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all State electrician Les Richardson has had part of the cartilage removed from his knee and needs to have it completely replaced. Because of this, it makes his day a little harder when he has to constantly work through the pain. However, Richardson, who is also the chief steward of the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, can’t afford to take the time off or the out-of-pocket costs to get the surgery. For Richardson and the more than 550 service and skilled crafts employees at Ball State — the people who serve food, fix students’ rooms and clean the bathrooms and residence halls — taking sick leave and vacation time isn’t an option.
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Alumnus earns spot on U.S. preliminary roster Former setter makes early 25-man team, awaiting cutbacks |
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Former Ball State men’s volleyball setter Graham McIlvaine has earned a spot on the 25man World League Team USA preliminary roster. “He is one of 25 guys on this roster, in a competition which is below only the Olympics,” Ball State coach Joel Walton said. “And perhaps the World Competition in some parts of the world is perhaps the most important competition.” The roster will later be trimmed to 14 players before the 2015 Federation Internationale de Volleyball competition, a six-weekend pool play tournament for the top men’s national
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teams around the world. Lloy Ball, a four-time Olympian, told Team USA coach John Speraw about McIlvaine. “I didn’t know much about Graham, but Lloy Ball was impressed by him and so are we,” Speraw said in a statement. “He’s a left-hander, a good athlete and he had a good year professionally overseas. We had him in the gym and took a look at some video and decided he would be the fourth setter.” McIlvaine graduated from Ball State in 2014. He was a three-time Academic All-MIVA selection as well as an All-MIVA Second Team selection in 2014. He ranks sixth in school history with 3,211 career assists. “I feel like this is one of the first steps for him,” Walton said. “He’s somebody that is very talented and if he continues to get the right kind of training, that will get him playing with better and better players.”
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The fashion program’s new studios will be ready for the department to start moving in June 1, and will be ready to use for the Summer Semester. The new studios will be larger, have better lighting and include more professional equipment, said Valerie Birk, a fashion merchandising and apparel designs instructor. “It’s really exciting,” she said. “It will affect them in a really positive way.” The new studios are in the second floor of the Applied Technology Building, as opposed to the current location in the basement of LaFollette Complex. Birk said the old studios
Former setter Graham McIlvaine is one of 25 players on the World League Team USA preliminary roster. McIlvaine has the sixth most career assists in school history and graduated from Ball state in 2014.
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were similar to “home-economic classes” and have not been renovated in 20 years. The construction of the fashion studios was funded through the university’s building allotment. Birk said the plan for studio updates has been in the works for many years, but construction began last summer. She said the move took a while due to coordinating where each department would be. Megan Bright, a junior apparel design major, said she is “stoked” for the new studios. “The new space is supposed to really facilitate creativity and productivity,” she said. “That kind of support, I think, will really help us grow and really feel like designers.” Bright described the current studios as “basic,” with white walls and no color or texture in the room. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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