2014

Late Nite Program: $328,000

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NCAA Funding: $780,000

athletics is to turn a profit — even in some of the bigger conferences — it’s just not happening.

Gift Grant: $765,000

Convocations: $236,600

Ticket Sales: $702,257 Contingency: $182,600 Student Center $1,301,900

Marketing: $636,200

Student Center Programming: $96,300

Student Activities $646,100 Emens Auditorium Operating $620,200

General Fund: $345,000

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Licensing Fees: $94,981

Arts Alive Program: $75,000

PETE LEMBO, Ball State football head coach and associate athletic director

Concession Sales: $48,620

Campus Activities: $60,200

Paid Parking: $48,620

Recreation: $37,600

SOURCE: Office of University Compliance DN GRAPHIC CHELSEA KLEEBERG AND DAKOTA CRAWFORD

Other Sources: $25,000

Freshman gets best of sibling matchup Tyler scores game high 23 points in 101-62 win over IU Kokomo ANTHONY LOMBARDI SPORTS EDITOR | @Lombardi_Edits Competing against a sibling can often bring out the best in an athlete.

For Ball State guard Jeremie Tyler, the matchup against his brother Jerome Campbell and IU Kokomo seemed to do just that, as the freshman scored a game-high 23 points in the Cardinals’ 101-62 win.

“I felt really good,” Tyler said.

“It was just fun knowing [Jerome] was on the same floor as me. That’s all our families wanted to see … us making it to college and playing against each other.”

Tyler made his mark immediately, scoring the game’s first basket on a hard-drive to his right and then stealing a pass on IU Kokomo’s first possession. He remained aggressive throughout the first half, leading all players with 16 points and 12 field goal attempts at halftime.

Both teams traded buckets early, with the Cardinals holding a slim 21-16 lead eight minutes into the game.

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The Ball State men’s basketball team faced IU Kokomo Monday at Worthen Arena and won 101-62. Freshman guard Jeremie Tyler had 23 points and three rebounds in the game.

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The federal suits allege Harvard and UNC rely on race-based affirmative action policies that impact admissions of highachieving white and Asian American students. The Harvard lawsuit also contends that the Ivy League university specifically limits the number of Asian Americans it

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.

Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police in case the grand jury’s decision leads to a resurgence of the civil unrest that occurred in the days immediately after the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.

“All people in the St. Louis region deserve to feel safe in their communities and to make their voices heard without fear of violence or intimidation,” Nixon said in a written statement.

There is no specific date for a grand jury decision to be revealed, and Nixon gave no indication that an announcement is imminent.

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“Allowing this issue to be litigated in case after case will only perpetuate the hostilities that proper consideration of race is designed to avoid,” state the lawsuits, both of which cite “Students for Fair Admissions” as plaintiff, a nonprofit group based in Austin, Texas made up of recently rejected applicants, prospective students and parents. “Racial preferences are a dangerous tool and may only be used as a last resort.”

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2. FEDS OK EXTENSION OF INDIANA HEALTH PLAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Medicaid-covered health saving accounts for low-income residents will be renewed through next year, Gov. Mike Pence’s office announced Monday.

The federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) told the state it would extend the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, on Friday evening, Pence’s office said.

As of Oct. 1, HIP enrolled nearly 61,000 low-income Indiana residents.

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request to expand Medicaid coverage under a proposed similar program dubbed HIP 2.0.

The CMS has not indicated whether it will approve that plan, which Pence has said could cover an additional 350,000 lowincome residents.

CMS Director Cindy Mann told Indiana Medicaid Director Joseph Moser in a letter that the agency approved the one-year extension to avoid disrupting Medicaid coverage while the state and CMS continue to negotiate over HIP 2.0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leaders are telling President Barack Obama they strongly support his plans to take executive action to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.

A letter signed by six top lawmakers, including Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, says deportation relief for people with strong ties to the U.S. would help the economy and American workers.

It comes with Obama poised to act as soon as this week to extend

protections from deportation for as many as 5 million immigrants in the country illegally.

Congressional Republicans are in an uproar over the plans and are debating how to thwart the president.

The letter released Monday puts Senate Democratic leaders strongly on record in favor of the president acting.

Obama delayed taking action earlier this year because of Senate Democrats’ political concerns.

5. CHARLES MANSON GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE

CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison.

The Kings County marriage license was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, Calif. — the site of the prison — to be near Manson. She

maintains several websites advocating Manson’s innocence.

Burton, who goes by the name “Star,” told the AP that she and Manson will be married next month.

“I love him,” she added. “I’m with him.

There’s all kinds of things.”

Burton gave an interview a year ago to Rolling Stone magazine in which she said she and Manson planned to marry.

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WEDNESDAY Women’s basketball takes on in-state foe Evansville at Worthen Arena.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

FRIDAY Men’s and women’s swimming and diving hosts the Doug Coers Invitational. The twoday meet will be an all day event.

SATURDAY The Ball State football team looks to snap its two-game losing streak as it hosts Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m.

Torn knee cap keeps swimmer out of pool

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Freshman forward Sean Sellers, was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week after the first game of the season. Sellers racked up 26 points in the game against Utah.

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Prather began injury rehab process with surgery on Oct. 15 KARA BIERNAT STAFF REPORTER | ktbiernat@bsu.edu

While playing basketball in May, sophomore swimmer Mitchell Prather landed awkwardly after a jump.

He immediately knew something was wrong.

“I couldn’t really walk for two days,” Prather said. “I didn’t know what it was and kind of just tried to deal with it.”

Prather ignored the pain in his knee for a week, before going to a physical training session where he was told to simply rest it. After experiencing no success several weeks later, he consulted a specialist who delivered devastating news.

“I basically got the cartilage [in my knee] caught and tore a 13-millimeter piece off the back of my knee cap,” Prather said. “I had to go in and clean off the area where it came off.

[The doctors] had to get all the pieces out. There were eight pieces total. Two on each side and four across the front.”

Relieved to finally have a diagnosis, Prather began his lengthy recovery process with surgery on Oct. 15.

Despite being unable to compete in the pool, Prather has kept an optimistic outlook on his injury, as his family and teammates have supported

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It can’t be determined at this time if student fees will increase next year said Bernie Hannon, associate vice president for Business Affairs and assistant treasurer.

The amount charged is dependent on factors including how much state funding Ball State receives, how many students are enrolled and other miscellaneous expense estimations. Hannon expects the 2015-16 budget review, which will determine those factors, to be completed in May or June of next year.

Since 2008, Ball State’s student fee fund has grown by more than $4 million.

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But as Ball State football head coach and associate athletic director Pete Lembo said, college sports isn’t about making money.

“If your rationale for having athletics is to turn a profit — even in some of the bigger conferences — it’s just not happening,” he said.

Lembo’s primary mission as a coach is to make sure student athletes have a positive experi-

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After scoring a Ball State freshman record 26 points in his collegiate debut, Sean Sellers was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.

The 6-foot-6 forward led all scorers in Ball State’s 90-72 season opening loss at Utah, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 6-of-6 from the foul line.

Sellers also registered two rebounds, a steal and an assist, while playing a team-high 35 minutes.

As a senior at Greensburg, Sellers was named an Indiana AllStar and a first-team All-State selection by The Associated Press. He helped guide Greensburg to a 93-11 record during his high school career.

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him throughout.

“I think there was some sort of reason for what happened to me,” he said. “I go to every practice ... I just don’t use my legs.

I still don’t really know when I can swim. I’m feeling better, but [the trainers] just keep telling me to do what I can.”

Prather attends practice whenever able, doing upperbody workouts and weights in an attempt to stay in the best shape possible. His goal is to return sometime this semester, but he knows his knee may never be the same.

“I’m not trying to be fast. I just want to swim,” he said.

“It’s going to be slow and awful, but I just want to get in the water and do something,” Accustomed to swimming the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, Prather may be forced to shift his focus to freestyle, depending on how well his knee recovers. He said he is trying to keep a flexible state of mind, and is anxious to see

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ence during their time in college. Beyond that, he hopes to be a “contribution to the spirit of campus.” Having access to Division I sports is a privilege, Lembo said, and students should take advantage.

“What ends up happening, is you go through four years and didn’t go to football games, didn’t go to basketball games — somewhere down the road, you’re going to regret not doing that because your college experience was so different,” he said.

The lack of money for sports is

PHOTO PROVIDED BY MITCHELL PRATHER

Action: Mitchell Prather, a sophomore, will be recovering from a severe knee injury as the swim and dive season begins. He was playing basketball in the backyard one day and came down from a jump, that was when he knew something was wrong.

Knee: Prather‘s knee after the surgery that repaired torn cartilage. Prather normally swims breaststroke, but will likley have to switch to free style to take it easy on his knee.

what strokes will work for him moving forward.

Prather also attends Athletes in Action, meetings designed to help athletes take their passion, faith and sports to new places. Ball State hosts meetings that are intended to equip athletes to become service leaders as they impact the lives of others through the platform of sports and help answer questions of faith.

Prather said being a part of Athletes in Action has helped him become a more mentally

consistent throughout the MidAmerican Conference as member schools’ athletic budgets are all about 70 percent subsidized by university funding.

Jeff Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate, has done extensive research in regard to colleges funding athletics through student fees. Smith said the spending trends are a result of an “arms race,” that causes schools to want to keep up with their peers. He said university officials put too much stock into the value of competing at a high level.

“There is a misconception from university leadership — I’m talking college presidents and administration — [regarding the] benefits to the universities from [competing in] Division I,” Smith said.

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Ball State home games are technically free for students, though they pay nearly $400 to athletics through fees each semester. Low attendance numbers have historically plagued Ball State. Even football, by far the school’s biggest draw for spectators, struggles to consistently produce a big crowd.

In 2012 an average of 12,930 people attended each of Ball State’s home games. That

strong person.

“I was at a meeting the other day and the topic was ‘Working Through Weaknesses.’ It was about how sometimes God will put you in a place for a reason,” Prather said. “Sometimes I don’t think I should be at this level, but I’m here for a reason and to be taken away from that is tough.”

As the Ball State men’s swimming and diving team continues its season hosting the Doug Coers Invitational this weekend, Prather will remain sidelined.

number ranked 120th of 126 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Three other MAC schools — Massachusetts (10,901), Akron (9,275) and Eastern Michigan (3,923) — drew fewer spectators than Ball State.

Though NCAA reports show minimal fluctuation in average MAC attendance — 16,727 in 2008 to 16,739 in 2013 — attendance has fallen at many larger programs throughout the country. A study from the Wall Street Journal on attendance at roughly 50 major public universities showed a decrease of about 7.1 percent since 2009.

College sports can serve as a major advertising and branding tool. Former Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl referenced a sign held by Alabama students on ESPN College Game Day challenging the Ball State football team.

“You can’t buy that kind of publicity,” he said.

However, Smith and his research disagree.

Through research for a piece set to be published in January, Smith and his colleagues found that 80 percent of surveyed MAC students said athletics was “insignificant” in their decision to attend their univer-

Coming out of the second media timeout, Ball State head coach James Whitford told his team they were on pace to give up more than 80 points.

The Cardinals responded, outscoring the Cougars 41-14 to close the first half. “[Defensively], they buckled up to their credit,” Whitford said. “They realized that’s not who we are, and they just started playing with greater intensity.”

After shooting 42.9 percent from the field in the first half, IU Kokomo was held to 30 percent in the second.

Ball State shot 62.3 percent for the game, going 38-of-61 from the field while totaling 26 assists. Four Cardinals finished with at least four assists, led by sophomore point guard Zavier Turner and freshman forward Sean Sellers each registering six.

“When the ball is really moving, we can score,” Whitford said. “We got guys who can make shots. We can play fast.”

Ball State outscored IU Kokomo 23-2 in fast break points, with many of its opportunities coming through

sity. Smith said most students surveyed would likely give more consideration to university location and tuition costs.

Hudson Akin, vice president for university advancement, said successful athletics can help Ball State attract top faculty and students from across the country. Akin recently helped lead the Cardinal Commitment campaign, a $20 million fundraising effort for the building of athletic facilities.

The idea is that upgraded facilities draw more talented high school recruits to Ball State, leading to better teams.

Successful teams can make it easier for university fundraisers like Akin to draw gifts and donations from alumni.

FOR THE GIFTS

Last year Ball State’s athletic department collected $765,000 through gifts; about four percent of its total revenue. The football team buys nutritional supplements for its strength and conditioning department with money from the Cardinal Varsity Club — a group that raises money for athletics.

The football team also recently purchased alternate uniforms featuring matte black helmets through donations.

“To be able to say that we

the playmaking abilities of Turner and Sellers.

Sellers followed up his 26-point college debut by scoring 18 points and grabbing eight boards. Junior Bo Calhoun pulled down four boards, while going a perfect 4-4 from the field for a career-high 12 points. The Cardinals outrebounded the Cougars 44-32.

Ball State was also active in the passing lanes, stealing nine passes and tipping several others out of bounds. Tyler finished the game with three steals, while four other Cardinals tallied at least one.

Ball State moves to 1-1 on the season with the win, and even though it came against a NAIA program, Whitford said it’s more about what his team is doing rather than the opponent.

“For us, it’s the first-time [this season] in front of our friends, in front of our families,” Whitford said. “What we’re looking at is not the score, we’re looking at our ability to execute.”

Ball State returns to the court at 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, traveling to take on IUPUI. The last time Ball State faced IUPUI during the 2012-13 season, the Jaguars won 77-68.

took $45,000 out of fundraised money for that does two things,” Lembo said. “It doesn’t affect your operating budget and it allows you to do the same things you did the year before. But it’s also satisfying for those donors. ...

Because they can turn on the TV now and see exactly what their gift was going towards.”

Donations allow for extra spending but they don’t reduce the athletic department’s dependency on student fees.

More income usually just results in more spending to keep the budget balanced. In recent years athletic spending has grown significantly faster than academic spending.

Universities in the five wealthiest conferences in the country, referred to as the Power 5, bring in more revenue than mid-major programs like Ball State. Smith figures there are about 80 of those top athletic programs close enough to being self-supporting that using some university funding is not a problem.

At the MAC level though, the return just isn’t there.

“The truth is that there is almost no correlation between athletic success and academic giving,” Smith said.

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MY ‘ANACONDA’ DO: CELEBRATE SIZE DIVERSITY I am fat.

It’s not exactly a shocking revelation to anyone who has viewed my mugshot for this column. It’s positively horrible.

Recently, I posted on my Facebook account about insensitive comments my PFW lecture had made. My professor had explained to my mostly-freshman class that Type B personalities are normally overweight.

I made a joke about it — because, of course, if you’re laid back you’re definitely fat. My Facebook friends proceeded to back me up. And one Facebook friend in particular posted a pro-fat lady video.

While the video was posted in support, I cringed and shut my laptop considering the best response.

But please take this as a piece of advice, from a fat woman to a world of people who have the best intentions: don’t make assumptions when talking about body shaming.

LAUREN CHAPMAN MISS KNOW-IT-ALL

I have always been fat. There is an adorable picture of me as a child buried in “Looney Tunes” chocolate cookies, stuffing them into my face.

My parents are overweight. My grandparents are overweight.

I also work out three times a week.

I haven’t dieted since I did the “rice diet” with my mom as a freshman in high school.

I watched the women in my life torture themselves with fad diets and body image issues throughout my adolescence and found a way into adulthood avoiding all that.

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Besides, I’m far too cute and charming for all that nonsense.

I don’t need Meghan Trainor or Bette Midler or Christina Aguilera to sing a song for me. I don’t need a fat-girl anthem. I don’t need to be told I’m beautiful despite being a plus-size shopper.

Terms like “more cushion for the pushin’” and “more to love” manage to hurt worse than the childhood nickname bullies gave me — “Lauren Fatman.”

Those kind of comments say the only way an overweight person can be loved is if you’re a chubby-chaser or have some sort of fetish. It’s kind of crazy, but maybe people love one another because they’re people.

Don’t tell someone to eat a Twinkie. If you’re actually concerned about someone having an eating disorder, bullying them into consuming food isn’t any help.

Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” don’t for thin women. The song “All About that Bass” is catchy, but it also tells the world of thin women their bodies aren’t good enough for men.

That logic has a host of problems.

First, your body is for you, not solely for the entertainment and enjoyment of men. Second, there are trillions of people in this world who are attracted to millions of different types of people.

Don’t worry about your size, because if someone is only attracted to you for the size (or lack thereof ) of your parts, that person could replace you with silicone.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7. Maintain objectivity in a partnership. Your discipline is admirable.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9. Create a practical solution. Invest for the long term. The outcome may be different than expected. A financial shortage requires a substitution of ingredients. Friends and family disagree on methodology, but everyone knows you can do it.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7. In a conflict between career and your partner, do what you partner says. It could be possible to have it all... look from a different perspective. Slow and easy does it. Re-arrange furniture for better use of space.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7. Don’t venture into new territory before doing the homework. Choose your words carefully today and tomorrow. Chances of breakage are high... watch your steps. Don’t look back.

Handle your chores, and clean up a mess at home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. Make a definite decision and assume authority. It’s not a good time to gamble. Don’t touch your savings. Provide security now, as well as love. Try to find some bargains. Your willingness to stand firm helps.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7. Conditions seem unsettled. Take care not to stumble. Stick to your budget or get a rude awakening. Set long-range goals.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. Work alone, and do what you promised. Supervise the changes that are occurring. Consider a differing opinion. Stand up for what’s right. Don’t be hasty. Restate the rules. New problems emerge. A better opportunity will come soon.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Maintain practical routines to succeed at work today. Obey the rules. Don’t give up. Your savings are growing, but it may be hard to tell how much you’ve got. Something doesn’t go as planned. Let go of a fantasy.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. It’s important to follow the protocol. Sorting and filing can be fun. Check carefully for plan changes. Heed the voice of experience.

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Personal discovery fuels an exploration.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Travel and education hold your focus. Revise financial arrangements. Costs are higher than expected... amend the scope and scale of a project to suit. Consult an expert to navigate tricky terrain. Look nearby for what you need.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. Make an important long-distance contact. It’s best if you don’t force things to fit. Ponder the possibilities. Be respectful.

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NEWS | LET IT SNOW

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Students were greeted Monday morning with a campus covered in snow and ice after an early snowfall.

Although fall had long taken its toll on the university’s green and lush campus, there were still hints of color under the blanket of white. Things like mums in bloom and leaves on trees caused a picturesque view around Ball State.

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Students create web series, featured on FunnyOrDie Creators seek funds to expand show, additional seasons WEDDLE STAFF REPORTER |TAYLOR tcweddle@bsu.edu After getting a spot on funnyordie.com, a group of students is looking to take its web series further with a Kickstarter campaign.

“Hearing Voices” is a web series performed and led by Ball State students, released in June 2014 with five episodes total for the first season.

Sarah Jackett, a senior telecommunications major, is the new executive producer.

“For Kickstarter, depending on the amount that is spent, it will list the directors and producers, so we gain attention that way,” Jackett said.

Jackett undertook the original creator Anton Blender’s responsibility of casting and as-

FACULTY:

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It’s kind of like a three strikes you’re out thing,” said Terry King, provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Currently, if a faculty member is unsatisfactory in their performance, they will not be eligible for an increase in their salary. The new policy targets underperforming faculty.

Ball State is behind its peers with faculty evaluation.

At Indiana University campuses and Purdue University, a similar process is already in place to review tenured faculty’s performance and to make salary or termination decisions, King said in a presentation he gave to the University Senate in October.

King said the instances where termination would be necessary are incredibly rare.

The need for this policy comes from inside the departments and competing with other universities, he added.

“When I talk with department chairs [and junior faculty], they have been asking for something like this for some time,” King said. “I’m convinced everybody wants [to do their job]. They were all good at some point in time.”

At the last University Senate meeting, King’s primer on the new policy was met with mixed feelings.

The potential to limit tenure for faculty is a primary concern

« We always have

room to grow. It’s been my goal to expand our viewers and get more people involved. » SARAH JACKETT, a senior telecommunications major signing tasks to the crew.

Blender began writing for the show in Fall 2013, and production and filming began in January 2014.

To form a successful show, Jackett said they go through a certain process.

“First thing is scripting writing, then they send the draft in, then there’s revision,” she said. “It’s probably a two month process.”

She said while the writing is going on, on the producer’s side, the “business end,” she gathers a crew together. To give more Ball State students the

because it has been an established principle at Ball State, said Michele Chiuini, representative from the department of architecture. He is in favor of performance reviews, but said it should be approached delicately because of the possibility of terminating tenure.

He is also concerned about the possibility that the new policy won’t take into account a person’s situation.

“Let’s make a scenario where you have a tenured professor who becomes completely unproductive,” Chiuini said.

“So that shows it was a bad choice to tenure that person, or something has happened to the life of that person like a medical issue or something else that has caused them to become unsatisfactory.”

On the other hand, some colleges perform post-tenure reviews, which gauges all faculty after they’ve become tenured regardless of past performance, but King said it isn’t practical.

“That’s a lot of work and I don’t want to go down that road,” King said. “Post-tenure review is incredibly hard to implement, because every year you are on a committee or being reviewed. Our faculty does a lot of really good stuff, so we don’t want to be wasting their time concluding that they do good stuff.”

Some states mandate post-tenure review. Indiana does not.

“We hear inklings of it here and there, but I’d rather be

opportunity to obtain experience, she is forming two separate crews: Crew A and Crew B. After developing a plan for the locations and storylines with the directors and writers, Jackett said the team begins casting roles for the series. For this upcoming season, auditions for new roles will begin early December.

“We usually do Friday evenings and Saturdays. I would say we do on average about 13 hours of filming in a weekend,” Jackett said.

Jackett said the crew plans on uploading all the episodes at once on funnyordie.com at the beginning of next summer, to suit binge-watching fans.

“The project has been decently successful thus far,” Jackett said. “We always have room to grow. It’s been my goal to expand our viewers and get more people involved.”

She said a big goal for the people involved in the project is to ahead of the game,” King said.

“I’d rather not have the legislators, or anyone else, tell us what to do.”

Part of the issue with this topic is the spreading of incorrect information, said Michael Hanley, chair of faculty council and the representative from the department of journalism.

“It’s not really tenure review, and that’s part of the issue,” he said. “It’s an annual review that looks at tenured faculty performance to see how they are performing in their departments. It’s some way to continually monitor their performance after they are tenured.

I think people are making this larger than it is.”

This review process starts from the bottom of the university and then goes to the top, the opposite of what some people think, Hanley said.

“It’s not the university sees that you’ve done something wrong and you should be thrown out,” he said. “The university doesn’t want to lose faculty, and the faculty don’t want to lose faculty. It’s just wanting everyone to do their job, and if they aren’t, then it affects students and that’s what matters.”

The policy is being reviewed and revised in the Salary and Benefits Committee of Ball State. The new rules could be to the floors of the larger university governing bodies as early as December or January.

“Everybody is going to get a chance to give input on this,” Hanley said.

be listed on IMDb.com.

“It’s like your resume for the film world,” Jackett said. “If you have an IMDb, and you go in for

an audition or an interview, and you said that you have an IMDb profile, especially in Hollywood, that’s really big.”

ONLINE

To see the series, visit funnyordie.com/ hearingvoices

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• Bracken Library music man • Foods that represent culture • The emergence of blogs

• Describing style • Time to talk about suicide • From “Middletown” to high on meth

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