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You might not read our paper, but at least use it for presents Impress your friends and learn how to wrap a present in a few simple steps.

UAB CUTS FOOTBALL FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS Columnist says university money should be for student education, not athletics. Ball State, mid-major schools should pay attention.

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Students honor death of Michael Brown following dropped indictment of Officer Darren Wilson KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER

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SGA yet to deliver on goals, platform Student Senate ends semester with 4 of 17 initiatives complete |

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The Student Government Association’s executive slate, Cardinal Connection, will soon complete the first half of its term with a few platform points fulfilled and others expected to progress next semester.

The Fall Semester began with changes in office as junior Carli Hendershot stepped down from her role as vice president after being hospitalized and diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression in September.

“That was really hard, because she ran with us,” Secretary Rahissa Engle said.

Former President Pro Tempore Bryan Kubel moved up to vice president, and Aric Hopper, who was a senator for the off-campus caucus, was elected as the new pro tempore.

Treasurer Sidney Staples said now that the officers understand their roles, their plans seem to be falling into place.

“Getting platform points accomplished definitely takes a team effort,” Engle said.

Here is a breakdown of where SGA is at with its platform points:

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The University Green was lit up by a candle light ceremony in solidarity with the protests in Ferguson, Mo. The Ball State chapter of the Ethnic Theatre Alliance organized the event.

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or four-and-a half minutes, attendees of Wednes- Thomas, president of ETA, after their moment of silence day’s candle light ceremony stood with a raised was over. “Take that pain you feel in your arm and fist and a lit candle in the other hand promote change.” in solidarity with Ferguson, Mo. After spending his entire Thanksgiving The pain in this arm Each minute the candles were held you feel after four-and- Break protesting on the streets of Atlanta, represented the four-and-a-half hours Thomas wanted to incite action on Ball a-half minutes is only Michael Brown lied on the street after State’s campus. one-one millionth of the Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson “I witnessed my best friends being pain our brothers have shot him. The Ball State Ethnic Theatre arrested in front of me,” Thomas said. “I felt in their last breath.

Alliance organized the demonstration to witnessed people walking out of work honor the death of Michael Brown and the NATHANIEL THOMAS, President being arrested. I witnessed homeland of Ethnic Theatre Alliance subsequent protests. security and SWAT teams walking down “The pain in this arm you feel after fourthe street with militant riot gear. That and-a-half minutes is only one-one millionth of the pain week changed me tremendously. Each day [that] we did a our brothers have felt in their last breath,” said Nathaniel protest, we were able to bring awareness to the issue.”

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KICKER WINS SPECIAL TEAMS AWARD

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Kicker Scott Secor has been named the Mid-American Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. Secor plans on entering the NFL draft at the end of this year when he graduates.

After a strong 2014 season, Ball State football kicker Scott Secor has been named the MidAmerican Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.

Secor, a redshirt senior, finished the season hitting 25 of 30 field goals, including a 55-yard field goal into the wind to give Ball State a 32-29 victory over Central Michigan on Oct. 18.

He finished the season with a .833 field goal percentage, and his 25 makes this year ties a MAC and Ball State record. He also hit a career-high five field goals in a 35-21 win against Akron on Oct. 25.

Secor plans on entering the NFL Draft this year in hopes of continuing his career.

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Library open 24 hours during Finals Week with food and snacks available on every floor and Charlie’s Charter services throughout the night.

University Libraries did not approve Campus Camp Out. SGA President Nick Wilkey said there would not be enough students utilizing the service, and safety also posed another issue.

Hold a mixer during Welcome Week for students to meet the new university president

Jennifer Jones-Hall, SGA adviser, has mentioned several times at the weekly SGA meetings that it has been difficult to schedule the meet and greet because of President Paul Ferguson’s busy schedule.

Wilkey said the executive slate is having a meeting with him in January to discuss this and other platform points.

Display Ball State banners yearround to beautify campus

Wilkey said Jones-Hall is meeting with her advisers to push this forward.

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Shooting his way to early success Freshman averaging 19.5 points per game to lead conference FLETCHER STAFF REPORTER | ANTHONY ajfletcher@bsu.edu For one member of the Ball State men’s basketball team, shooting has always been a big part of life.

“Ever since I was little, I’ll be in the gym with my dad working on my jump shot,” Sean Sellers said.

A freshman, Sellers has used his shooting ability to average 19.5 points per game through his first four collegiate games.

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Starting as a true freshman, Sean Sellers has gained 19.5 points per game average in his young career. The Greensburg, Ind., native is currently ranked second in the nation for points scored by a freshman.

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ut down that gift bag and tissue paper: it has no place here. Don’t know how to wrap a gift, you say? Well, with this DIY and a bit of practice, you soon will.

It’s a very handy skill, and one that will make your gift recipient super impressed.

WHAT YOU NEED: • Wrapping paper • Scissors

• Tape • Something to wrap

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Wrapping paper is prevalent and comes in a variety of designs. It can also get quite expensive, so get creative.

If possible, put the thing you’re wrapping in a box. This will be much easier on you than having to wrap something loose. It’s not impossible, but much more difficult.

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Have a large surface to work on (I usually do this on the floor). Roll out your paper, placing your box on it to gauge the amount of paper you will need. Make sure you have enough to cover around the box and the sides.

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Cut your paper. You can buy special tools for this to get a nice, clean cut. However, you

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can get the same effect with a nice sharp pair of scissors. Place the flat part of the scissors on the surface that you’re working on, the blades slightly apart. Then, drag the scissors along the paper, letting the scissors do the cutting for you.

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Tape one of the ends of the paper to the box. Wrap the paper around the box, securing the other end in place. The tape should show, but that’s all right.

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It may be that you have a ragged edge.

This can come from poor cutting or just an oddly shaped gift.

Fold the corner over to make it a straight line, then fold it up over the folds as you did before and tape.

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Lay your box flat on the table. Smooth the top edge of your paper that’s sticking out down along the end of the box. You should create two flaps that are in the shape of triangles when you do this. Using your fingers, pinch those edges to make them a sharp crease, making another sharp crease where the box and the paper meet. Do this with both sides.

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Fold in the triangles, creating another crease where the paper folds on your work surface. Do this with both sides.

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Collaborate with Office of Orientation to start a new tradition for incoming students – Create a Ball State “B” on the football field With all the changes in office that occurred earlier this semester, Kubel said it was decided that this tradition would be for the next class of freshmen.

“In order for that to be successful, we decided to plan it all out this year and make sure it goes off without a hitch,” he said.

Kubel is working with the athletics and the office of orientation. He said this could possibly take place during Welcome Week at Worthen Arena.

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application for incoming freshmen to receive sponsor ship for summer bridge programs Engle said the application should be finished by January, just in time for the incoming freshmen to receive their acceptance packages.

All incoming freshmen will receive the application.

artner with Second Harvest Food Bank to start an on-campus P food pantry The food pantry, which is officially called “Cardinal Kitchen,” is set to open Jan. 7. Secretary of Service Jes Wade has been overseeing the development of the pantry, which will be located on the second floor of the Multicultural Center.

Wilkey said in November partnering with Second Harvest would have cost too much for SGA. Cardinal Kitchen also became an official campus organization, Kubel said.

Partner with student organizations to hold community service events twice a semester

Engle said she and Wade will work on hosting the two events starting next semester. Engle said they could not get to this point because Wade had just been elected as secretary of service in October.

“She has been doing a really great job with the food pantry, and we wanted to focus on getting that done first before we worked with her on other community service projects,” Engle said.

Partner with Excellence in Leadership to hold an emerging leaders retreat

Over the summer, this project was changed to a mentorship program because of the large volume of retreats and conferences that occur during the fall and spring semesters, Engle said. The program is now called SGA Mentorship Program.

“It is to help students find what their leadership role should be in an organization or even get students involved in organizations,” she said.

The program is to help students find organizations to get involved with, she said.

Governor to discuss future of economy Muncie conference to present annual state, region outlook

ness and Economic Research, will also present his national, state and local projections for the economy.

“We would like to have a sense year to year of what’s going to happen in the econKARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER omy next year, and this is the knberg2@bsu.edu time when we start to see Muncie will host Indiana a lot of economic forecasts Governor Mike Pence, who come up,” Hicks said.

Hicks said, in the past, his rewill talk about the future of the State’s economy. Pence ports have been fairly accurate.

Last year’s preis the keynote sentation said speaker at the much of Indiana’s 19th annual Inrecovery would diana Economic come from the reOutlook. vival of the state’s The forecasting manufacturing inevent will take dustry. place at 11:30 a.m.

According to the today at the HoIndiana Associarizon Convention tion of ManufacCenter in Muncie turers, Indiana and is hosted by has the highest Ball State’s Cen- Mike Pence percentage of resiter for Business The Indiana governor dents that work in and Economic plans to visit Muncie manufacturing.

Research. Econo- today to outline the mists will pres- state’s economic future Still, last year ent their predicexpected a drop tions for the state in employment and local business trends for 2014, and Hicks said his for 2015. updated prediction is also Michael Hicks, director of skeptical of improvement Ball State’s Center for Busi- next year.

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Horizon Convention Center 401 S. High St. Muncie, Indiana “My forecast for this year was pretty close for the national economy, and I was a little bit pessimistic for the Indiana economy,” he said.

To choose the keynote speaker, Hicks said they try to rotate between people with policy experience and those with economic experience.

For Pence, Hicks said he would be able to provide information about what he sees as legislative issues for 2015.

“I think it’s very helpful to get a sense of where he sees the economy going as governor,” Hicks said.

Keynote speakers in past years have included Hicks himself, Charles Evans, the president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Becky Skillman, lieutenant governor in Indiana.

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Partner with student organizations to spotlight a leader once a month Wilkey highlighted Jake Griffin, president of Active Minds, in his execute reports to students on campus in October. He has yet to recognize another.

Active Minds is an organization that brings awareness of mental health issues to college campuses.

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Hold an on-campus student employee appreciation week

Engle and Staples are working on this point with the Career Center. She said the Career Center has a similar week, and they are pairing with them to make a larger and better known event for next semester.

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Update the environment of Bracken Library

The SGA executive board is working to place at least one flat screen television displaying photos of various student organization, Wilkey said.

The plan is in its preliminary stages, said Suzanne Rice, assistant dean for public services for University Libraries.

Return to the original rules of the Ball State T-shirt Trade In

The original rules were turning in other college shirts in exchange for Ball State shirts, before students traded in any shirts, Kubel said.

The T-shirt trade in is expected to happen at a basketball game next semester.

Bring NOH8 campaign to Ball State

SGA plans to collaborate with the Multicultural Center and other organizations to initiate the campaign for Spring Semester, Wilkey said.

NOH8 is an organization that promotes marriage, gender and human equality according to the campaign’s website.

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Issue a public executive report on slate’s progress once per month

Wilkey has only sent out one report this semester. The next one is expected later this week or early Finals Week he said.

“I don’t want to email students every month if there are no big updates,” he said.

Work with administration to re-evaluate emergency preparedness

Wilkey said the idea stemmed from the beginning of the 2014 Spring Semester when classes were canceled due to the severe weather. He said they want to better communication and instruction on what to do if classes are canceled.

They expect to discuss this point at the meeting with Ferguson next month.

Create an SGA Vote Box on website for students to vote on key topics

The vote box has been modified into an SGA and Ball State suggestion box, which is available on the SGA Google Drive account, Kubel said.

“Students have also been submitting questions through our social media sites,” he said.

Cardinal Connection: hold monthly on-campus event to stay connected to students

SGA is hosting its second event later this week. Next semester Wilkey said there will be one every month, as they have booked the rooms already.

SGA had a table at the Atrium earlier in the semester.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 For Wednesday’s ceremony, Thomas encouraged participants to keep their phones out and to spread what they were doing on social media.

“Last Monday night, Ferguson released that Darren Wilson wouldn’t be indicted,” Thomas said, “and that caused a lot of outcry on social media.

We are here to say to the nation that Ball State is here and we matter.”

Canaan Gootee, a sophomore art major and attendee of the candle light ceremony, said highlighting police brutality and injustices that happen to black people was the start of being able to hold people accountable for

Pennsylvania State University their actions. now, and if I can do anything to “I feel that Michael Brown’s help, I will,” he said. death was an He said it was injustice, and great to have being here is an organizasending position on campus tive and good that tries to envibrations to gage students Ferguson,” Gooin the outside tee said. “This is world. the least I can “This is our do to show my world, and support and this is what solidarity with is happening the people of right now,” Ferguson.”

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Dakota NoDanielle Batvak, a sophoteast, the facmore political ulty adviser science stufor ETA, said dent, said he NATHANIEL THOMAS, it was inspiracame to show president of Ethnic Theatre Alliance tional to see his support for young artists the Ferguson who are incommunity. formed and concerned about “I know they’re hurting right their fellow citizens.

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“They know how world problems are their own problems,” Batteast said. “There’s a discussion of race in America, and it’s an inspiration that there are young people having the conversations our parents didn’t have.”

Thomas said he plans on continuing to spread awareness about race and the relevance of the events in Ferguson.

“We’re going to have our conversations, and I’ll be able to push the campus to see someone who has lived first-hand what we are talking about,” Thomas said. “So many people have been lost in the darkness of this world in which we are fighting for and this change we are demanding. This candle light ceremony is specifically to shed light and say, ‘Ferguson, we’re here in support.’”

JURY CLEARS OFFICER IN CHOKE DEATH

NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury cleared a white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, a lawyer for the victim’s family said.

The decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo threatened to add to the tensions that have simmered in the city since the July 17 death of Eric Garner — a case that sparked outrage and drew comparisons to the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. The Garner case also sparked protests, accusations of racist policing and calls for federal prosecutors to intervene.

Jonathan Moore, an attorney for Garner’s family, said he was told of the grand jury’s decision. Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the case, confirmed the officer was not indicted.

“I am actually astonished, based on the evidence of the videotape and the medical examiner, that this grand jury at this time wouldn’t indict for anything,” Moore said.

Unlike the Missouri protests, demonstrations in New York have remained mostly peaceful. The case prompted Police Commissioner William Bratton to order officers at the largest U.S. police department to undergo retraining on use of force.

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“You come in here and put not a packrat, but I grew up with a vendor number and a price, the mentality that you don’t that’s all you have to do,” Pamela throw anything away that you said. “All you have to do is come can use,” Hardy said. in on the 5th of the month and Before the shop lets a customcollect your check.” er take home a new appliance, The Bargain Stop is filled to they make sure it works. If it the brim with old VHS doesn’t, they will fix it. tapes, discounted groAn October Bargain cery items, tools and Stop Facebook post said, It’s a anything that the four “Do you have a washer co-owners think they repurpose that does the hippy hipcan sell. py shake or a dryer that “If you want a toy culture: leaves your clothes in for your kid, we got reuse, the cold or a stove that toys. If you need an looks at you and says appliance, we got ap- repurpose, not today use the mipliances,” Hardy said. recycle. crowave? Well if you do “But we don’t charge call us and we can check an arm and a leg for PAMELA it out! Service calls only them. We are called KONKLE, $30 ask for Bryan.” the Bargain Stop for a Bargain Stop From antiques to speco-owner reason.” cial edition Jimmy JohnSelling used items son VHS tapes, there is isn’t the only goal. The something for everyone. owners also provide a service to “Holler if you see a price customers by helping them find you don’t like. We are here to what they want. make deals,” co-owner Tina “When people come to a flea Hardy said. market, they want used stuff.

Ball State students will get a If they didn’t, they would go to 10 percent discount if they show Wal-mart,” Pamela said. their ID at the register.

“If you tell us you’re looking With the holidays coming up, for something and we don’t the Bargain Stop decided to help have it, we will keep our eyes Lean On Me, a Facebook page out for it and let you know if that helps the needy in Muncie, we find someone who does,” and Second Hand Blessings by Pamela said. donating toys and asking cusHardy owned an appliance re- tomers for donations. pair shop for 10 years and is a “We are doing a ham give away self-proclaimed tinker. on Dec. 23. It’s a way to give back When he sees a machine on to the community,” Pamela said. the side of the road waiting for For the eight days leading up to the garbage truck, he usually Christmas, most of the shop, inpicks it up. cluding Christmas decorations, “If I can fix something up will be 50 to 70 percent off. The and sell it to you for cheap, owners expect the shop to fill up why on Earth would you go with customers, along with the buy a new refrigerator or inventory that’s dropped off. whatever?” Hardy said.

“It’s kind of like [a] SantaThe shop takes in almost any forgot-something-on-the-listappliance, working or not. so-run-out-and-grab-it kind of “Everything has a purpose. I’m sale,” Pamela said.

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As Finals Week approaches, stress can be at an all-time high. One way to de-stress is yoga.

Practicing yoga can decrease the symptoms of stress, like lowering blood pressure, easing respiration and reducing the heart rate.

“Yoga appears to modulate stress response system,” a Harvard Medical School newsletter said.

Here are five yoga poses that can help reduce stress before finals.

1. Forward Fold (Uttanasana)

From a standing position, inhale and bring the arms overhead. Exhale, and bring the arms out to a “T,” with a flat back the entire way, hinge at the hips and move the arms toward the ground. Fold the torso over the legs. If the hands do not completely reach the ground, do not be discouraged. The point of this pose is to relieve the tension in the back of the legs.

Modification

While in the forward fold, sway the arms side-to-side. This motion loosens the tension in the muscles of the calves and hamstrings. Do not lock the knees in this pose. A soft bend in the knee is okay and often encouraged.

2. Child’s Pose (Balasana)

From a tabletop position, sink the hips back onto the feet.

Rest the head on the ground between the arms. Clear the mind and bring the consciousness to the breath.

Modification

Take the right arm and slide it underneath the torso, attempting to bring the shoulder to the ground. Hold this pose for three deep breaths and then repeat for the left arm. Another option is to let the hips fall open and bring the knees apart to bring the torso closer to the ground.

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Nestled between the Pet and Garden Center and Family Dollar on Walnut Street, a small thrift shop makes repurposing its business.

With cold weather creeping in to stay, the owners are taking old sweaters into the shop and making them into pet beds to donate to the local animal shelter.

Co-owners Pamela and Mathew Konkle use Facebook and word-of-mouth to offer 10 percent off a customer’s next purchase if they show the owners a picture of what they repurposed.

“We love to see customers reuse old, broken doors and make tables out of them. All it takes is a little love and some paint,” Pamela said.

One woman buys old tiered coffee tables at the Bargain Stop and turns them into Lego tables for resale.

“She repurposes them and it helps her make it through the holidays,” Pamela said. “It’s a repurpose culture: reuse, repurpose, recycle.”

Nineteen flea markets and resale stores are open in Muncie, and many more have closed due to bad business.

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3. Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana)

From a wide-legged standing position, turn the right foot outward. Bring the arms out to a “T.” Inhale, and shift the torso down, bringing the right hand to rest on either the right shin, ankle or the ground. Repeat on the left side.

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A yoga block or books could be used in this pose. The block or books raises the ground to the hand. The shoulders should be stacked, the spine is straight and the chest is open. Hold this posture for five breaths. This pose relieves tension and stress from the body as it stretches almost all muscles.

4. Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

In a lying position, plant the feet onto the ground, bringing the knees into the air. The arms should be resting by the sides of the body. Inhale. Lift the hips towards the ceiling.

Engage the core, and squeeze the glutes after reaching the top of the movement. Hold this pose for five breaths.

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To intensify the stretch, roll the shoulders underneath and clasp the hands behind the back.

Another option for this pose is to make it a flowing movement.

To do so, after reaching the top of the pose, squeeze the glutes.

Exhale. Roll the spine back to the mat. Inhale, and complete the movement again. Repeat as many times as desired.

5. Corpse Pose (Savasana)

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Corpse pose is an ending pose and used to bring the participant into savasana or final relaxation.

Lay on the ground in the most comfortable position. This pose is used to bring concentration to the breath and could be used for meditation. The point of the pose is to fully relax the mind and body. Spend time in corpse thinking about positive thoughts and clear the mind of classes and upcoming finals.

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In his first game since being reinstated from a suspension for a violation of team rules, Ball State point guard Zavier Turner scored a game-high 20 points in a 61-54 loss at Eastern Illinois.

“We needed [Turner to score],” Ball State head coach James Whitford said. “He’s a great competitor. I thought he did a good job.”

After missing two games, Turner began the game on the bench, entering with 16:02 remaining in the first half.

Turner buried a three-pointer on his first possession, pushing Ball State’s lead to 8-0.

The sophomore played 31 minutes and added a teamhigh four assists, and he also finished the game with six rebounds to go with his 20-point outing.

A six-to-nothing Panther run, which coincided with Turner resting on the bench, made the score 13-10 prompting Whitford to call a timeout.

Turner was subbed back in, and junior Bo Calhoun and freshman Sean Sellers hit back-to-back baskets, pushing the lead back to eight at 18-10.

Both teams struggled offensively in the first 20 minutes, with the Cardinals holding a 24-18 advantage at halftime.

Ball State’s offense struggled all night, with the team finishing 17 of 56 from the field and going 14 of 21 from the foul line. The Cardinals hit just six three-pointers on 21 attempts.

Unable to put the ball in the basket early in the second half, the Cardinals saw the Panthers open with a 14-2 run, taking a 32-26 lead.

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Ball State answered with a 12-2 run of its own, receiving a spark from fifth-year senior center Matt Kamieniecki. Kamieniecki contributed on both sides of the ball, finishing with eight points, five rebounds, two steals and a block.

The lead was short-lived, however, as the Panthers took

their largest lead of the night at 51-40, ultimately winning by seven points. Ball State was outscored 43-30 in the second half.

“When you look at [Eastern Illinois’] numbers in the second half, they scored almost every time,” Whitford said.

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Senior Eric Patterson joined Secor on the first team as a kickoff return specialist. He also made the All-MAC Third Team as a defensive back.

Junior wide receiver Jordan Williams was the lone Cardinal to make the AllMAC Second Team.

Senior running back Jahwan Edwards, junior wide receiver KeVonn Mabon, redshirt junior center Jacob Richard, and junior defensive lineman Darnell Smith were also named to the All-MAC third team.

Ball State finished its season with a 5-7 record, including a 4-4 conference mark.

The Cardinals won four of their final six games.

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UAB CUTS FOOTBALL TEAM, TAKES STEP FORWARD DAKOTA CRAWFORD FULL-COURT PRESS DAKOTA CRAWFORD IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAJOR AND WRITES ‘FULL-COURT PRESS’ FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HIS VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO DAKOTA AT DMCRAWFORD@BSU. EDU.

To the University of Alabama at Birmingham football players, I say: Have a moment.

Let out the pain you felt after being informed that your football team is no more. UAB president Ray Watts announced the school would cut its football, rifle and bowling programs Tuesday afternoon.

In a “Message from the President” memo posted on the school’s website, Watts stated that a strategic review started more than a year ago led the university to make the decision to eliminate the three programs.

Because the university already subsidizes $20 million of its $30 million athletic budget, Watts did not want to take on additional costs the football program would have required to remain competitive in Conference USA. To Watts and the rest of the administration that made this decision, I tip my hat. After a year of digging through the numbers, looking at the cost to build a stadium for the team and really analyzing how much it

takes away from the rest of the university, they made the right decision.

It is, after all, a higher learning institution, and those football players are there to get an education.

Those players lost their uniforms, teammates and coaches on Tuesday — but they didn’t lose their scholarships. UAB is going to honor the scholarships of any player that chooses to stay. And the NCAA is going to allow UAB players to transfer without penalty if they so choose.

After a moment of grieving and refocusing, it’s important that these players take a look at the big picture.

They will still receive a degree, and they will still move on to the working world just like the rest of us. College football, for most, is the end of their playing careers. They’ll be prepared for a bright future, and they’ll have a degree with value.

Watts said in his statement that the university was focused on education.

That’s what really matters.

“In order to invest at least another

$49 million, UAB would have to redirect funds away from other critical areas of importance,” he said, “like education, research, patient care and student services, which are core to UAB’s mission, and our priority athletic programs would suffer competitively.”

In January the NCAA could, and likely will, implement a cost-of-attendance payment for players that will increase the cost of a scholarship by at least $2,000. That move is going to shift the way programs across the country look at sports. There will be schools forced to eliminate smaller programs to keep their football team playing and competing at a high level.

Even from an athletic standpoint, taking football out of the equation from the very beginning is the best move. In this scenario, UAB will be able to dump more money into other, smaller programs. That in turn will ensure the school remains competitive, and maybe even elite in those sports. Any recognition or prestige

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they could only hope to gain through football will suddenly be a realistic accomplishment for the other, more manageable athletic teams.

It’s exciting, quite frankly, to see this decision made. UAB is the first school since University of the Pacific in 1995 to kill its football program. It’s terrible for the athletes, I know. But for students across the country going into debt to fund athletics, it’s a great step forward.

At Ball State, student money collected through fees makes athletics possible. The athletic department is 74 percent subsidized and only produces about $4 million of its roughly $15 million in income. It’s taking money straight from students’ pockets to put a product on the field that’s losing money year in and year out.

Those football players at UAB deserve a moment of grief. But the administration at UAB took a great step forward in higher education that will make a difference in its students’ lives for a long time.

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Freshman forward Sean Sellers is the leading scorer in the MAC after a strong start to his first year playing for Ball State.

Sellers had his career-high of 26 points during the game against Utah.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “I expected [Sellers] to do really well coming into this season,” head coach James Whitford said. “I didn’t expect him to be averaging 20 points per game.”

Sellers has not only been able to score, but he is scoring at an efficient rate, shooting 57 percent from the field and 63 percent from three. He also is hitting 90 percent from the free-throw line.

Not only is he the leading scorer in the Mid-American Conference, but he also ranks 36th in the nation and second among total freshmen.

Sellers was an Indiana All-Star at Greensburg High School and helped lead the Pirates to a 28-1 record and a second straight Indiana Class 3A state championship as a senior.

During his four-year career, he scored over 1,900 points and became Greensburg’s all-time leading

scorer and rebounder. He averaged 20.1 points and 7.6 rebounds his senior year.

“I view him as a really, really good basketball player,” said Whitford. “He’s very skilled, almost scoring 2,000 points in high school. He’s our best shooter when unguarded.”

Before practice and games, Sellers partners up with assistant coach Danny Peters to work on touch shooting by starting from under the rim to get his feel for his shot, then works his way out to the three-point line.

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Standing at 6-foot-6, Sellers easily can shoot over opponents with a smooth, one-motion stroke.

Sellers has shown that his game is more than just scoring, leading Ball State in assists and sitting at third on the team in rebounds.

His balanced game and aggressive scoring mentality has helped guide the Cardinals to a 2-2 record this season.

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Mon-Thur • 12 p.m.-9 p.m.

Fri-Sat • 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Learn to fly with fifteen week Private Pilot Ground School.

Classes start Jan. 8 and meet each Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Can’t make that class?

The next one starts Jan. 10 and meets each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Tuition is $189 and you can bring a friend or family member with you for free. Airplane flights start as low as $150 for one hour. Gift packages available!

Muncie Aviation Company

5201 N. Walnut St., Muncie • (765) 702-7264