Alum tries to survive
Ball State University graduate fights for million-dollar prize on CBS's 14th season of 'Survivor'
Kyle Shaner
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Advertising executive Edgardo Rivera will be one of 19 contestants in "Survivor: Fiji," the fourteenth season of the CBS reality television show that premieres Feb. 8.
His friends and family said that although Rivera will be able to compete physically, competing socially might be tougher for him because of his temper. Rivera's friend Alberto Carrero said Rivera can control his temper, but Richards is not sure.
"I don't think he's going to be able to control it completely," Richards said. "He was never able to control it completely when he played tennis. I doubt he'll be able to control it completely as a contestant on there either. That should make things pretty interesting."
Rivera, a native of Puerto Rico, transferred to Ball State from Tennessee Tech University after his sophomore season. He spent two seasons on the Ball State tennis team after red-shirting his first year, and he graduated in 2001 with an advertising degree.
In those two years, Rivera had a successful tennis career with the team, Richards said. Ball State won the Mid-American Conference championship in both of Rivera's seasons, 2000 and 2001. In 2000, Rivera won the point that clinched the tournament for the Cardinals.
Rivera had his low points at Ball State as well. He came into his first match with Ball State with earrings, a tongue ring and a bad attitude, Richards said. Richards does not allow earrings on the team and he was angry with Rivera's attitude and behavior, he said.
Richards videotaped the match and confronted Rivera after it about how he acted. Richards said he would send the video to Rivera's father with a note telling him how Rivera acted and how he wasted Richard's time and his father's money, unless he removed his tongue ring.
"He ripped that tongue ring out and threw it in the trash can and I put the tape in the trash can and we started all over," Richards said.
Carrero said Rivera's experience as a college athlete will make him a tough competitor.
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Jamie Lynch
posted 1/20/07 @ 12:20 PM EST
The United States is ,right at this moment, at war. There were over 30,000 civilian casualties in '06. It is entirely gutless of the Ball State Daily News to run front page stories about reality TV shows. (Continued…)
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