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Bill promotes constitutional carry, limits restrictions on campuses PODNAR CRIME REPORTER | RACHEL rmpodnar@bsu.edu
The students building a grassroots advocacy group for concealed carry rights on Ball State’s campus defy expectations — they don’t even use the word “gun.” “It’s tied into gun violence,“ president David Vest said. “We normally use firearm or sidearm.” The four members of the executive board for Students for Concealed Carry are half men and women, varied ethnicities and come from majors like criminal justice, psychology and social work. The group does not affiliate with any political party. “[When people imagine Students for Conceal Carry] they picture Larry the Cable guy, drinking a beer with a rebel flag and a shotgun, and that’s not what we are,” Vest said. “I just want to make a non-politically biased movement just for what we are talking about and have no other spin or twist on it.” Vest is a junior psychology major in the U.S. army reserve. He’s also engaged to the group’s treasurer, Chyna Spencer. He’s working on restarting the student organization Students for Concealed Carry that has been attempted and failed at different times in the past. This time, he said, all the members of the executive board will be on campus next year to continue the organization, and they are in the process of being recognized by the Office of Student Life. The membership base right now is small, around 15 people, but they add two or three members each week to their Facebook page and they haven’t even met formally yet.
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On Jan. 8, State Rep. Jim Lucas introduced a bill to the House that would remove university-imposed restrictions on concealed carry. The map below illustrates which states allow or ban carrying concealed weapons on college or university properties.
hen Jennifer Erickson, an anthropology professor, had her baby in February 2012, she had to handle being a new mom on top of working part-time at Ball State. She organized all of her classes and found people to lecture as a guest for 22 class periods in two different courses. “I was working during that time, which you’re not supposed to have to do during sick leave,” Erickson said. “Then I came back at the end of the semester, which was really difficult for both me and the students who had me during that semester because there was very little
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continuity in the semester for any of us.” Her graduate assistant helped her out in one of her classes, fielding email questions and helping during class. “I was supposed to be on leave, but I didn’t want to let the students down,” Erickson said. She had saved up six weeks of sick leave, and was able to take six paid weeks off to stay with her baby. But most Americans aren’t so lucky. The U.S. doesn’t mandate a paid family leave program, so companies have to choose to offer a paid plan. See LEAVE, page 4
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Team’s inability to defend in paint an issue, coach says Cardinals experience 10th consecutive loss, ranked 11th in MAC |
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After suffering its 10th straight loss, Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford said defense is his biggest worry moving forward. “[Bowling Green] shot well from 3, but my greatest concern for us is our inability to defend in the paint,” Whitford said. “The ability to defend around the rim is our biggest issue ... They shot 60 percent at the rim.” Mid-American Conference East leader Bowling Green made 50.9 percent of its field-goal attempts and 44.4 percent from behind the arc in a 14-point victory over Ball State.
The Cardinals are ranked 11th in the conference in field goal defense percentage at .454 percent. Six of the Cardinals’ last eight opponents have shot 50 percent or better against them. One reason for the struggling Ball State defense has been the absence of senior center Matt Kamieniecki to defend the post. Kamieniecki has missed three straight games and five of the last seven. “My greatest concern is for us being who we are, our ability to defend the paint,” Whitford said. “It’s a much bigger issue for us than defending the three, especially with Kamiemiecki out.” Whitford said he could have played Kamieniecki against the Falcons, but his return will be a joint decision between those two and the training staff. The Cardinals have been forced to play more defensive possessions due to their
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trouble in taking care of the ball. Ball State is 10th in the conference with a -2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. Whitford said junior Jeremiah Davis and sophomore Zavier Turner were “over-dribbling” in the first half against the Falcons, combining for three assists and three turnovers. Turner was able to pick up the slack in the second half, finishing with five assists.
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Junior forward Bo Calhoun was one of five Cardinals who scored double-figures during the game against
See BASKETBALL, page 3 Bowling Green on Feb. 14 at Worthen Arena. Calhoun led the team in rebounds as well with a total of nine. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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