Police say Ball State student faked disease

MUNCIE -- A former Ball State University student is under investigation for allegations that she pretended she had cancer to receive special privileges and money from the school and fellow students, authorities said.\nCampus police officials would not release the woman's name, but said she was 23 years old and had recently left the school while the investigation was in progress.\nInvestigators said they planned to turn the case over to the Delaware County prosecutor's office within 60 days.\nIn March, the university's student affairs office filed a complaint with campus police saying the student had forged medical documents claiming she was deaf, suffered from seizures and was diagnosed with cancer.\nThe student had received accommodations from the university and "was the recipient of a large amount of charitable cash donations from members of the university community and others," Assistant Police Chief Bob Fey told The Star Press for a story Tuesday.\nAbout 500 disabled students receive some sort of accommodations from the university, including elevator keys, special dorm rooms, translators and extra time to take tests, said Richard Harris, Ball State's director of disability services.\nTo obtain services from the university, Harris said students must have forms filled out by physicians.\n"Could this office receive information that isn't up and up? That could happen," Harris said. "For better or worse, we don't assume that people coming to this office are lying to us"