RED, WHITE + U IN RETROSPECT Photos from Saturday's parade, tailgating and game time festivities, Page 8 DAILYDAILYDAILYTHE BALL STATENEWSNEWSNEWS MUNCIE, INDIANA BSUDAILYNEWS.COM MONDAY, September 29, 2008 Vol. 88, Issue 25 WEEK FIVE CARDINALS 41FLASHeS 20 MAC DOMINATION Flashes coach: Cards team to beat in MAC Ryan Wood ■ Chief Reporter They’ve got a lot of weapons, Rankings particularly on offense, but After observing Ball State also on defense, too. They are Ball State University’s football team for defi nitely the team to beat received three hours on the opposing right now in my opinion.” 38 votes in sideline, Kent State University The Cardinals’ victory this week’s coach Doug Jones pushed their re- Associated became a quick be- Online cord to 5-0, the fi rst liever in the Cardi- time since 1988 Press Poll and nals. For video highlights, they have opened is now listed at Jones said it didn’t photo galleries and a season with fi ve No. 29. matter that Central game notes visit wins. 5-0 starts Michigan University bsudailynews.com Running back Mi- is the two-time de- Quale Lewis rushed 2008: 5-0, fending Mid-Amer- for 116 yards on TBA ican Conference champion. 23 carries, an average of fi ve 1988: 8-3, no After suffering a 41-20 loss yards per rush. The redshirt to Ball State on Saturday, the sophomore increased his sea- bowl Golden Flashes coach was son total to 645 rushing yards, 1978: 10-1, no ready to dub the Cardinals which ranks fi fth in the Foot- bowl this year’s favorite to win the ball Bowl Subdivision. He also 1976: 8-3, no MAC title. ran for three touchdowns and bowl “We played a really good is tied for third in the nation 1965: 9-0-1, football team,” Jones said. with 10 on the season. Grantland Rice “I mean, Ball State’s a really well-coached, excellent team. Please see 5-0, page 6 Bowl Freshman gets more than 100 receiving yards Levin T. Black ■ Chief Reporter Game numbers If Saturday’s 41-20 victory against RECEIVING YARDS Kent State University was any indica- tion, Ball State University will be able PLAYER REC YARDS to fi nd players who can step up and 1. B. Orsbon 10 112 fi ll the void left in the wake of Dante 2. M. Trempe 3 44 Love’s career-ending injury. 3. M. Lewis 3 39 Freshman Briggs Orsbon fi lled the possession receiver role, hauling in 10 4. M. Grant 3 29 catches for 112 yards. Sophomore Myles 5. D. Ifft 2 28 Trempe has become a consistent deep 6. D. Hill 1 15 threat catching a 31-yard touchdown 7. T. Gibson 1 -2 against Kent State — his second-straight game with at least that long of a touch- building themselves and working down reception. Then there was Torieal hard to get to that point,” coach Bra- Gibson, who replaced Love as the kick re- dy Hoke said. “It’s nice to have guys turner for Ball State and averaged almost who work hard and guys who come dn photo/Jay sowers 33 yards per return against Kent State, out every day to practice hard. BALL StAte univerSity COrnerBACK Trey Buice and his teammates celebrate in front of the student section Saturday after the Cardi- racking up 97 yards on three returns. nals' 41-20 win against Kent State University. With the win, Ball State is now 5-0 — its best start since in 20 years. “All those guys have really been Please see RECEIVERS, page 6 EDUCATION HOLIDAY Some teachers keep Jewish new year celebration licenses after crimes tions for lesser ones — can fall Schools, police not below the state’s radar. to begin today at sundown “Ideally we would want to be required to report all notifi ed anytime anybody hold- Hillel, the Jewish student organi- understanding of the customs and ing a teacher license gets ar- Rosh Hashana gives zation at Ball State University, said traditions that they will mostly likely Holiday convictions to state rested,” said Kevin McDowell, the group celebrates the holiday come into contact with at some point Rosh Hashana general counsel for the Indi- chance to make amends by going to temple services. during their stay,” she said. is the Jewish The Associated Press ana Department of Education. “We don’t really do too much Needler said what she found new year. “Some states do that.” with self, God, others around campus to celebrate,” she most interesting about Rosh Ha- It lasts 10 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana The department conducts said. “We go to temple services shana was the symbolic nature of days and is teachers who run afoul of the criminal background checks Dawn Araujo ■ Staff Reporter and are more involved religiously many of the rituals. law won’t necessarily get into within Indiana and checks at the temple." “A shofar horn is blown to awaken celebrated by any trouble over their licenses newspaper clippings for educa- For many people, the new year But this year, some non-Jewish stu- people to examine their past and going to temple because the state’s system of re- tors who have been arrested. starts in January, but for the dents will have the opportunity to commit to a new start,” she said. services. "... porting and background checks In other states, teachers must 15.8 million followers of Judaism experience aspects of Rosh Hashanah “The food that is eaten for Rosh Ha- [D]uring these lags those in other states, a report their own arrests to the worldwide, the new year celebra- without going to the synagogue. shana also has a particular mean- 10 days, God newspaper study found. state, and police are required to tion begins today at sundown. Tuesday evening, University ing behind it. Apples and honey are writes your Unlike other states, Indiana report such arrests to education Anne Eliades, president of the Apartments is putting on “A New common foods which are consumed doesn’t require schools and offi cials, the Star found. More congregation at Temple Beth El in Year Celebration,” where apart- during the celebration to symbolize fate for the police to report most teacher than 40 states require compre- Muncie, said the 10 days of Rosh ment residents will have a chance a sweet new year.” next year in misconduct to state education hensive FBI background checks Hashana, the Jewish new year, are to learn about the ways different For students who choose to cel- his book," offi cials, The Indianapolis Star that turn up arrests from across also commonly referred to as the cultures celebrate the new year, ebrate Rosh Hashana, Eliades said, Anne Eliades, reported Sunday. the nation before teachers can 10 Days of Awe or the 10 Days of including Rosh Hashana. it is important to realize these 10 president of Instead, prosecutors and be licensed to teach. Some states Repentance. Sarah Needler, a community as- days are the most important in all congregation at school superintendents are re- require police and school dis- “This is the time to make things sistant for University Apartments of Judaism. Temple Beth El, quired to report only if teachers trict offi cials to notify the state right with yourself, to make things helped organize the event. She “The analogy is that during these are convicted of certain felo- education agency when a teacher right with God and to make things said she has learned a lot about 10 days, God writes your fate for said. nies: kidnapping, dealing drugs has been investigated, arrested right with your neighbor,” she said. Rosh Hashana and hopes other the next year in his book,” she or sex crimes against children. or accused of misconduct. “If you haven’t made up things right students will as well. said. “This is the time to make Arrests or investigations even yet, this is the time to do it.” “We hope this will aid students who things right before he seals the for these crimes — and convic- Please see TEACHERS, page 2 Lindsay Gross, co-president of are new to our country develop an book at Yom Kippur.” CONTACT US Editor: 285-8249 DNPodcast DOWNLOAD US TWITTER WEATHER REMINDER News desk: 285-8255 Classified: 285-8247 Get today’s news, sports and weather Receive news updates through your phone High: 77 Course withdrawal Sports desk: 285-8245 Fax: 285-8248 MENU delivered straight to your pod. 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Learn more at 11 a.m. earthing teachers in trou- today in Bracken Library Rm. 225. ble is generally left to lo- cal school districts, which CAREER CENTER sometimes don’t report Join us for a panel discussion about valuing diversity in the workplace embarrassing situations, the at 5 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building, Rm. 175. Panelists will Star said. discuss specific issues related to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orienta- A Star review of Marion tion, disability and generational diversity.