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Article: Ball State's Isaac perseveres, excels despite personal losses
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- November 3, 2005
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Andy Scheidler
University Wire
11-03-2005
(Daily News) (CSTV U-WIRE) MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State's Chantelle Isaac's mother died when Chantelle was about a year old.
Isaac's father has been incarcerated nearly her entire life.
Her grandmother, who was Isaac's guardian, died when Isaac was 14.
Isaac's cousin, whom she considered a brother, also died when Isaac was 14.
"I had a rough life," Isaac said. "I was always moving, going to different places, changing schools. I never stayed in one place longer than a year. It was very hard to deal with."
Born in New Zealand, Isaac moved to California when she was 14 and came to Ball State after a year of high school. But throughout the family tragedy and ...