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ART from gallery to 'Wasteland'
eleonor Sviridova eXamineS the art sculpture "Fit for Active Duty" by Chester Geiselman at the Art of Democracy exhibit in the Art JUnior Claire matUCHeSKi looks at the art piece and Journalism building Tuesday afternoon. "Iraqopoly-Board Game" logue and to ask questions,” Anderson, from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Ken- has been lost on some issues people are Exhibit hopes to inspire assistant professor of art at Ball State tucky, in addition to a few artists from still thinking about them. University said. outside the Midwest. “It’s refreshing to see that there are dialogue among patrons; The exhibit opened in the Atrium Art Anderson said he hopes the gallery other artists who are concerned about Gallery on Sept. 30 and will run until and others like it will bolster informed the last eight years of our political lead- displayed through Nov. 4 Election Day. The gallery is in conjunc- participation in American politics. ership,” Stults said. “I think it’s really tion with many other art galleries across “Only 12 percent of the country thinks easy for people to lose sight of issues story by sean Armie | photos by Jeremy Whited the U.S. as a part of the coalition “Art of we’re heading in the right direction,” An- that are still affecting them.” Democracy”. derson said. “The work in this gallery is The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 When Scott Anderson helped organize The exhibit contains an array of works representative of the unrest in the coun- p.m Tuesday through Friday, and 1 p.m. the “Farewell to the Wasteland” exhibi- using many mediums, all focused on try today.” to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be a clos- tion, he said he believed art should be the sociopolitical issues of the past Pamela Stults, a junior painting major ing ceremony Nov. 4, which will include more than decoration. eight years. at Ball State with a piece in the exhibit the auctioning of pieces of the artwork “Art’s higher calling is to create dia- The artwork features work by artists said she thinks; although some focus “Cuneiform Piece” by artist Elmer Craig.
ELECTIONS Muncie takes advantage of early voting
the community to vote. Some of “It’s been a constant fl ood,” SGA plans to sponsor this pressure could have been County Clerk Steve Craycraft taken off the county building.” said. “The fi rst week is always MITS shuttle to take SGA is planning to pull money the hardest because of the ap- from its discretionary fund to plication deadline for absen- students to voting site use toward free transportation tee ballots. This year we’re to the voting center during the processing about 1,500.” Liz Mensching n Chief Reporter week before Election Day. The offi ce has six employees Hood said plans aren’t fi nal- and three voting machines, but Despite being denied an on- ized, but the organization wants during election season it in- campus voting booth, Ball State to fi nd days with less voting creases the work force to four University’s Student Govern- traffi c in the Delaware County machines and eight employees. ment Association will continue Building for running shuttles, Craycraft, along with other to encourage students to vote. so students and county work- employees at the Clerk’s Of- SGA President Frank Hood ers aren’t inconvenienced. fi ce, was a supporter of Ball said this denial was a disap- SGA and other political State’s proposed on-campus pointment to the organiza- groups on campus will dis- voting booth. tion, but it would ultimately tribute pamphlets to inform “It’s not just about conve- affect the community on a students of the shuttle route, nience for the students,” he broader scale. County Clerk’s offi ce hours and said. “Ball State is the biggest “There will be record turnouts other important information employer in the county, espe- this year since it’s an election related to voting. cially considering Ball [Memo- year,” he said. “There is a lot The Delaware County build- rial] Hospital. Having a booth more political involvement from ing is the only early-voting open would have done a lot students, and voter registration location in the county, and to alleviate stress. We should numbers from students are Craycraft said extra steps need put energy into encouraging dn Photo/Jessica lanninG much higher. Longer lines will to be taken to handle the in- people to participate in the a mUnCie reSident learns how to use the new voting machines on Tuesday in the Delaware County Building. make it a lot more of a chore for creased traffi c. election.” The early voting system started on Monday.
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8.5 minutes and as late as 24 Ball State tests its notifi ca- ware County offi cials. ing in serious bodily injury. More than 6,000 have minutes, according to a test tion system once in each of Beating sentencing A ma nda Polson , 20, pleaded The Class C felony would conducted by University Com- the fall, spring and summer guilty Monday to a charge of have carried a standard signed up for service munications on Tuesday. semesters, Proudfoot said. set for late October criminal recklessness result- four-year prison term, but Tony Proudfoot, associate The goal of testing is to make ing in serious bodily injury. the charges fell to those of a since it began last year vice president for Marketing emergency protocol second from staff Reports The former student was ar- Class D felony with Polson’s and Communications, said nature to the emergency com- rested last year on suspicion of plea bargain. Andrea Zeek n staff Reporter Tuesday’s test is the most munication team, which is A former Ball State Univer- being part of a group that at- Class D felony convictions comprehensive measure of comprised of University Com- sity student awaits a Dela- tacked an Ivy League Commu- typically carry an 18-month If there is ever a campus the university’s Web site, text, munications and University ware County judge’s decision nity College student at a party prison sentence, according emergency, Ball State Univer- e-mail and voice mail emer- Computing Services staff. later th is month to determ ine north of Ball State’s campus. to the Indiana Code. sity students and faculty will gency response time. The ser- if she will spend up to a year After the arrest, Polson was receive alerts in as early as vice began a year ago, he said. please see ALERts, page 6 in prison, according to Dela- charged with battery result- please see tRIAL, page 6
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Preview the new exhibit and enjoy hors quests since Oct. 1, 2007, gubernatorial candidate Jill important.” d’oeuvres and soft drinks. of requests cause Georgia has made far more Long Thompson is spending the social security number verifi - week touting her economic plan Jill long tHompSon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Federal suspicion cation requests than any other to voters around the state — state, according to the Social trying to draw attention to her in the general election. from the Associated press Security Administration. Ala- campaign after about a month “I have always believed that bama was second with about without television advertising. both television advertising and ATLANTA – Federal offi cials one million requests. 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The letter noted they vocacy group educates voters. “very soon.” She said she always Daniels has run television interactive graphics and more. had submitted “extraordinari- Georgia Deputy Secretary of anticipated that her campaign commercials continuously since ly high levels” of verifi cation State Rob Simms said Tuesday would be off the air for a time March. Long Thompson aired her requests. that Astrue’s letter arrived a before Nov. 4, when she faces fi rst general election commercial “Such a volume appears to be day earlier and it was the fi rst Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels in July, but hasn’t run a commer- SERVICE DIRECTORY much greater than one would time state offi cials were alert- and Libertarian Andy Horning cial for about four weeks. expect, given that states of ed to an unusually high num- The Ball State Daily News (USPS-144-360), the Ball State comparable or larger popu- ber of requests. 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Today’s birthday (10-8-08). This year is all about FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 8, 2008 Sudoku By Michael Mepham falling in love, in many diff erent ways. As you well know, Level: Hard there’s fraternal, parental, idealistic and lots of other THE Daily Crossword Edited by Wayne Robert Williams kinds of love. With luck, you’ll get to experience them all. You’ll learn a lot. ACROSS 1Token booth To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. 6 Kick out Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is an Aries (March 21-April 19) Today 11 2nd sight is an 8. Friends help you make an 14 Celestial hunter 8. You tend to fall in love intellectu- 15 Shearer of important connection, and take on a "The Red ally fi rst, then physically. Conditions Shoes" are perfect for the former kind of challenge. They think you can do it, 16 Blanc or Tillis based on what you’ve done before. 17 Beginning of intimate relationship. The latter may autumn happen too, but maybe not. Don’t You might as well believe in them, 19 Bikini part worry about it. since they believe in you. Besides, 20 Taking the they’re right. place (of) Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 21 Just released Taurus (April 20-May 20)Today is 22 Sillitoe or Paton 6. Having a secure base of operations a 6. Show you’re a problem solver 23 Strays from the is important to your success. You like script and gain more authority. There’ll 25 Thin pancake to have all the details worked out, be plenty of material with which to 26 Shade tree and a standardized routine. Smooth 28 Cam-controlled work; don’t worry about that. Don’t tool out the kinks again. 31 Subject matter be afraid, you’ll be good at this. You 34 Freeway have natural talent. access Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today 35 Russian is an 8. You have a lot of questions, Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today horseman is a 10. You and your partner can 37 Pain reliever and it’s a good time to get answers. 41 Infamous cow Some of this you can do by yourself, fi nally launch a much-anticipated owner adventure. Conditions for success are 43 Steps over a 5Prepare to pray by reading and correspondence. No wall 6 Flightless bird more excuses. excellent now, if you work together. 44 Windblown 7 Becomes part Be patient. You can do this. vegetation of Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today 48 Favorite 8 "__ kleine Cancer (June 22-July 22)Today is a is an 8. Money’s coming in for the 49 Assumed name Nachtmusik" 6. Review your list of things you’d like 50 One-ups 9 Cornfield critter next couple of days. Use these condi- 53 Cold War 10 Uncle Sam's to get to improve your home. There’s Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle 10/8/08 tions to your advantage, by calling power take a thing or two you can aff ord now. 54 Bashful 11 Insignia in old debts. All those folks need is a 56 As an example 12 Mexican shawl Complete the grid so each You’ll fi nd them on sale. Check out 59 Verizon, once 13 Board little reminder. Hold them account- row, column and 3-by-3 box the ads in the paper. 60 Place to jot a smoother able. Tough love. note 18 Bow out (in bold borders) contains Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 7. 62 That girl 22 Deodorant spot 63 Romeo 24 Former NBC every digit 1 to 9. For strate- Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is Consider another point of view, even 64 Fulton's power anchor an 8. Follow through on whatever it if you don’t agree at fi rst. Encourage 65 Undertake 25 Bivouacs gies on how to solve Sudoku, 66 Pages in 26 Space-saving is you started yesterday. Turn in your the other person to explain, and papers abbr. visit www.sudoku.org.uk. bottles and cans, or whatever, to add answer all your questions. This ought 67 Rumormonger 27 Old card game 29 Devout request 40 Ping pong 52 Babble jingle to your pockets. Every little to be interesting. DOWN 30 Doesn't lack partition 54 Trough chow Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is 1 Diplomat 32 Weather-map 42 Keyed in again 55 Center of bit counts. an 8. You’re onto a good method Annan line 44 Instructed activity Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is 2Turkey 33 Phones 45 Long overcoat 57 Well-kept now, for bringing in lots of cash. neighbor 36 Middling grade 46 King novel 58 Humorist a 5. Keep your ear to keyholes and Develop a routine so you can do 3 Old light 38 Indelicately 47 Hilary of pop Bombeck you’ll fi gure out where and when sources unwraps 51 One of Potter's 60 __-mo replay more, effi ciently. You’ll have to set 4 Unbroken 39 Land in la mer rabbits 61 Hosp. areas the next action will happen. Watch the priorities; your co-workers don’t the money trail, too. You’ll have the have a clue. inside track. ___ © 2006 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. (c) 2007, Tribune Media Services Inc. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Place your ad today in one of these prime locations! Call 765-285-8256 to reserve your space. wednesday, october 8, 2008 l the ball state daily news NEWS l PAGE 3
IMMERSIVE LEARNING MONEY Group presents Bernanke’s booster findings from Federal Reserve chairman proposes plan to bolster economy as stocks plummet Sri Lanka trip
from the Associated press The Dow is down 13 percent in the past fi ve CapAsia students “ it’s important to know WASHINGTON — The trading days. worked with villages that in any profession Federal Reserve took an- Speaking to business you sometimes have other bold step to boost leaders in Virginia, Bush hit by 2004 tsunami troubled credit markets said his administration to change or mold Tuesday as chairman Ben is moving at a breakneck Liz Mensching n Chief Reporter your perspective when Bernanke hinted at anoth- pace to implement a bank Senior urban planning major traveling to other er interest-rate cut to spark rescue plan passed last Marino Solorio went to Sri Lan- the U.S. economy and Pres- week by Congress and ka expecting to help villagers places. We changed ident Bush pushed foreign urged companies to stay cope with the wreckage left by a both as professionals leaders for a global action positive and take a “we 2004 tsunami. Instead he found them to be self-suffi cient when and as people and plan to rescue banks. can do it” attitude. given the proper equipment Yet Wall Street was un- Earlier Tuesday he and gained a new perspective want to open people’s moved as all three major phoned the leaders of from the experience. minds to these American stock indices Germany, France, Italy “It’s important to know that in any profession you sometimes opportunities.” lost another 5 percent of and Great Britain, trying have to change or mold your their value as fi nancial to persuade them to take perspective when traveling to MARINO SOLORIO market bloodletting con- confi dence-building ac- other places,” he said. “We Urban planning major tinued. tions similar to those in changed both as professionals and as people and want to open and surveys in an attempt to The Dow Jones Indus- the U.S. Britain was re- people’s minds to these oppor- better understand the lifestyles trial Average fell 508.39 ceptive, but continental tunities.” of people in the area before the points, or 5.1 percent, to European Union mem- CapAsia, an immersive learn- tsunami hit, Solorio said. close at 9447.11. The S&P bers couldn’t agree on a ing program at Ball State Univer- After doing research the team sity, will present their fi ndings was able to provide hands-on 500 was off 60.66, or 5.7 broad bank bailout plan from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mon- help with projects that included percent, to 996.23. The and instead offered a to- day in the College of Architec- rebuilding a bridge, cleaning up Nasdaq fi nished down ken increase in deposit ture and Planning Room 100. the communities and sponsor- 108.08 points, or 5.8 insurance. This added to The director of the project, Ni- ing a festival. hal Perera, said the goal of the Solorio helped to orchestrate percent, to 1754.88. the gloom on Wall Street. trip was to study the recovery the Peacock Festival in the Ya efforts of a 2004 tsunami that Ya Watte village. federal reServe Board CHairman Ben BernanKe announced Tues- left villages in the region dam- “The best part of it was show- day that it would buy the short-term debt issued by major domestic aged. casing the talents and crafts and foreign corporations based in America. The group of 18 students di- of people from the village,” he vided their 11-week trip among said. “It was great; really awe- Mct Photo fi ve villages collecting interviews some.”
planetariUm: tHe marS invaSion Star show takes viewers to fi nal frontier takeover of a Star Trek epi- atre presentation when a ra- degrees if he were on Mars. He explained that the light we see Amanda Getchel: sode; it’s a trip to the Ball State dio show claimed aliens had Notes also explained that scientists from Vega was 26 years old. ThIS AND ThAT Planetarium and its free pre- landed on a farm in New Jer- What: The Mars Invasion now have proof that fl owing That means the light the stars amanda getchel is sentation, The Mars Invasion. sey. This was interesting and When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 10, 11, 17 rivers and salty oceans were emits at one time reaches us a senior journalism If you’ve never been to a showed how people had to and 18 once on Mars. 26 years later. Other stars he major and writes “This planetarium, I highly recom- use their imaginations to see Once The Mars Invasion fi n- pointed to were 1,000 years or mend it, but I don’t think I’d what things were like before Where: Ball State University ished, the lights dimmed, and 100,000 years old. The light and That” for the Planetarium Daily News. Her views recommend going to the Mars TVs came around. The listen- it was so dark that you could we see from the Sun is eight do not necessarily presentation unless you have ers actually believed aliens Cooper Physical Science barely see your hand in front minutes old, he said. agree with those of nothing else to do. had landed despite there be- Building Rm. 90 of your face. This drew “wows” and “amaz- the newspaper. I arrived about 15 minutes ing commercials. Admission: Free to all ages, Stars covered the ceiling. The ings” from the whole room. before the show, and the 70- After the radio clip the seating is limited Milky Way stretched across When the presentation end- seat room already was full. moderator gave a PowerPoint the room. For city dwellers it ed, and the lights turned on, Space — the fi nal frontier. Children, adults and students presentation about the his- would have been a magnifi - I was slightly disappointed we These are the voyages of the waited to learn more about tory of Mars’ discovery and after the presentation specta- cent sight. For country folk, couldn’t see more stars, but Ball State University Planetar- Mars. Unfortunately where I the orbiters and landers the tors could go on the roof and such as the couple sitting next I still had an enjoyable time. ium. Its three-weekend mis- was sitting I was practically world has launched to the Red see stars and planets from the to me, whose son was with the Again, if you have never been sion: to show a live presen- reading the PowerPoint presen- Planet from the Mariner 6 and telescope themselves. Boy Scouts, it’s what it looked to a planetarium or are bored tation of stars, to talk about tation upside down. As if that 7 expeditions in 1969 to the One of the most interesting like every night. one evening it’s defi nitely the history of Mars and show weren’t bad enough, members most recent Phoenix Lander aspects of the show was when The moderator showed where worth going at least once in pictures of possible life and of a Boy Scout troop were talk- in 2008. He also showed some the moderator explained the various stars and constella- your life. terrain features — to boldly ing the entire time, so it was video clips taken of Mars from planet’s temperature differ- tions were but also explained The Mars Invasion plays go where no planetarium has hard to hear the moderator. the telescope on top of the ence. He said he was 6 feet tall, something that boggles my again at 7:30 p.m. the next gone before. The show began with the Cooper Science Complex. If it and the difference between his mind. He pointed to where the two weekends on Oct. 10, 11, No, this isn’t some hostile Halloween 1938 Mercury The- weren’t cloudy that night, then feet and his head would be 40 star Vega was in the sky and 17 and 18.
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Drinking age forum tonight at Emens The communications department will host an Open Forum de- bsudailynews.com bate regarding the legal drinking age in the U.S. at 7 p.m. today Breaking news, article comments, interactive graphics and more. in John R. Emens Auditorium. Admission is free to for “Responsible Drinking Redefi ned.” Derek Brey, a student organizer for the event, said the issue Wouldn’t you rather be canoeing was chosen as part of an immersive learning program for a good reason. Despite creating extra work for themselves, the than doing what you’re doing? team of Ball State University students pursued hosting the on-campus debate. “The issue is a big deal right now because the 10 percent highway fund, which defi nes the legal age, will be up for revi- sion next year,” he said.
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Jason Marer ThINK TO ExIST our view Jason marer is a junior majoring in social studies education and writes ‘Thinks to Exist’ for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. One thing I A nudge to vote have learned...... is the importance to communicate well. In a world where face-to-face communication is a lost art, society electronically communi- cates through e-mail, text messaging and Web $ sites such as Facebook. I am not ridiculing $
those students who prefer to speak through $ $ electronic means. I simply think people could $ $ communicate better than they are. Don’t get me wrong though – I am just as $ $ $ guilty. Voting Trolly $ I frequently use e-mail, send the occasional $ “what’s up” text message and check Facebook in-between classes. After all, I am a Ball State University student. It’s in my DNA right? My problem is communication gets lost in translation over the Internet. Most of us have probably received e-mails or AT ISSUE: Trolly to early-voting site is useful, but SGA needs to text messages and haven’t been able to deter- mine the sincerity or sarcasm of the sender. limit the days it pays for Personally, I find this annoying. I am not saying the only way we, as humans, can communicate is face-to-face, but we have to be careful The Delaware County Election Board put the ki- Unfortunately, paying MITS for the shuttle service when using bosh on an early-voting site on Ball State Universi- won’t come cheap at $30 an hour. My problem is e-mail and ty’s campus – a major push by Student Government SGA President Frank Hood said the organization sending flirta- communication tious comments Association – but that hasn’t stopped the organiza- plans to sponsor the shuttle for one or two days, on Facebook. tion from fighting political apathy and encouraging and it hopes to have the service run for the entire gets lost in Yet I’ll admit students to cast their ballots. week before elections. That $1,500 it saved when even when com- SGA offered to contribute $1,500 from its discre- the election board rejected the voting site will dis- translation over municating the Internet. in person we tionary fund to the early voting site. Although the appear pretty quick with the shuttle’s service rates. encounter prob- site was rejected, the organization plans to contrib- Running 10-hours a day that money would be gone lems, especially ute the same amount of money to getting students after five days. arguments. to the polls. One or two days with a free shuttle is a nice con- The worst sort of conversations are argu- ments, and they are hard to tackle. What’s the This time, SGA is working with MITS to provide stu- venience, but paying for five days worth of it is a bit best way to manage a disagreement anyway? dents with a shuttle to take them from campus to the zealous and will only drain SGA’s coffers more than Ultimately, I don’t think we can ever solve an early voting site at the Delaware County Building. it should. argument but only manage one. The plan isn’t perfect, but it’s a valiant effort. Students already have access to a free shuttle service Take relationships for instance. How many times have you and your signifi- Students are lazy, and we need the occasional downtown with the regular MITS routes, but the early- cant other battled it out? What’s the result nudge to do our civic duties. voting shuttle will help those of you who still live on – crying or throwing your fist into the wall? How many of us made it to our last six-month campus and might not yet be familiar with the trek I’d rather not know the end result, but I can check-up with the dentist? Probably not enough. between the bus station and the county building. assure you we can all do a better job. We can start with respect though. In an environment in which many of us don’t take The voting shuttle will help those who are going Besides, the greatest gift you can give anoth- the time to keep up with a biannual ritual to main- to vote do so more easily. But for all the people er person is the purity of your attention. So tain basic hygiene, what are the odds we can all be who want to vote, but absolutely need the service, listen! And if you truly value the person you convinced to lug our lazy butts downtown to wait squeezing a one-hour trip to the county building in are arguing with, you should find a peaceful way out. around at a government building? a 48-hour period is easy. Mainly I think the problem is our ability to SGA has tried to provide a solution to our excuses Keep the shuttle running for two days – that’s all see the other person’s point of view. with paying for a shuttle to take us there and elimi- we need. That way SGA can put the money toward Educational psychologist Jean Piaget nate complaints about how hard it is to make the something more beneficial. Next year’s Homecom- believed children, beginning at the age of 12, could realize that their own feelings are not trip there without a car. ing needs more fireworks any way. necessarily shared by others and may reflect personal opinion rather than reality. In essence we have the ability to think logi- cally and acknowledge other perspectives by the sixth grade. British theologian Joseph Priestley once NUMBERCRUNCHER said, “the more elaborate our means of com- munication the less we communicate.” That is the fundamental premise of this column: E-mail and text messaging may be convenient, but it doesn’t necessarily make life easier. We people have signed should become less dependent on the Internet up for text alerts and increase efforts to communicate in per- 6,622 son. I may not have enjoyed taking Fundamentals of Public Communication at Ball State, but please take this class seriously. TV shows freshman have Although speech class is boring it does serve some relative purpose, such as learning about referred to played for the body language. Ball State field hockey Nonverbal communication is often under- this week rated, but just think back to the last time you 3 team fell asleep in class and what your teacher’s 6 reaction was. Communication should not be taken lightly, and we should all try to better understand one another. Even in an argument. Ultimately, I don’t think e-mail and text mes- saging are necessarily bad; I’m just saying we minutes for latest response have to be careful when doing so. time with text alerts Sure we can communicate more conveniently 24 using the Internet, but will it be effective? I’m WAyNE STAySKAl is a syndicated cartoonist. his views do not necessarily agree not quite sold yet, but that’s merely because with those of the Daily News. I still prefer communicating face-to-face. Especially when asking someone out. number of Write to Jason at 8.5 people in [email protected] minutes for earliest Delaware response time with County who FORUM POLICY voted Monday The Daily News opinion page aims to stimu- text alerts 126 late discussion in the Ball State community. The Daily News welcomes reader viewpoints and offers four vehicles of expression for reader opinions: letters to the editor, guest columns, liberos competing for the starting position on feedback on our Web site and phone responses. Letters must be signed and appear as space the women’s volleyball team permits each day. The limit for letter length is 3 approximately 350 words. All letters must be typed. The editor reserves the right to edit and condense submissions for length as well as clarity. The name of the author is usually published but may be withheld for compelling reasons, Think you can do it such as physical harm to the author. The editor decides this on an individual basis and must consult the writer before withholding the name. Lengthy letters that focus on an issue affecting students might be considered for “Your Turn” col- BETTER? umns at the editor’s discretion. Those interested in submitting responses can submit a typed copy to the Daily News office, located in AJ 278. Apply to be a Daily News columnist Web feedback will be considered for use in the [email protected] print edition. Spelling and grammar will not be edited. TERRENCE NOWICKI is a syndicated cartoonist. his views do not necessarily agree with those of the Daily News.
The Daily News encourages its U.S. Sen. richard lugar U.S. rep. mike pence rep. dennis tyler Sen. Sue errington U.S. Sen. evan Bayh readers to voice their views on 306 Hart Bldg. U.S. 6th District Indiana Dist. 34 Indiana District 26 B40-2 Dirksen Senate Office legislative issues. The following Washington, D.C. 20510 1208 Longworth Bldg. 200 W. Washington St. 200 W. Washington St. Bldg. legislators represent the Ball (202) 224-4814 Washington, D.C. 20515 Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 Washington, D.C. 20510 State community: (202) 225-3021 1-800-382-9842 1-800-382-9467 (202) 224-5623 wednesday, october 8, 2008 l the ball state daily news EXPO l PAGE 5 Ball State has a magazine? expoexpo Expo is Ball State’s student-produced news magazine feature magazine that publishes three times a year. Pick up the latest issue of expo at most EDITOR IN CHIEF: Kristyn Loudermilk buildings on campus. The fi rst issue for this Check out more stories and extra features on our Web site. MANAGING EDITOR: Lauren Bash year will be available Oct. 28. CONTACT: [email protected]
VOTING Students should request absentee ballots, consider absentee voting
County Clerks Offi ce, accord- than ever for this election. Voting lets students ing to Democratic Commis- According to Tackett, it’s sioner Angie Tackett. important for people to re- Dates to Remember engage in politics An absentee ballot is a ballot quest absentee ballots, es- that is marked and mailed pecially college students and show they care from a different place to because students gener- where the person is regis- ally have IDs from the tashaundra Golden n Expo Reporter tered. Having the option state that they live in, of sending an absentee and they go to school Oct. 27 - County clerk’s offi ce must receive Election Day this year may ballot can be a perfect way ELECTION’08 here. People can’t vote applications for absentee ballots be more like election month. to solve the dilemma of be- with an out of state li- The requests for absentee bal- ing at Ball State University cense. If an absentee bal- lots for this election continue and registered in a differ- lot is requested and then Nov. 4 - County clerk’s offi ce must receive to increase; proving that be- ent county. Absentee ballots mailed, then an in-state li- absentee ballot ing present at an election became infamous in the 2004 cense is not required. site on Election Day is not presidential election when ab- Alex Carroll, chief of staff for as common as it has been in sentee ballots weren’t being Ball State’s college republicans, the past. As of Tuesday, 1782 counted in Florida. Since then, encourages students to vote. election years we have a true We need to show America that absentee ballots had been different rules and regulations Petersburg Times, absentee bal- “Americans seem to feel as chance to make our voices we care about the political requested by mail as of this for counting these ballots have lots in both Florida and across if their opinions are not re- heard. Young people need to process. This is our chance to morning from the Delaware been set. According to the St. the United States are higher spected,” he said. “Well in the vote as much as anyone else. engage and make an impact.”
To be eligible to vote as an absentee, the voter must follow the instructions below. As a student at Ball State, this may be the best way to vote.
1. REGISTRATION 3. BALLOT
First, in order to vote, a person must be registered. The last day After you have fi lled out the application and sent it to the to register was Monday. So if you are unsure if you are registered, county's offi ce, you will be sent an absentee ballot. You then fi ll check at www.indianavoters.com. If you are not registered you will out the ballot like you would when going to the polls on Election be unable to vote this year. Day. When fi lling out an absentee ballot, follow the instructions. Absentee ballots have been rejected on the grounds of the voters’ failure to verify signatures, sign ballots and for voters’ failure to date their ballots. The county's offi ce must receive ballots by Nov. 4, which is Election Day. Send the ballot in by Oct. 2. APPLICATION 20 just to be safe. You must be registered by Oct. 27 in order to vote absentee. However, don't wait until the last minute, turning in the registration 4. VOTE EARLY form earlier will guarantee that you can vote absentee in this election. Anyone is able to apply for an absentee ballot to be sent After votera receive their absentee ballot in the mail, they can to him. To download it, go to www.indianavoters.com for the Indiana vote early in person instead of mailing it in. This could be an application, www.sos.state.oh.us for Ohio and www.elections.il.gov option when students go home for Fall Break on Oct. 17. Voters for Illinois. should to call their county's offi ce to fi nd locations to vote early.
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Healthy Competition sophomore, two freshmen battle for Ball state's open libero spot Andrew Walker n Chief Reporter Libero Ball State University women’s n Must wear jersey that volleyball coach Dave Boos contrasts the rest of the team goes into each match with a (shorts must match) hole on his lineup card. n Must play in the back row and The second-year coach made may not attempt an attack or defense a priority when recruit- ing for this year’s team and a block now finds himself with three n May substitute at any point for libero candidates that are ready a defensive player in between to play at any point – and only points and does not count one can play at a time. against a team’s limited number “If we have someone not of substitutions having a great night it’s nice to know that we have another person that can step in,” Boos Peniata said it takes a special said. “That’s what it’s been re- athlete to play libero. cently – you’ll continue to see “Besides the setter, which that position evolve through- is like the quarterback of the out the season.” team, a libero is in charge of The three liberos – sopho- leading the back court of a more Alyssa Rio, freshmen team by communicating with Christie Waters and Kaylee the front row and back row Schembra – have been part of players and making sure ev- Ball State’s surge from sixth erybody is working within the overall in the Mid-American system,” Peniata said. Conference in digs last season Peniata said she sees a fight to third overall in 2008. every day for the libero spot. Boos said instead of stick- “I think the competition has ing with one player in the spot pushed them to higher limits he prefers evaluating who and a higher level as players,” she said. “It makes for a fun, plays based on their execu- dn Photo/Jay sowers tion through each practice and competitive environment.” Boos said he encourages a Ball State UniverSity volleyBall playerS Kaylee SCHemBra, CHriStie WaterS and alySSa rio fight for a ball before practice on Tuesday. The match. three defensive specialists are competing for playing time this season. “I think all of our liberos competitive environment. work incredibly hard – I don’t “I think that competition for loud and vocal on the court think that’s ever going to be a positions is the cornerstone Liberos and also good at defense by separating point for this unit,” for a successful program,” reading where the hitters are Boos said. “It’s definitely going Boos said. “It is only making Alyssa Rio trying to hit.” to be more about performance us better by competing in Class: Sophomore Both Waters and Schembra than it is about effort.” practice.” Digs: 275 came into their freshmen cam- With a positive attitude from Digs per set: 4.11 paigns impressed by Rio’s ex- Rio, Waters and Schembra a DIffEREnt pLAyERs, DIffER- Key Attribute: Experience perience on the court. “healthy competition” has de- Ent tALEnts “Rio stands out with experi- veloped to prove which player Boos has not been shy about “[Rio] understands what we’re doing, understands situations, she’s been through the ence she has and how well she should gain libero bragging pulling one libero for another wars. We also relied on her a lot last year, so she’s carried a big load for this program works with everyone on the rights. this season – even between since she arrived, and so we know that in situations that we really need her to carry a court,” said Schembra, a two- “I think it’s healthy competi- sets in a match when he thinks load, she’ll be able to do that for us.” - Coach Dave Boos time All-State First Team selec- tion because you’re wanting to it is necessary. tion from Roncalli High School show the coach that you can He said serve reception is Christie Waters in Indianapolis. “You can tell do this or that,” said Waters, usually the main factor when Class: Freshman she has lots of experience.” a four-time state champion deciding which libero plays. Digs: 127 “The fact that Rio has been from Burris Laboratory School “Right now with our passing Digs per set: 1.87 here a year longer means that in Muncie. “But I think we’ve game, when it’s at a high level, Key Attribute: Attitude she knows more of the style of all been doing pretty well and we play at a high level,” Boos “Christie is a player with so much experience, with that winning aura around her that her play and the moves that we do, have been working hard and said. “Sometimes we’ll have and I think that really helps pushing each other.” a dip in our passing perfor- teammates just feed off of. Her volleyball IQ and the wars she’s been through in the high mance at the libero position, school and club ranks give her so much credibility with her teammates and it obviously her,” Waters said. “Her aggres- and we know that we have shows in her performance.” - Coach Dave Boos sion towards every ball stands LIBERO EvOLutIOn someone else that can step in out and she’s really good at Cardinals assistant coach that spot.” Kaylee Schembra reading the stuff that we do Marci Peniata knows a thing or Rio, who is sixth in the MAC and pursuing after it.” Class: Freshman two about the libero position. with 4.11 digs-per-set, said The Cardinals (7-11, 3-1 MAC) Peniata, the 2006 Big Ten de- the three vying for the spot all Digs: 174 go into Friday night’s match fensive player of the year and bring something positive to Digs per set: 2.81 against Northern Illinois Uni- an All-American Honorable the table. Key Attribute: Passing versity tied for first in the MAC Mention libero while at the “Kaylee is obviously really “Kaylee’s biggest attribute is she’s a very quick and dynamic athlete, and I think it really West division. University of Minnesota, is in good at serve receive and shows in her passing game. She’s able to get herself to balls and serve receive that I With the recent success, charge of overseeing the Ball she’s quick because she’s lit- think a lot of other players are going to struggle with.” - Coach Dave Boos chances are the Boos’ lineup State defensive back court. tle,” Rio said. “Christie is very hole woes will continue.
FIELD HOCKEY TELEVISION BSU football, 'Boom goes the dynamite' gain national attention on CBS, ESPN2 Ball State freshmen excel In the days following Ball State University football team’s first ever appearance in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, Cards follow trend the university continued to receive national attention on television. of first-year players Defensive end Brandon Crawford made an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the ESPN2 morning show “First Take.” leading MAC in 2008 About 15 minutes before noon Crawford was in a 6 1/2 min- ute interview with one of the show’s hosts, Dana Jacobson. teddy Cahill n staff Reporter Crawford, who was in Scheumann Stadium, discussed his path to Ball State, which included being put on probation as Opposing teams are start- a teenager and joining the Marines. ing to take notice of Ball State Jacobson said Crawford was dishonorably discharged from University’s talented freshman the Marines but later corrected herself and apologized to class and the players are start- ing to hear about it. Crawford, who was honorably discharged from the Marines. “People will say stuff to me Jacobson and Crawford also talked about the ups and after the game, like, ‘You know downs of the Cardinals’ season, including the team’s top 25 they were looking at this per- ranking and the career-ending injury to receiver Dante Love. son or this person,’” freshman The “First Take” segment ended after Jacobson said Ball forward Brittany Hammer said. State is in Muncie and its most famous alumnus is David “But I don’t think I notice it dur- Letterman, who also mentioned the Cardinals’ football team ing a game.” Monday. Of the seven members of The 1970 Ball State graduate talked about the Cardinals’ this year’s freshman class, 31-0 win against the University of Toledo on Saturday and only backup goalkeeper Chel- sea Mitchell has not played in their subsequent move into the AP Top 25 on his CBS show a game, and three are regular – “The Late Show with David Letterman.” He then talked members of the starting lineup. about the “Fighting Football Cardinals” upcoming game The freshmen account for 60.5 against Western Kentucky University. percent of the points scored by A “Boom goes the dynamite reference” was also made on the Cardinals. Hammer leads the CBS television show “How I Met Your Mother” on Mon- the team with 13 points and dn Photo/Jay sowers day night. midfielder Caitlin Maguire is Ball State freSHman Caitlin magUire fights for the ball during the game against Ohio University. Maguire is the About 4 1/2 into the episode called “I Heart NJ,” the main second with six. second leading scorer for the team with three goals this season. characters begin to talk about how they hate New Jersey and “I came in hoping to make a wanted to go back to their favorite bar in New York. Later difference,” Maguire said. “I’m freshman Kristen Pettey, who is Even with the recognition, Ball do whatever they can and even really glad that I’m able to add tied for fourth with seven goals. State coach Annette Payne said do extra work. That drive and in the scene as they descend down stairs to a “bar,” one of to everything.” Defensive players have also she hasn’t noticed the success of that motivation will carry them the characters – Stella – turns on the light and says, “and The trend isn’t limited to gotten into the action. Miami other teams’ freshmen. far.” boom goes the dynamite,” revealing the bar to actually be Ball State. Three freshmen are University goalkeeper Abbey “I know what they’re doing to Maguire and Hammer both her basement. ranked in the top 10 points and Huck has three shutouts this our program,” Payne said. “But find the idea of other teams The line is a reference to Ball State alumnus Brian Collins’ goals scored in the Mid-Amer- season and Kent State freshman I haven’t noticed [the classes of looking out for them laughable. use of the phrase during an appearance on NewsLink@9 ican Conference, including Stephanie Arbelaez was named opposing players].” They pre fe r to at t r ibute t he i r ea r- in the spring of 2005. The clip was posted on the Web site Hammer. Kent State University’s MAC Defensive Player of the Senior defender Melanie Pasil- ly goal-scoring success to good eBaumsworld.com and has gained international fame on the freshman forward Debbie Bell Week on Sept. 8. las said the work ethic of the fortune and their teammates, Internet. leads the MAC with 15 goals and Bell was named MAC Offen- freshmen is what has allowed than their own skill level. is tied for the points lead with sive Player of the Week and Na- them to be so successful. to see the “first take” and “How I Met your Mother” videos visit 30. Hammer and Bell are joined tional Player of the Week by wo- “It’s a lot about who they are,” for more on this story please visit by Missouri State University mensfieldhockey.com Sept. 23. Pasillas said. “They’re going to bsudailynews.com bsudailynews.com