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Players from last season’s team reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ defeat DAVID POLASKI CHIEF REPORTER | @DavidPolaski The Ball State football team has bitter memories of rival Northern Illinois.

Last season, when former Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch found the end zone with less than two minutes left and Joe Windsor brought an interception back for a touchdown, it was a dagger to the heart of the Ball State football team. Its perfect Mid-American Conference season was over, and its chance to win the MAC West was lost.

Strong safety Brian Jones said he remembers it like it was yesterday.

“It’s one of the worst things I’ve ever felt,” he said.

“To be so close and lose like that is heartbreaking.

The last few years have been like that, we have a lead and let it slip away in the fourth quarter.”

Jones isn’t wrong. A fifth-year senior, the past three seasons he’s been at Ball State the Cardinals have either been tied or leading Northern Illinois at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

All three times, Ball State ended up on the losing side of the scoreboard.

But this time, there’s still one last shot for Jones to find redemption on the gridiron. He’s turned to former Ball State defenders who he played with last season for advice on trying to win the Bronze Stalk trophy awarded to the victor.

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Out of the 48 student senators in the Student Government Association only one is an international student.

SOURCE: Bryan Kubel, SGA vice president

INTERNATIONAL SGA SENATOR Robiyabonu Dustova, a junior pre-business and criminal justice major from Tajikistan

Tajikistani SGA member works as senator to represent international community STUDENT REPRESENTATION COMPARISON

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ratio of international students represented in SGA to 2013-14 enrollment

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1:301

ratio of non-international students represented in SGA to 2013-14 enrollment SOURCE: bsu.edu DN GRAPHIC: MICHAEL BOEHNLEIN

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fter seeing a lack of international representation in student government, one Ball State student from Tajikistan decided to join.

Robiyabonu Dustova, who goes by Bonu, is a junior pre-business and criminal justice major and is the only international student senator in the Student Government Association.

“Every student around campus deserves the right to be heard, and I think there should be someone representing the international community,” Dustova said.

It is important to have an international representative so SGA is not completely focused on domestic students, she said.

SGA Adviser Jennifer Jones-Hall said she does not remember any international students in the four years she has been adviser.

“Bonu is excellent at reminding our domestic students that international students are present and have opinions and needs also,” Jones-Hall said.

According to the Ball State website, more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate international students attend Ball State each year.

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Kurdish refugees arrive in Yumurtalik, Turkey, fleeing the advances of Islamic State extremists on the north Syrian city of Kobani, on Sept. 30.

2. THOUSANDS BREAK EBOLA QUARANTINE FOR FOOD DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them, aid agencies said.

Large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off to prevent the spread of Ebola, and within those areas many people have been ordered to stay in their homes.

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BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants tortured and abused Kurdish children captured earlier this year near the northern Syrian town of Kobani, beating them with hoses and electric cables, an international rights group said Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch based its conclusions on interviews with several children who were among more than 150 Kurdish boys from Kobani abducted in late May as they were returning home after taking school exams in the city of Aleppo. It said around 50 of the Kurds escaped early in their captivity, while the rest were released in batches — the last coming on Oct. 29.

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that are being missed, Jeanne Kamara, Christian Aid’s Sierra Leone representative, said Tuesday.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed nearly 5,000 people, and authorities have gone to extreme lengths to bring it under control, including the quarantines in Sierra Leone. Similar restrictions have also been used in Liberia and Guinea, the two other countries hardest hit by the epidemic.

Some efforts have begun to show progress. The situation in Guinea is improving, as is the quality of care for Ebola patients.

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The Ebola outbreak has spawned a “silent killer,” experts say: hidden cases of malaria, pneumonia, typhoid and the like that are going untreated because people in the countries hardest hit by the dreaded virus either cannot find an open clinic or are too afraid to go to one.

Evidence of what the World Health Organization calls an “emergency within the emergency” is everywhere in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the West African countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic.

It can be seen in a decline in the number

of kids being vaccinated for preventable diseases. It can be seen in the mother who crosses Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, searching for an open clinic that will treat her 3-year-old daughter who has a fever and is vomiting, both signs of Ebola but also of many other diseases. It can be seen at the hospital in Kissidougou, Guinea, which sees not even a tenth of the patients it used to.

None of roughly a dozen experts interviewed by The Associated Press could say how many people might be sick or dying for lack of health care.

4. AGENT SAYS GRINER OK AFTER KNIFE ATTACK (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner was cut on the elbow by a man in a knife attack in China but didn’t need to go to the hospital, her agent told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said Griner sustained a small cut as her team was boarding a bus after practice Monday in what she called a random attack. Colas said the 6-foot-8 player was wearing a

winter coat and that the knife barely cut her skin. Griner didn’t require stitches.

The agent said the man also stabbed one of Griner’s teammates, but she was wearing two jackets and the knife didn’t go through.

Colas said he was yelling as he chased the players onto the bus. She said he left the scene, then returned covered in blood and was apprehended by authorities.

5. KANSAS TO LET SAME-SEX COUPLES MARRY KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Kansas to allow same-sex couples to marry, but he delayed enforcement of the order until next week to give the state time to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the state from enforcing its constitutional ban starting at 5 p.m.

on Nov. 11, pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging it.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued to overturn Kansas’ ban after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from five states seeking to save their gay marriage bans.

Among them were Oklahoma and Utah, which are in the same appeals court circuit as Kansas.

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GUNSLINGER JACK MILAS Quarterback | #14 Redshirt Freshman 6’0” | 215 pounds

I told him before his first game,

‘I have faith in you,

Jack,’

and I already know what he was going to be able to do.

He proved everybody

RIGHT. - Eric Patterson, a senior cornerback

CAREER HIGHS:

42 26 4 40

PASSING ATTEMPTS VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN PASSING COMPLETIONS VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN PASSING TOUCHDOWNS VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN YARDS LONGEST PASS AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN

CAREER TIMELINE: 2014 Oct. 11

First start (vs.

Western Michigan)

Oct. 11

First passing touchdown (vs.

Western Michigan)

Oct. 18

First win (at Central Michigan)

Oct. 25

First rushing touchdown vs. Akron

CAREER TOTALS:

0 INTERCEPTIONS

3 GAMES 5 TOUCHDOWNS

116 ATTEMPTS

65 COMPLETIONS

249.7 749 YARDS PER GAME YARDS

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Key players in the upcoming game

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BALL STATE 3-5 (2-2 IN MAC)

Head Coach: Pete Lembo (Fourth season)

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

Coordinator Joey Lynch

Coordinator Kevin Kelly

Drake Miller QT Jeremiah Harvey QG Jacob Richard C Jalen Schlachter SG Steven Bell ST Sam Brunner TE Jack Milas QB Jahwan Edwards HB Jordan Williams WR Chris Shillings WR KeVonn Mabon WR

Michael Ayers DE Darnell Smith DT Keenan Noel NT Nick Miles DE Zack Ryan LB Sean Wiggins LB Aaron Taylor LB Eric Patterson CB Dedrick Cromartie FS Brian Jones SS Tyree Holder CB

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QB JACK MILAS

Once again, the redshirt freshman quarterback will be asked to lead Ball State to a victory in a game in which his team is the underdog. Milas wasn’t efficient against Akron, completing just 50 percent of his passes and rushing for one touchdown, but it was enough for a win. Against rival Northern Illinois, in a game with debatably larger stakes, he’ll need to continue to be smart with the football and scale back some of the riskier throws.

QB DREW HARE

Just like the old Huskie offense ran behind former quarterback Jordan Lynch, Hare fuels the current one. Just a sophomore, he’s ninth in the MAC in rushing yards per game with 72.6 and eighth in total offense. If the Ball State defense can slow down and contain Hare, it puts a tremendous clamp on the Northern Illinois offense and makes it significantly more predictable.

Ball State has faced dual-threat quarterbacks this season, but none as dangerous as Hare.

THEMATCHUPS

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Ball State kicks off against Northern Illinois at 8 tonight at Scheumann Stadium. Last year, Ball State lost 48-27.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6-2 (3-1 IN MAC) Head Coach: Rod Carey (Second season)

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

LT Tyler Loos LG Aiden Conlon C Andrew Ness RG Tyler Pitt RT Ryan Brown TE Luke Eakes QB Drew Hare FB Rob Sterling HB Cameron Stingily WR Da’Ron Brown WR Aregeros Turner

DE Jason Meehan DT William Lee NG Corey Thomas DE Perez Ford LB Rasheen Lemon LB Boomer Mays LB Michael Santacaterina CB Albert Smalls SS Marlon Moore FS Dechane Durante CB Paris Logan

Coordinator Bob Cole

Coordinator Jay Niemann

A positional breakdown of how Ball State could fare against Northern Illinois in tonight’s game

Ball State offensive line vs. Northern Illinois defensive line

Northern Illinois rushing game vs. Ball State rushing defense

Jahwan Edwards vs. Northern Illinois rushing defense

Jack Milas vs. the Northern Illinois pass defense

Northern Illinois brings some talent on the defensive line, notably in the form of Meehan. However, Ball State’s offensive line didn’t allow a sack against Akron last week, which has one of the most dangerous pass rushes in the MAC. With all its starters healthy, Ball State has shown the ability to both protect Milas and open holes for Edwards. Both should happen against Northern Illinois tonight.

Ball State’s rushing defense has shown improvement over the last few weeks, but the problems it faces against the Northern Illinois rushing attack are different than it has seen all season. The Huskies are ranked first in the MAC with 269.4 rushing yards per game, and have three players who have racked up five touchdowns each. It’ll take an effort from all of Ball State’s 11 defensive starters, along with depth from the bench, for the Cardinals to slow down the Huskies enough a win.

With the absence of Horactio Banks, Edwards has been putting the team on his back more often than usual. He had a productive game against Akron, and Lembo expressed no concerns that Edwards is durable enough to take the beating he does every game. The Northern Illinois’ rushing defense is ranked sixth in the MAC in yards per game at 155, meaning Edwards should continue to produce at a high level when his number is called.

Milas has had his share of ups and downs since becoming the starter against Western Michigan, but it’s clear that he has a command of the offense and can push the ball downfield. Northern Illinois ranks in the bottom half of the MAC in passing yards given up per game. As Milas continues to become more comfortable slinging the ball around in Lynch’s offense, it could spell trouble for Northern Illinois.

ADVANTAGE:

ADVANTAGE:

ADVANTAGE:

FOOTBALL:

INTERPRETING THE CARDS

Ball State will play Northern Illinois University tonight at home. Here is a statistical look at the Cardinals’ chances of winning the game.

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “I’ve talked to Nate Ollie and Travis Freeman, guys who never got the chance to beat them,” Jones said. “To be able to go out and beat Northern Illinois now, it would be a great feeling.”

Of course, Jones won’t be facing off against Northern Illinois legend and now graduate Lynch, a Heisman candidate last season. He’s been replaced by Drew Hare, a mobile quarterback who is no Lynch, but does a fine job of running the offense.

Northern Illinois averages 296.4 yards rushing per game, good for No. 13 in the nation, according to ESPN. Hare plays a large role, taking off and running with the ball effectively. He and two tailbacks have combined for 15 rushing touchdowns this season.

Jones said the key to slowing down the rushing attack is to communicate and make sure everybody is aligned correctly. With successful

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2014 SEASON

Ball State

Northern Illinois

3–5

Record

6–2

2–2

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3–1

2

Current winning streak

2

LAST TIME THEY PLAYED Nov. 13, 2013 at Northern Illinois Both teams were undefeated in MAC play, and the win gave Northern Illinois the advantage in the race for first in the MAC West.

Ball Northern Illinois State 27 FINAL SCORE 48 24

First half

20

3

Second half

28

RUSHING YARDS PER GAME DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Senior safety Brian Jones walks off the field after losing 48-27 against Northern Illinois on Nov. 13, 2013, at Brigham Field.

Ball State has lost the last three times they have faced Northern Illinois.

execution, Jones may finally get his revenge against Northern Illinois.

It’s been a long wait for linebacker Quintin Cooper as well.

Also a fifth-year senior, he’s run into the same Northern Illinois team that Jones has.

“Not getting to beat them since I was a freshman, to get one more opportunity is a blessing,” Cooper said.

Ball State head coach Pete Lembo said in a press conference last week that it isn’t easy to automatically consider the Huskies to be a rival, because he thinks both teams must have beaten each other recently for it to be a real rivalry.

But Cooper thinks of the matchup between the two teams differently.

“You try to approach every game the same, but there’s always that one opponent on your schedule that you’ve been wanting to play since last season ended,” Cooper said.

“Northern Illinois is a rivalry game for us, even if we haven’t beaten them for a few years.”

Ball State and Northern Illinois kick off at 8 p.m. at Scheumann Stadium.

Northern Illinois Ball State

KEY PLAYER JAHWAN EDWARDS (RB)

TURNOVER MARGIN One turnover Northern Illinois Ball State

SOURCE: ballstatesports.com, mac-sports.com

156 yards 29 carries 1 touchdown DN GRAPHIC STEPHANIE REDDING

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Robiyabonu Dustova, an international student, sits in her seat of the Student Government Association senate at the group’s meeting on Oct. 29 at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Dustova joined SGA because she felt her needs and rights as an international student were not being met.

Dustova’s sister completed a master’s degree at Ball State and encouraged her to apply.

“I said, ‘Sure, why not, if I’m lucky enough,’” she said.

In June 2012, Dustova was accepted and received a scholarship of $10,000 for each semester.

When she first arrived in Muncie, it was not what she expected.

“It is a very small town, and there is a lot of open space,” she said. “It is a nice place. I can’t complain.”

She learned British English in Tajikistan and had to learn to adapt to the way people speak in the U.S. During her first year, she heard of SGA through a friend who was involved in the organization.

The following year, Dustova joined Excellence in Leadership. She had an assignment to attend an activity fair and speak to different organizations, where she met Chloe Anagnos, the SGA president at the time. Dustova told her she was interested in learning more about SGA. When she applied, she was the only international student in SGA. Still, she said she felt welcomed by the members of SGA. Former Vice President Carli Hendershot and current President Pro Tempore Aric Hopper helped her grasp how the senate runs.

“I did not feel any sort of discrimination,” Dustova said.

“It was just the fact that there was a lack of international students in senate.”

During her first year in the student senate, she said she did not participate much because she

was trying to learn more about SGA and how it operates.

Since then, Dustova said she’s become more independent with the new freedoms she didn’t have before. In Tajikistan, her school did not have organizations like SGA. “It took me a while to actually grasp the whole concept of student government,” Dustova said.

She said she has enjoyed her experience so far and likes that everyone can voice their opinion.

“Even if it is a small impact, it can still make a difference,” she said.

Even with the freedoms, Dustova said many underrepresented students lack information about the organization. She said many do not know where to begin.

“For some students it takes a little bit of courage, patience, and time,” she said.

Jones-Hall said international students may be unaware of

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“I don’t think the international students are misrepresented, we just have had none come to SGA or ask about involvement,” Jones-Hall said.

She hopes Dustova will encourage other students to get involved and educate them on what SGA does.

Even with the lack of international students, Dustova said there is diversity within the senate.

“There are many people from different backgrounds,” Dustova said, “Each have different beliefs and values.”

This semester she said she feels a lot more confident and comfortable participating during the senate meetings.

“This is our temporary home away from home and it is important to know we feel comfortable to be here,” she said.

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Get connected with campus Today’s Birthday

(Nov. 5, 2014) A new level of personal power flavors this year.

With the eclipse in your sign last month (10/23), your priorities and obligations shift.

Creative sparks fly after 3/20, for a fun whirlwind. With discipline you can achieve big dreams. Take time out for yourself after 4/4, when introspective peace and quiet restores your muse. Nurture your light.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. A career window opens. This could cause changes and complications.

Actions get farther than words. There’s abundant money available today and tomorrow (if you work for it). Balance emotional with pragmatic factors. Call if you’re running late.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 9. Focus on your career today and tomorrow. Ask for what you need, and be patient... transmission breakdowns or slips in translation could warp the meaning. Repeat, and relax. Find multiple routes to your goal. Keep up momentum.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8. Take on more work, and earnings increase. Gather ideas and feedback.

An important person is feeling generous. Take the student role. Put your heads together. A feisty argument could curtail travel. Relax at home. See a movie.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. Work in partnership, and be willing to take the lead today and tomorrow. Don’t get caught up in the words (miscommunications happen). Gossip leaves a bitter taste... avoid it. Sort out the common aim, and go for it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. Take a trip or explore a new scene. You don’t need to go far. Backyard journeys can be quite satisfying. Keep communications channels open, and expect some delays (especially with transportation or shipping). Saving is better than spending now.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Today can be really fun, especially avoiding miscommunication and arguments. A private conference spells out the facts.

Now is the time to get creative. All is not as it appears.

You get really lucky. Follow through.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8. Get introspective, and find what you’re looking for. Retreat from the world today and tomorrow. Sometimes if you get quiet enough, the answer arises unbidden. Nurture health with rest, exercise and good food. Make a discovery by accident.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 9. Get straight about what doesn’t work. Gain more than expected.

Attend to finances and administration for the next two days. Avoid talking about money with partners, or risk misunderstanding. Handle affairs and present the report later.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8. Today and tomorrow favor fun with friends. Put a family event on the schedule. Play in a group or community project, and contribute your piece of the puzzle. Find materials at home or nearby. Learn from an experienced tutor.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9. You have plenty of support. Teamwork is your secret weapon. Ignore doubts. You can succeed. You don’t have to do it all, personally. Delegate! Take care with a change in plans.

Don’t give away your advantage.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Your heart’s at home and in the garden. Pare down to make more space with a cleaning or renovation project. In a disagreement about priorities, listen to the opposing view. Consider all possibilities. Allow everything to gel.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9. Desire for more income guides your decisions. Maintain objectivity. The funding will be available. A purchase becomes possible.

Finish a study project now. Practicing something you love to do goes well now. Your territory expands.

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NEWS

Midterm election results

ELECTION SHIFTS SENATE PARTY CONTROL

The Daily News highlights 2 races that will impact the community

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6 U.S. REP DISTRICT 6 Congressman Luke Messer served two terms in the Indiana State House before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. He represents Luke Messer (R): Indiana’s 6th District. Mess52.34 percent er, a Republican, was born in Greensburg, Ind., and attended Wabash College. He then graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University. Messer was a former president and CEO of Write-in: School Choice Indiana and Hoo- 0.06 percent siers for Economic Growth. He Eric Miller (L): won his second term with 52 per3.90 percent cent of votes, and defeated Democrat Susan Hall Heitzman (44 percent) and Susan Hall Heitzman (D): 43.71 percent Libertarian Eric Miller (4 percent).

LUKE MESSER Republican incumbent

– STAFF REPORTS

INDIANA SECRETARY OF STATE

SECRETARY OF STATE

Connie Lawson (R): 48.93 percent

Karl Tatgenhorst (L): 2.92 percent

Secretary of State Connie Lawson was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2012 and was elected to a second term Tuesday. She previously served as a state senator for 16 years and was the first woman to be the Majority Floor Leader in the Indiana Senate. Lawson is a Repub- CONNIE LAWSON lican and a native to Danville Republican and served as the clerk of the incumbent Hendricks County Circuit Court for eight years.

Republicans win congress majority in midterm voting | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama’s final two years in office.

The Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, dispatched Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky after a $78 million campaign of unrelieved negativity.

Voters are “hungry for new leadership. They want a reason to be hopeful,” said the man in line to become majority leader and set the Senate agenda if his party gains control.

Two-term incumbent Mark Pryor of Arkansas was the first Democrat to fall, defeated by freshman Rep. Tom Cotton. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado was next, defeated by Rep. Cory Gardner.

Sen. Kay Hagan also lost, in North Carolina, to Thom Tilllis, the speaker of the state House.

Republicans also picked up seats in West Virginia, South Dakota and Montana, where Democrats retired.

They needed a net gain of six seats in all to end a Democratic majority in place since 2006.

With dozens of House races uncalled, Republicans had picked up nine seats in Democratic hands, and given up only one.

– STAFF REPORTS

Elizabeth (Beth) White (D): 48.15 percent DN GRAPHICS STEPHANIE REDDING SOURCE: Election Summary Report from the County Clerk’s office

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DESCRIPTION

United States representatives represent their district to the United States Congress and introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees.

The Secretary of State oversees chartering of new business, regulation of the securities industry, oversight of state elections, commissioning of notaries public, registration of trademarks and licensing of vehicle dealerships throughout Indiana.

CANDIDATE TALK: REFLECTING ON ELECTION RESULTS

« It’s been a long

« I put my heart

day...It’s been a little stressful waiting on those last precincts to get counted and come in.

and soul into it, and at this point I feel like there’s nothing more I could’ve done.

»

»

MELANIE MARSHALL, Delaware County Recorder

MELISSA PECKINPAUGH, County Record (lost)

« We’re going to try to work

« It’s a big weight

closer with the commissioners to get some more things done, things that were kind of at a deadlock this year with our budget. I understand we have a new commissioner coming in so we’ll have a new team, but that’s my goal.

off the shoulders ... We ran a good campaign and win or lose, I was happy with what we did.

»

»

SHANNON HENRY, Delaware County Commissioner

INDIANA WINNERS

CHRIS MATCHETT, County Council Member District 1 (won)

DELAWARE COUNTY WINNERS STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 26

SECRETARY OF STATE

• Doug Eckerty (R) Ran unopposed

• Connie Lawson (R) 49 percent

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 31

AUDITOR OF STATE

• Suzanne Crouch (R) 53 percent

• Kevin A. Mahan (R) Ran unopposed

TREASURER OF STATE

• Kelly Mitchell (R) 52 percent

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 32

• P. Eric Turner (R) 52 percent

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 25

• Tim Lanane (D) 75 percent

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 33

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY 46TH DISTRICT

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34

COUNTY AUDITOR

• Greg Beumer (R) 56 percent

• Sue Errington (D) 66 percent

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 35

• L. Jack Lutz (R) 53 percent

COUNTY CORONER

• Scott E. Hahn (D) Ran unopposed

• Jeffrey L. Arnold (R) Ran unopposed

COUNTY ASSESSOR

•James D. Carmichael (R) Ran unopposed

• Steven Craycraft (D) Ran unopposed

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3

COUNTY RECORDER

• Melanie Marshall (R) 50 percent

• Shannon Henry (R) 52 percent

Professors, students research cure for MRSA disease Faculty members hope study draws attention to college |

LAURA ARWOOD STAFF REPORTER llarwood@bsu.edu

Two Ball State professors are working with students to find cure for a potentially life-threatening type of staph infection.

Susan McDowell, a professor of biology, and Robert Sammelson, chairperson of the chemistry department, have been researching a new compound that may cure methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. They are still in the preliminary stages.

MRSA is an antibiotic-resistant strain of staph infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.

It’s typically found in the nasal passages and on the skin of healthy people, and causes

an estimated 5,500 deaths per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sammelson said both a chemistry student’s father and McDowell’s father died from MRSA. “My own dad had a systemic infection that was MRSA. He had many complicating things going on, but MRSA was one of the causes of his death,” McDowell said. “I didn’t tell him that the drug he was being treated with has something to do with that we were working on.”

McDowell and Sammelson hope their research not only saves lives, but also brings students to Ball State. McDowell said their real-world research is attractive to potential students and boosts recruitment. “[I want] people to know that we’re doing real, good science here,” McDowell said.

“I don’t feel my work is as recognized here as it would be if I were at IU or at Purdue. It’s just assumed that those are the research schools. We are doing solid research here [at Ball State] … I would love for that word to get out.”

Although McDowell has been impacted by MRSA, that wasn’t her main motivation for doing the research.

In 2005, McDowell originally planned to study drugs that helped lower cholesterol, called statin drugs. When a masters student suggested that McDowell study staph infections as well, McDowell searched for studies involving both projects.

They found those same drugs also may help decrease the risk of death from MRSA. McDowell said she and her research team of students treated cells with the cholesterol-reducing drugs, then

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“The very next day, when I walked to the incubator, I was physically shaking because I knew that if this worked, it would be a game changer, and we found that the cells that were treated with statins were not as highly infected as the cells that weren’t, ” McDowell said.

Because of this discovery the team started focusing more on the best methods to cure the disease. They particularly wanted to create a cure for the infection of internal organs.

Working with the University of New Mexico, they found one specific protein that is key to regulating infection, and hope to use genetics to treat infection, instead of simply killing bacteria.

McDowell approached Sammelson to help create a drug

to treat MRSA. Sammelson said he has made 29 separate experiments trying to create the strongest connection for a future drug.

“It definitely has its peaks and valleys,” Sammelson said of the failed experiments.

Sammelson said it’s a tedious process and requires many days of constant watch.

Sammelson and McDowell insist that the students and the

purpose of their work make the more tedious parts of research worth it. McDowell said it takes about four years to write one paper.

“The main hope is that we make a molecule that fits exactly right, does exactly what it’s supposed to do,” Sammelson said. “[We want] this to lead to a drug candidate that could help people, save people’s lives.”

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