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4Oct. 6: Mayor Dennis Tyler cut the ribbon for a new storm drainage system on Madison Street. Flooding on that section of the street has long been a burden on the city, causing many road closures. Now the system will pump water to temporary storage in the new 750,000-gallon tank.
4Oct. 6: The City of Muncie is suing the three largest opioid distributors in the United States — Cardinal Health, Amerisores Bergen and Mckesson — in response to Indiana’s growing opioid crisis. Muncie Police Chief Joe Winkle said drugs contribute to 90 percent of the crimes officers respond to.
4Oct. 7: The Ball State offense was held to just three points for the second straight week, this time in a 31-3 loss to Akron. Since leading Western Kentucky 21-20 in the fourth quarter Sept. 23, the Cardinals have been outscored 996. Ball State has a bye week before hosting Central Michigan Oct. 21.
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4Oct. 11: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded Oct. 11 that Catalonia leadership clarify the region has declared independence, issuing a veiled threat that the central government could limit or rescind Catalan autonomy. Rajoy said president Carles Puigdemont’s response would be crucial.
4Oct. 11: President Geoffrey S. Mearns joins panelists at Cornerstone Center for the Arts to discuss economic development in Muncie. The forums look to strengthen bridges between Ball State and the greater Muncie community. The final forum will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 12.
4Oct. 13: Ball State cross country is back in action this weekend when it travels to Peoria, Illinois to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic at Newman Golf Course. Last time out, the Cardinals finished 31st out of 37 teams at the Greater Louisville Classic Sept. 30. The event begins at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 13. KAITI SULLIVAN, DN FILE
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First Ikea in Indiana opens in Fishers The Hoosier State’s first Ikea opened in Fishers at 9 a.m. Oct. 11. This Swedish superstore is one of three Ikeas in the nation with only one story. The single-floor layout occupies 35 acres east of Interstate 69. Grace Hollars Photographer
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Woman arrested for dealing meth, stealing A Muncie woman was arrested Oct. 10 after police say she was dealing methamphetamine and stealing from various stores. Ashley Shaw, 25, was preliminarily charged with three counts of theft, one count of identity deception and one count of dealing methamphetamine, according to court documents.
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Students on the north side of campus might run into President Geoffrey S. Mearns Thursday. In an effort to learn more about the university, Mearns began informal visits Sept. 27. Thursday’s visit locations include the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Worthen Arena and the Johnson and LaFollette Complexes.
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Paranormal activity found in Muncie If you’re looking for something to do on Friday the 13th, these sites might peak your paranormal interest. Liz Reith Reporter
habitation here and that creates situations in which people feel haunted.”
“If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!” sings Ray Parker Jr. Except in Muncie, students can call Shelly and Andy Gage, the couple responsible for the area’s paranormal investigations. For the past 10 years, the Gages have been in charge of the non-profit organization East Central Indiana Paranormal Investigators. ECIPI is the Gage’s strange hobby, Shelly said. Their team, which is comprised of seven members, is there to help anyone who suspects paranormal activity. “People contact us if they think there is a haunting in their home or business,” Shelly said. “We start on the skeptical approach of trying to debunk the claim or trying to find a rational reason.” For example, if someone calls ECIPI complaining about a haunted cabinet with a swinging door, the first thing they do is check if the door is level. Andy, who has loved ghosts since he was a kid, said he was the one who got the couple into this line of work. “I’ve always had a fascination with the paranormal,” Andy said. “Eventually Shelly made the mistake of saying, ‘You need a hobby,’ and here we are.” So, the couple joined a paranormal group in Gary, Indiana. After several months, they felt they had learned enough to break off and make their own group. ECIPI averages four to five investigations a year, however, Shelly said 2017 has been busier.
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Muncie’s haunted origins dates back to its very first land purchase. “When Muncie was first founded in 1827, the land was purchased from a woman named Rebecca Hackley, who was a [half Miami] Indian,” Shelly said. Hackley sold half of what is called the Hackley Reserve, according to The Star Press. Except, she and her family sold the half they believed to be haunted. “Muncie is haunted,” said Cailin Murray, co-author of “Weird Encounters: Haunted Ball State” and professor of anthropology. “It’s an old place … there’s a long history of human
In their active years, ECIPI has collected a list of some haunted spots in Muncie. From research and investigations, these sites have been deemed to have some paranormal activity:
Muncie Civic Theatre Shelly said since the Civic was first constructed, it has always been a theater of some type. “Any time you have a theater there is a lot of strong emotions and that is a recipe for something getting left behind,” Shelly said. ECIPI has conducted hunts in the theater on three different occasions. The first time, they heard what appeared to be a laugh that turned into sobbing. “There are a couple of stories tied to Civic,” Andy said. “In the early 20th century, a couple was in a wreck with their horse-drawn cabin. They are still seen occasionally at shows.” Shelly also said there have been multiple reports from staff of tools moving themselves. “They believed that someone who used to manage the costumes is still hanging around,” Shelly said. “She was a very forceful personality and people still smell her cigarette smoke around the costume room.” Murray said her former husband has had experience with the ghosts of Civic Theatre. “He was sitting on the aisle seat, there was nobody walking up and down,” Murray said. “And somebody pinched his arm – hard!”
WLBC Radio Station The station started in the 1920s as an AM signal. As one of the first stations to switch to FM, the owner Don Burton had an intense love for his station, according to the radio blog Faded Signals. Burton was so dedicated to his station that his first broadcast was from his living room. “He loved his job so much that when he retired, he went to 40 hour weeks,” said Shelly, who worked at WLBC for several years. “That was his retirement.” Burton is now often seen in the windows of the
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Counseling Center working to improve wait time, quality of service Since the beginning of the semester, the center has seen 489 students — nearly a 5 percent increase from this time last year. Allie Kirkman Managing Editor “It was decent.” Those three words were used to describe Kaleigh Whitehill’s experience with the Counseling Center last year. Since eighth grade, the sophomore telecommunications major has struggled with her mental health. She has depression, anxiety and struggles with anorexia. Having never figured out how to cope with her illnesses, coming to college was a difficult transition. “I wasn’t prepared for it as I thought,” Whitehall said. “After seeing two counselors at the Counseling Center, they both essentially told me that they didn’t feel they could offer me the level of help I needed and that I was so set in my ways and that to try to change them while I was going through even more changes was pointless because it would only add more stress.” Even though the center offered Whitehall resources outside of Ball State to help her “long-term issues,” Whitehall said she felt like it wasn’t enough for a student who lived on campus with a busy schedule and no car. “The Counseling Center is good if you have a small problem you need to get over, but if you have real mental health issues, I don’t recommend it,” she said. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults has a diagnosable mental illness. Fifty percent of college students have been so anxious that they struggled in school, and in 2013, 36.4 percent of college students said they experienced depression, according to a survey by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. Depression is also the No. 1 reason students drop out of school. This semester the Counseling Center is working to combat the issues that students like Whitehall faced by improving the quality of services provided to the hundreds of students, faculty and staff members that use the center. From August to September, the center has seen 489 students, which is nearly a five percent increase from this time last year. On average, students were offered an appointment time within seven days of when they called, said Bill Betts, director of counseling and health services. This is a major improvement from last year, when students were only able to schedule an appointment a month in advance due to understaffing of the center and high demand of services from students. “It is clear that there has been a lot of concern about resources available for students, especially around counseling,” said Betts, who started as director in Feb. 2017. “This is a topic that people at Ball State really care about.” The understaffed center was such an issue among the Ball State community that former student trustee, Dustin Meeks, spoke up to address the problem to the Board of Trustees during a meeting this summer. “It is sort of common knowledge on campus amongst the students that the Ball State Counseling Center has a staff that is maxed in the services that they can provide, and we have a very heavy demand for those services,” Meeks said in an interview with NewsLink Indiana. “I spoke with Dr. Kay Bales (vice president for student affairs and enrollment services) … I asked a lot of in-depth questions about the services that the Counseling Center provides and what the real truth was about how many people we have and how many people we needed.”
Meeks said Bales was “very enthusiastic” about the idea of providing more funds to the Counseling Center. As a result, during the July meeting, the Board of Trustees approved $140,000 for the center to use to hire two new additional counselors. Currently, the center staffs nine full-time therapists who students can make appointments with, in addition to three full-time doctoral interns and 13 part-time graduate students. The center is still not fully staffed though, and is in the process of hiring for three other positions. “We are very grateful for all of the advocacy that has been done by them on our behalf,” Betts said. “We’ve gotten more staff, we are getting students in a lot quicker than we have in the past and I think that’s really great.” In addition to bringing in new staff, the treatment agency is also working on providing the Ball State community with more programs and resources focused around promoting positive health. “Not only are we focused on providing folks with the resources for therapy, but we do a lot of prevention work,” Betts said. The Counseling Center, along with the Health Center, Office of Victim Services and Office of Health Alcohol and Drug Education provide health and wellness outreach programs that reached more than 34,000 people last year, according to bsu.edu. Jagdish Khubchandani, an associate professor of health science in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science, said he has already noticed “big changes compared to last year” at the Counseling Center and throughout campus with mental health awareness. But, Khubchandani said more could be done, specifically with staff. Khubchandani said he believes staff members need to go through orientation training to help professors identify, monitor and help students who are struggling with their mental health. “We need to stop just saying, ‘Oh, go to the Counseling Center,’” he said. “We have no dialogue. I think professors are poorly trained. They are not sensitized to the issue.” While Khubchandani said this is a national issue across college campuses, he believes in order for Ball State to fully be “studentfriendly and focused,” faculty must be properly trained. Emma Brauer, a sophomore public history major, said she feels there is a disconnect between students and faculty when it comes to mental health awareness. Brauer has experienced depression several times while in school. “I don’t think faculty can relate to the mental health of college students because it’s a different time,” Brauer said. “Students live on and off campus in chaos. There is absolutely no way that faculty and staff can relate, therefore, [they] can’t preach what is best for students to do to create positivity for mental health, therefore, cannot create proper awareness. “Only an eyewitness can create the proper awareness and that’s people who have been through it the way we have, and still are.” Betts said the Counseling Center does offers training for faculty, even though it’s not mandatory. If a staff member or department contacts the center, they will provide the resources needed through lectures and workshops. “More may be going on as far as folks see,” Betts said. “We get a fair number of referrals and I think that faculty are very aware … one of the neat things about Ball State is that faculty really do care and will go out of their way to help students.” In addition, Betts said the center will continue to monitor wait times, the amount of students seeking counseling and resources
by collecting and tracking data metrics. Based on these numbers, students might see more changes coming to the center. “We are always doing things to improve the health and mental health of students on campus – that is our number one focus,” Betts said. “We are going to use all of our resources to make sure students get what they need.” Contact Allie Kirkman with any comments at aekirkman@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @alliekirkman15.
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Ikea opens in Fishers, boosts economy While the store is anticipated to bring a lot of revenue to the area, some remain conflicted about effects to community. Sara Barker Digital Editor The newest Swedish superstore, which is located about 45 minutes away from campus, opened Wednesday, much to some students’ dismay. For some students, such as Natali Cavanagh, a senior creative writing major who grew up about 10 minutes from the new Ikea, the proximity hits close to home and raises some concerns. “Every time I come back home, something else has been built,” Cavanagh said. Although she said the store was “not a surprise” to her, Cavanagh is sad to see the “charm” of her hometown diminish. “The Fishers that I grew up with ... was a lot quieter, and downtown Fishers to me was always this cute little place that had the train station and all of these older more historic buildings,” Cavanagh said. “Now that’s just not what it’s going to be anymore.” However, Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State, said that’s how markets work. In fact, according to a study by Sven-Olov Daunfeldt et al. that Hicks peer reviewed, Ikea is unique from other big-box stores mostly because it pulls in customers from much further away than traditional brick and mortar retailers do. With Ikea’s traditional focus on sustainability — globally by excluding the use of plastic bags, and locally by using one of the largest solar rooftops in Indiana and LED lighting in the store — this location will prosper, Hicks said. Riley Sandel, a senior architecture major who lived in Fishers for four years, said he will “most certainly” visit Ikea, but not without being aware of what he said is economic elitism. “[Development] is another way Fishers is setting itself apart from lower economic brackets and creating a direct node of a certain type of wealth,” Sandel said in an email. “Big box stores add to the debatably parasitic nature of suburban sprawl, of which Fishers residents know all too well.” Though that’s not to say that Sandel hates big-box stores — he doesn’t. However, he said “international economic control” and local prosperity must balance out. Hicks said this is already happening in Fishers. “I think Hamilton County is doing a pretty good job of allowing [development] to happen without destroying the fabric of downtown,” Hicks said, referencing how chain stores don’t dominate the area. Potential traffic concerned Cavanagh as well, calling congestion around the exit for Ikea on Interstate 69 a “nightmare.” Hicks said adjustments to increasing traffic will be slow, but no transportation catastrophes will happen as a result of the new store. “You can never stamp out congestion. If you build a highway, people are going to move to it so it’s going to be like it is in Washington, D.C. There’s going to be construction on I-69 and 465 forever,” Hicks said. Some students braved the highway to get opening-day deals Wednesday. Jaime Leu, junior special education major, went just for “fun” and won an armchair, a $150 gift card and a T-shirt. “We met amazing people,” Leu said. “The Pacers cheerleaders and mascot were there and we got to meet them. There was a live band playing. It was a little rainy and cold, but definitely worth it.” Opening giveaways extend through Sunday with prizes such as cookware sets, bedspreads and a year’s supply of Swedish meatballs. Contact Sara Barker with comments at slbarker3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @sarabarker326.
Journalists walk through the halls of Indiana’s first Ikea on Oct. 4 during the press tour. Ikea is a Swedish furniture store. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE
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Cardinals prepare for a rematch with Ohio Ball State field hockey travels to Athens, Ohio Thursday night for its second game of the season against Ohio. The first game, on Aug. 27, resulted in a 4-1 victory for Ball State. However, that game did not count toward either team’s conference record. Start time is set for 5 p.m.
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Ball State takes to the road this weekend After nearly a week between games, the Ball State women’s volleyball team retakes the court Friday night against Kent State. After the game against the Golden Flashes, the Cardinals will be in action the next day against Ohio. Both games start at 7 p.m.
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Cardinals to spend weekend in Tennessee
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Ball State women’s tennis resumes play on Thursday at the ITA Regionals at Middle Tennessee State University. The event runs through Monday and is Ball State’s first competition since the Cincinnati Invitational Sept. 15-16.
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Cardinals welcome Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan over weekend Cardinals look to seal MAC West title in final two games of conference play going to be a team that falls apart or backs down, it’s going to be a case of asking ourselves what we can do to be better.” Eastern Michigan (5-9-1, 2-4-0 MAC) will look Ball State soccer will look to bounce back from a 3-2 home loss against Northern Illinois, a game to redeem a loss of their own, a game in which they in which the Cardinals hadn’t trailed until the final let the second half slip away in the final 30 minutes in a 4-1 defeat at Toledo Sunday. The Eagles enter NIU goal in the fourth minute of overtime. “We need to be better about being consistent Friday’s game ranked 10th in the MAC in goals per with our mentality for the entire game,” head coach game at 0.93. Although they don’t have a high-powered Craig Roberts said. “We played relatively well throughout the game, but we need improvement offense, 11 different players have scored a goal and we need to be more consistent in dealing with for them this season, led by sophomore forward set pieces, they weren’t really a threat in any other Sabrina McNeill with two goals and two assists. “Eastern Michigan is a team that traditionally area, we just didn’t finish them off.” tries to attack down the middle, The loss was Ball State’s first so we’re going to have to keep the this season in Mid-American central portion of the field tight and Conference play and its first regular compact,” Roberts said. “It’s going season defeat at Briner Sports Complex since Oct. 30, 2014. “Although we were to be a technical game. Eastern Michigan will look to play the ball Junior midfielder Lauren Roll very disappointed on the ground and connect passes and senior midfielder Allison with the loss, in any down the middle, so as long as Abbe scored the two goals for the we’re ready for that we should be Cardinals in Sunday’s game. Roll form or phase of to pick that off.” netted her third of the year after life you have to face able Ball State (6-6-2, 4-1-1 MAC) rebounding her own miss in the situations which may have an opportunity for a first 10 minutes. Abbe’s goal, her first of the season, came on a nicely aren’t going to be in scoring outburst Friday. Eastern Michigan comes into the game placed strike from 25 yards out. your favor. It’s how 11th in the MAC in goals allowed, “We learned a valuable lesson you respond to that conceding 1.8 per game, while only in regards to consistency of mentality,” Roberts said. “The adversity that’s key.” Akron is worse at 2.14. “We need to keep on improving three lapses we had throughout the - CRAIG ROBERTS our game,” Roberts said. “We’re game were very unlike us, it was a Head Coach attacking-oriented, so we need team we did go over, but when it to polish up our conversions of came down to play, we still made the mistakes. I hold my hand up as the coach shots and waves of attack to take advantage of the and say that we didn’t prepare them, I felt that organization of their defenders.” The Cardinals will look to get back to their solid we should’ve prepared them better, that way we defensive ways Friday. Northern Illinois’ three-goal would’ve been more consistent.” The Cardinals won’t be caught hanging their outing marked the second-highest scoring game for heads after one loss, as they plan to learn from the a Ball State opponent this season. The Cardinals come into the game tied for fourth in the MAC in loss and come back stronger. “Although we were very disappointed with goals allowed (1.14) and tied for sixth in scoring the loss, in any form or phase of life you have to at 1.21 goals per game. Forward Sam Kambol and face situations which aren’t going to be in your midfielder Julia Elvbo, a pair of sophomores, lead favor,” Roberts said. “It’s how you respond to that Ball State in scoring with four goals each. Ball State has won its last two meetings against adversity that’s key.” Roberts used a quote from boxing heavyweight Eastern Michigan, last year’s being a 3-1 road champion Anthony Joshua to relate to his team’s victory. The Cardinals trailed in that game until Elvbo scored an equalizer from 30 yards out in the first half, current situation. “All of the greatest fighters will have lost a fight, followed by goals from Roll and then senior Leah it’s about how you deal with the adversity and Mattingly to leave with a victory that afternoon. The Cardinals have two wins and a draw in their come back,” was the quote. “It’s the same thing for us, it’s how you deal last three meetings with Central Michigan. Last with a setback,” Roberts said. “It makes you year’s meeting ended in a scoreless draw after Ball analyze closer, it makes you focus on areas that State held Central Michigan to just seven shots. Central Michigan (6-5-3, 1-3-2 MAC) will visit you need to be stronger, and I think these girls are very receptive to that. I think you’ll find that we’ll winless Miami (OH) Friday, looking to bounce rebound and be a lot stronger because we’re not back from a 3-1 loss at Bowling Green last Nate Pierce Reporter
(From left) Senior midfielder Lucy Walton and freshman midfielder Allie Fullriede fight over the ball in the game on Oct. 8 at the Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals lost against Northern Illinois 2-3 in overtime. BREANNA DAUGHERTY, DN weekend before visiting Briner Sports Complex Sunday afternoon. Central Michigan is second in the MAC in scoring, averaging 1.71 goals per game. The Chippewas rely on junior forward Lexi Pelafas for the majority of their offense, as she has 12 goals this season on 75 shots, leading the MAC in both categories. Ball State will look to stay atop the MAC West Division standings and keep within reach of Kent State (9-4-1, 5-1-0 MAC) for the lead of the overall MAC standings. Ball State needs a win and a Kent State draw to regain the conference lead. Contact Nate Fields with comments at nefields@ bsu.edu
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Cardinals head to Crooked Stick Invite
Ball State resumes fall schedule after two-week break, prepares to face several top teams early next week Ben Schueren Reporter
Senior Johnny Watts putts the ball during the Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational April 14 at the Delaware Country Club. Ball State scored 720, just behind Eastern Kentucky (714). KAITI SULLIVAN, DN FILE
Ball State men’s golf head coach Tim Fleck has been vocal about his team’s struggles throughout the early fall season. Fleck said his team has failed to putt three consecutive good rounds of golf in a tournament and has said that Ball State has struggled with putting, leading to less than ideal results. Going into its two-week break, Ball State finished 10th of 16 teams at the Wolf Run Invitational, fourth of 16 teams at the EKU Intercollegiate and 13th of 13 teams at the SMU National Invitational. However, Fleck thinks the upcoming Crooked Stick Invitational could be the turning point of the team’s fall season. “We’re playing a familiar golf course that we played earlier in the fall for our initial qualifying,” Fleck said. “Hopefully this is the event that jumpstarts our fall season and gets us going.” The Cardinals used the two-week break to their advantage, allowing themselves to take time off from golf to rest and catch up on personal matters. It has given the team the break from golf they have needed to help turnaround what Fleck said has been a disappointing fall season.
The team now turns its attention to preparing for this weekend’s tournament at Crooked Stick by playing practice rounds at different courses around Indiana, with emphasis on the short game. Fleck said playing at different golf courses allows his players to keep their visuals for the layout of the course and to stay sharp. While Ball State’s hopes are high for a turnaround to begin this weekend, it will not be easy. The Cardinals will face another tough, nationallyranked field at Crooked Stick, with teams including Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern and Purdue. “We’ve got to be really good this weekend,” Fleck said. “All of those teams are going to be ready to compete at the highest level, and we’ve got to be ready to match it and be able to have a chance at it.” Ball State will compete at the Crooked Stick Invitational Monday Oct. 16 and Tuesday Oct. 17 at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. Group pairings and tee times are to be announced. Contact Ben Schueren with comments at bpschueren@bsu.edu or on Twitter @NLISports_ Ben.
Grunting: it’s part of the game Ball State men’s tennis talks about the importance of grunting during a match. Patrick Murphy Reporter An unfamiliar sound can be heard at a Ball State men’s tennis match, or as a matter of fact, any tennis match. That sound is called a grunt. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a grunt is a “deep short sound characteristic of a hog.” But the Ball State men’s tennis team’s grunt cannot be defined in a dictionary. Freshman Khamasi Muhiga says grunting is a part of his technique. “When I grunt, for one it helps me to add more power to the ball,” Muhiga said. “Two, it helps keep me with the same rhythm. If I grunt at the same time, I’m going to hit the ball the same way.”
Breathing For most tennis players, grunting is used for exhaling when they hit the tennis ball. Junior Nemanja Guzina said grunting helps him exhale when he hits the ball, but for junior Marko Guzina, it’s different. Grunting plays an important role for the Cardinals. “When I grunt, I use it when it’s a long point and
use it to push myself to the limit,” Marko said.
Distraction However, grunting can be a distraction to players, coaches and even fans. For head coach Bill Richards, he thinks grunting isn’t as annoying as it was 10 years ago, as it has become a common aspect of the game. “To me, grunting is just one of those things that you get used to,” Richards said. “It’s just part of the game.” However, grunting can be used as an unsportsmanlike foul against players. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association regulations state that following a complaint from any player on the same court, an official who hears grunting that is loud enough to disrupt play shall caution the offending player that subsequent outbursts will be penalized under the ITA Point Penalty System. “Only if you think it’s intentional and trying to use gamesmanship,” Richards said. “It’s just trying to gain an unfair competitive advantage.” For fans attending tennis matches, some may get annoyed with it, while others enjoy this unique part of the game. “I think fans actually like it,” Marko said. “They think it’s funny and entertaining for them for sure.
The more vocal we are, the more they enjoy it.” Although, if numerous matches are going on at once, the grunting may become distracting to spectators. “I feel like fans definitely get annoyed with males grunting,” Nemanja said. “When they hear obnoxious grunts, it can be distracting.” However, even professional tennis players grunt during matches.
Professionals Members of the Ball State men’s tennis team think Russian professional tennis player Maria Sharapova has a recognizable grunt. Muhiga doesn’t even watch a lot of tennis, but knows Sharapova from her grunting. “Sharapova’s grunt is just loud and long,” Muhiga said.
What’s ahead The Cardinals will take their grunting south this weekend as they compete in the Louisville Invitational Oct. 13-15. Junior Tom Carney prepares to serve the ball during his doubles match with teammate Matt Helm against Eastern Contact Patrick Murphy with comments at Illinois’ Jared Woodson and Freddie Ammer Jan. 22 at prmurphy2@bsu.edu Muncie’s Northwest YMCA. GRACE RAMEY, DN FILE
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Football
Ball State sputters in loss at Akron Cardinals enter bye week with losing record before Homecoming Colin Grylls Reporter Ball State’s three-game losing streak hasn’t been kind to Jack Milas. The redshirt senior quarterback already threw two interceptions as he lined up in a shotgun formation on third-and-15 from the Cardinals’ 36-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Milas took the snap and ran to his right to escape pressure. It looked like he was going to run out of bounds when he suddenly twisted his body and lofted the ball back across the field. It floated into the arms of Zips sophomore linebacker John Lako, who returned Milas’ third interception of the day for a 35-yard touchdown. “Jack struggled,” head coach Mike Neu said. “I know at the end there that play looks really bad. When you throw across your body, that’s one of those things as a quarterback when you go to camp early on as a kid, that’s the biggest no-no.” Milas went 21-41 passing for 176 yards with the three interceptions. Starting the last three games in place of injured junior quarterback Riley Neal, Milas has thrown six interceptions without a touchdown. “For a redshirt senior, even though he hasn’t played a ton the last two years, he’s played some ball in his college career,” Neu said. “You’ve got to expect better than that.” Freshman running back Caleb Huntley, however, was a bright spot for the Cardinals. Huntley ran for 129 yards, Ball State’s highest single-game total of the season.
“I’m not really focused on my performance,” Huntley said. “I like to win, so this loss it hurts the heart. I mean yeah I had a good game, but overall we still lost so I can’t even be happy with that.” - CALEB HUNTLEY Freshman Running Back
“I’m not really focused on my performance,” Huntley said. “I like to win, so this loss, it hurts the heart. I mean yeah, I had a good game, but overall we still lost so I can’t even be happy with that.” Huntley averaged 5.2 yards per carry, and he said the return of redshirt senior Vinnie Palazeti helped clear space. Palazeti missed the last two games with an injury. “That made a huge difference because once you hit the hole it was more open than it usually is,” Huntley said. “Vinnie being back makes more space to run.” But Huntley didn’t score a touchdown. Trailing 14-3 in the second quarter, Ball State had second-and-goal on Akron’s 2-yard line. Three straight times, Milas handed off to Huntley, and three straight times, Huntley was stopped. Akron took over on its own 1-yard line after the fourth-down stop. “I was just exhausted and the defense just blitzed,” Huntley said. “There was nowhere to go.” Ball State’s offense gained 376 yards against Akron but was only 1-3 in the red zone, the lone score coming on junior Morgan Hagee’s
Ball State junior kicker Morgan Hagee kicks a 31-yard field goal in the Cardinals’ 31-3 loss at Akron on Oct. 7. Hagee scored all six of Ball State’s points in the last two games. COLIN GRYLLS, DN 31-yard field goal in the first quarter. Strangely, Akron scored 31 points without actually having an offensive play in the red zone. Zips senior quarterback Thomas Woodson passed for a 24yard touchdown to senior receiver Austin Wolf in the first quarter and connected with redshirt junior Kwadarrius Smith for a 21yard touchdown in the fourth. Akron also scored on a 32-yard run by redshirt sophomore Deltron Sands and a 48-yard field goal by redshirt junior Tom O’Leary in the second quarter. Woodson went 17-30 for 211 yards. He was sacked twice, but for most of the game the Zips neutralized the Cardinals pass rush with a series of quick passes. Sophomore Sean Hammonds Jr. sacked Thompson, and he said the presence of redshirt senior Anthony Winbush, who entered the game leading the Football Bowl Subdivision with 7.5 sacks, affected Akron’s game plan. “Well, when you’ve got the leading sacker in the nation, that’s what happens,” Hammonds said. “A lot of sly, quick passes. We’ve
got to keep rushing, don’t stop our feet, but they’re going to come. Once they come, they’re going to come in bunches.” The Cardinals are on their bye this week. Neu said the team will use the week to evaluate both their play and their health. “I don’t know where we’re at yet with Riley,” Neu said. “We’ll learn next week what his status is, but going into the bye week here, we’re going to have a couple of days where we practice and get a couple of the young quarterbacks some reps, evaluate them and see where we’re at.” Sophomore quarterback Zack Blair replaced Milas for the final drive of the game, going 3-5 passing for 45 yards. He led the Cardinals inside the Zips’ 10-yard line, but was sacked on fourth-and-goal. Ball State doesn’t play again until it hosts Central Michigan Oct. 21 at Scheumann Stadium for Homecoming. Contact Colin Grylls with comments at crgrylls@bsu.edu or on Twitter @colin_grylls.
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Chronicles From the Chronically Ill
Living with Cystic Fibrosis, breath by breath One student calls for awareness of not only her disease, but of not judging others who may be dealing with something they hide from the world.
Sophomore Hannah Shau suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. Shau wears a purple vest that pulsates to help move the mucus out of her lungs. KAITI SULLIVAN, DN
Hannah Shau is a sophomore journalism major and writes “Chronicles of the Chronically Ill” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Hannah at hschau@bsu.edu. As I sit cross-legged on the floor doing my Spanish homework, my hands are vigorously shaking. Not just my hands, my whole body. I’m breathing as deeply as I am allowed with coughing fits in HANNAH between. I’m not listening to music as I SCHAU study, but instead the loud, yet familiar Chronicles noises that come from the two machines from the Chronically Ill nearby. Cystic Fibrosis, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is “a hereditary disorder affecting the exocrine glands. It causes the production of abnormally thick mucus, leading to the blockage of the pancreatic ducts, intestines and bronchi, often resulting in respiratory infection.” 4See FIBROSIS, 14
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Mike Higgins is a senior animation major and creates “Ball State of Mind” for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Contact Higgins at mthigginsii@bsu.edu.
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Pencil Shavings
Rape Culture has reared its ugly head on Ball State’s front door One junior student writes about rape culture, its affects on the Ball State campus and what she thinks needs to happen next. Justice Amick Reporter Justice Amick is a junior news journalism major and writes “Pencil Shavings” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Justice at jramick@bsu.edu. Every 98 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the Huffington Post. So in the time that it takes you to read through a paragraph of this article, someone, somewhere, is getting violated. In the seven weeks we have been in school, we have had 11 sexual assaults on campus and in affiliated areas. Not only have we had at least one sexual assault case a week, Ball State is under federal investigation for the possible mishandling of a sexual assault case. As a woman on a college campus, this makes me feel invariably unsafe. The United States has created a rape culture, and one that is rearing its ugly head right here on our front door. According to Marshall University’s Women’s Center, rape culture is an environment in which rape is common and where sexual violence against people is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture.
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Cystic fibrosis is the disease I have that causes me to really suck at breathing. Twice a day, four times if I’m sick, I have to do about an hour’s worth of breathing treatments a day. I put on my purple vest that connects to two hoses the fill the vest with air and pulsates. This helps the mucus in my lungs to come out. That’s what it’s supposed to do, but usually I just sit and cough, but if I’m lucky, I’ll cough the mucus out. In the morning I take pills, in the afternoon I take pills, and before bed, you guessed it, more pills. Forty pills a day keep me alive. I look healthy on the outside, but on the inside my lungs are functioning at 37 percent. Sometimes I walk around feeling like a badass. If a ‘normal’ person (I use this term loosely) was to go from 100 percent lung function to 37 percent,
Ball State has been putting forth effort in helping both confirmed and possible victims get help, as well as stating that people should continue to come forward. They have also stated they are cooperating in the investigation. I appreciate this. I respect the look of effort. However, I need more than just a few words of encouragement or support. I want to know, without a doubt, that the school I go to is doing everything in their power to stop this problem. Ball State should not be having a sexual assault case every week. I shouldn’t dread going to look at my email, knowing there will be another email stating another incident has taken place. We have a pattern. We have a problem. A problem many Americans have become desensitized to. Rape culture is interwoven into our everyday lives: in the music we listen to, the TV we watch, the jokes we make. Rape shouldn’t be funny. Movies and TV shows shouldn’t elicit the idea that woman are pliable things that can be easily used and thrown away. Men shouldn’t be portrayed as hot and thriving sex pistols all the time. Ball State is not the only campus having problems. Currently, Indiana University in Bloomington has five active federal investigations on possible mishandlings of sexual assault or rape cases.
We are looking at a local, state and national epidemic that is not going away unless we start talking about it. Actually talking about it. In depth. Behind the scenes. Doing research. Anyone you know could have been sexually assaulted or raped in their lifetime and has never been able to heal. Anyone you know could be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and it is your responsibility as a friend to be aware of this and always know you are there for support. I hear many people say they know the statistics but they can’t really do anything. However, you can. You can be aware. You can make sure consent is always given. You can step in when you think something inappropriate is happening. You can walk your friends home at night. You can call your friend in the morning to make sure they made it back to the right place. Parents can start talking to their children, telling them that no means no. It doesn’t mean “maybe later,” it doesn’t mean “I’m saying no, but I really mean yes.” It is our job as human beings to come together and support each other. Without support, we will fail. When we fail, we fail together. These are your brothers and sisters, it’s time to get educated. It’s time to be aware.
there is a very good possibility that they would die. On the extremely rare occasion that I meet someone who knows what CF is, they always compare it to asthma. That gets me pretty heated. Cystic fibrosis is more than just a ‘lung thing.’ This disease affects the digestive system and can also affect kidneys, liver, reproductive systems, cause joint problems and so much more. It’s eating everything in sight, yet still losing five pounds. It’s doing four breathing treatments a day, taking all your medications, but still ending up in the hospital for a two-week stay. It’s watching your mom quit jobs and put her entire life on hold, just to manage yours. It’s physically and mentally draining, but just like you should wake up in the morning and brush your teeth, I get up and strap on my vest without hesitation. Why do you care? You probably don’t. College is rough. If you say you’ve never thought about dropping out and moving to a faraway island,
you’re most likely lying. In college, you’re supposed to be great in school, have a job or an internship, be involved on campus, have a social life, get eight or more hours of sleep. The list goes on. Now tack on having an illness. Some days I don’t have the energy to do anything, most likely I’m lying on my couch with a fever deciding whether to watch another episode of “Friday Night Lights” or to suck it up and start one of five projects for some class that I hate. It’s a toss-up most of the time. A lot of the time I’m wondering whether to go to class because I’m coughing my head off. I still go, but I’d be lying if I said I’m not worrying about what my classmates will think of me when I’m coughing every five minutes. I try my best to hold back the coughs and deal with the horrified looks from my fellow peers, but sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes I wish they just knew. I didn’t write this for attention, hell, I even told the editor to make it anonymous. I wrote it for
On the night of Sept. 28, fliers protesting the recent sexual assaults were found all around campus. Many were found around Bracken Library, like this one covering President George Washington’s face. GARRETT LOOKER, DN FILE
awareness. Not for the attention of myself, but for cystic fibrosis. I wrote it for those who might be going through something in life, as we all are, and to know you’re not alone. The point is, everyone has a story. Everyone has something wrong with them or something happening in their life. Just because you might have diabetes or asthma doesn’t make you special, just like me having cystic fibrosis doesn’t make me special. You never truly know what’s going on in someone’s life. The guy that took the elevator just to get to the second floor might have a lung disease and could get easily out of breath by walking up a flight of stairs. The girl that doesn’t show up for class might be stuck in bed because of depression, not a hangover. Moral of the story: try your hardest not to judge others. As humans, we are so quick to judge, when really, we don’t have the slightest clue as to what’s going on in someone else’s life.
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Demi’s Diems
The complexity of defining what home means to college students One student attempts to explain what home means to her, uncovering the truth that many students may struggle with choosing a home.
Demi Lawrence Reporter Demi Lawrence is a junior news journalism major and writes “Demi’s Diems” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Demi at dnlawrence@bsu.edu. I see home in the eyes of my father as he hugs me for the first time in five weeks. I see home in the smiles on the faces of my old high school friends as we embrace and catch up on lost time. I see home in the purple walls of my childhood room, still plastered with One Direction posters that I was too lazy to take down when I moved away. I see home in The Well, the quaint coffee shop off of Lantern Road in Downtown Fishers. I see home in the all-too familiar-traffic on the I-69 overpass going to Hamilton Town Center. I see home everywhere as I am back in Fishers, Indiana for fall break. I see home, I smell home, I hear home… but why don’t I feel home? I don’t feel home in the new bank that wasn’t there before off of Olio Road in Saxony district. I don’t feel home in the laughs shared over
inside jokes I was not present to be part of with my high school friends. I don’t feel home as my church sings four worship songs now instead of three. I don’t feel home in the events missed, the jokes not included in, the buildings unknown of and the songs I am no longer knowledgable of. And that’s neither my fault nor my hometown’s fault; it’s no one’s fault. This is the struggle of simultaneously having two homes, yet no home at all. I see home in the squeezing hugs of my friends as we are reunited in Muncie after fall break. I see home in the white board on my dorm door that has my roommate and I’s names on it. I see home in a Noyer bowl. I see home in the Bell Tower. I see home, I smell home, I hear home… but why don’t I feel home? I don’t feel home in the cold, while bathrooms in which I have to wear shoes. I don’t feel home in the lofted, twin-sized beds. I don’t feel home in the swiping of my BSU ID to simply walk through a door. So I ask myself… where exactly is “home?” The day before I left to move to Muncie in August, my girlfriend and I sat on the couch in
my basement and cried. We cried a lot, though we didn’t have much reason to cry. Muncie and Fishers are only a 45 minute drive from one another. In between sniffles, I mumbled. “I’ll miss home.” My girlfriend, being as wise as she always is, comforted me with the words, “Muncie will just be your temporary home for four years.” It may not be home for long, but for now it’s become just what I need it to be. Muncie has become a makeshift home these past couple months. When I am walking with friends and they ask me to go somewhere, I’ll say “let me stop at home first” when I really mean “let me stop at my dorm first.” After a long night in Bracken, I think to myself “time to go home” rather than “time to go back to the dorm.” Through all of this I’ve learned that home is what you make it, home is inside all of us. Home is a hobby, a routine or a lifestyle. I find home personally through religion, and through the things I enjoy doing in my off time, such as photography. You may find home in a person, in a song or in a season. So really I shouldn’t be asking, “Where is home?” but rather, “What is home?”
Home is in all of us. Home is not necessarily a place, but rather a feeling, to feel at home with someone, or a certain location. I feel at home in my queen-sized bed, smelling the cinnamon rolls my father is cooking on a Saturday morning in the kitchen downstairs. The feeling of “home” is warm, fuzzy like your favorite blanket. It’s not feeling like you have to mask yourself for someone or something in order to be accepted. Home is true, home is raw. Home is you. The struggle of finding “home” I feel affects every college student, freshman to senior. And I think the real moment where you become an adult is where you are able to call wherever you are in that instant “home” because you have all you need inside of you. The world is a scary place, growing up is a scary thing. It’s okay, we all are doing this together. You’re not alone because we all are trying to find wherever or whatever “home” is. But when you do find it, when you do feel at home somewhere, grasp onto it and never let it go. Home is there, you just have to look for it. Be aware.
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Teenager raises money to donate socks While helping give shoes to children in need, Carlie Boggs realized the volunteers had forgotten something important. 417
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DOMA displays science as art A new exhibit at the David Owsley Museum of Art shows that science and art go hand-in-hand. 417
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Stitch ’n Bitch invites creativity, communication among members Attendees stitch, gossip, bond every Sunday at The Cup Maggie Stolfa Reporter
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hile Stitch ’n Bitch came to Muncie in 2014, the gathering that takes place at 3 p.m. every Sunday at The Cup resembles knitting groups that gathered over 70 years ago. “Stitch ’n Bitch goes as far back as World War II,” said Abigayle Devendorf, Ball State alumna and regular Stitch ‘n Bitch attendee. “Groups of women would join together in organized clubs to knit and talk. The term ‘Stitch ‘n Bitch’ was popularized in the 1980s with Anne Macdonald and her book, ‘Social History of American Knitting.’” 4See STITCH, 19
Rickbecka Deardorff talks about an experience she had during a weekly Stitch ’n Bitch meeting at The Cup September 17. Stitch ’n Bitch meets every Sunday to make art and catch up on the week’s events. KACI ALVAREZ, DN FILE
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Tools for School initiative sparks further fundraising Student Carlie Boggs finds gap in donation kits, starts sock drive to help grade school and high school students in need Emily Goodwin Reporter
Carlie Boggs has created a sock drive for those who cannot afford socks. Boggs got involved in volunteering at a young age through Tools for School. CARLIE BOGGS, PHOTO PROVIDED
While volunteering at an event called Tools for School, Carlie Boggs, a junior at Wapahani High School, met a child who filled her heart with compassion and gave her an idea. Tools for School is a charity event hosted by the nonprofit organization Hearts & Hands United, which donates shoes and school supplies to children in need. Boggs was helping give out shoes when it was brought to her attention that more needed to be given to the children she was helping. “When I saw this boy’s eyes light up at one pair of shoes he wanted, I had to help him try them on,” Boggs said. “I gave him the pantyhose socks we had at the event to try the shoes on with, and when he asked me if he could keep
them, I knew then there was a need not only for shoes, but socks too.” Boggs was originally inspired to become involved in the community by her family, who regularly volunteer. In high school, she became involved even further when she joined the Delaware County PRIDE team, a group of students who pledge to be positive role models in the community. Carlie began volunteering for Tools for School in 2016, the same year she decided a pair of socks should be added to the list of items given out at the event. She asked her mother, Stormie Boggs, to help spread the word. “My mom posted on her Facebook and we had a great turnout,” Carlie said. “I couldn’t believe how many people wanted to help out.” Donations from as far as Pennsylvania and Texas were
TO DONATE To donate or sell bracelets, contact Stormie Boggs at stormieboggs@gmail.com
sent to the Boggs. They collected almost 2,000 pairs of socks. The generosity allowed volunteers to give out two to three pairs of socks per child this year. From July 11 to 18, 2018, Tools for School again be held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. A book bag filled with school supplies, a new pair of shoes and a pair of socks will be given to each child. This year, Carlie hopes to collect 4,000 pairs of socks. To help her reach that goal, she has decided to accept donations of both socks and money. She is currently selling bracelets
After volunteering for Tools for School, Carlie Boggs started a sock drive. Her goal is to have a pair of socks to go with every shoe donated. CARLIE BOGGS, PHOTO PROVIDED
for $2 to help raise money to purchase socks, which will be donated this summer along with direct-donation socks. Contact Emily Goodwin with comments at ejgoodwin@bsu.edu.
David Owsley Museum of Art exhibit expands audience
‘Engaging Technology II: Art + Science’ shows how two subjects complement one another Melissa Kraman Reporter Science collides with art through displays of a robot’s masterpiece, chemical reactions, augmented reality, audible message decoding and more at the David Owsley Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Engaging Technology II: Art + Science.” The exhibit features various works by internationally renowned artists and Ball State’s Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts lab where science and art are melded together to demonstrate their relationship. “I think that everyone believes science, technology, engineering and math are the way of the future, but without an art component, you lose this sense
of wonder, beauty and creativity that can contribute just as much to the STEM stuff as the STEM things can contribute to art,” said Robert La France, director of DOMA. In the museum, located at the beginning of the exhibit, is an opportunity for guests to take out their iPhones and interact with a sign. When holding an iPhone up to the sign, an augmented reality with miniature paper airplanes, created by IDIA director John Fillwalk, comes to life. Immediately after the augmented reality is “Hydrogeny,” a piece by Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand. Underlying electrical currents split atoms of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, creating thousands of tiny bubbles moving upward in
slow motion. As the bubbles move upward, a white laser creates the illusion that they are twinkling. Further into the exhibit is a computerized artist who has been drawing for the past 144 hours non-stop. Tristan Perich programmed the artist and then attached a string with a black marker that draws straight patterns and scribbles. The machine will run the entire time the exhibit is on display from Sept. 28 to Dec. 22. By December, the white wall it draws on will be almost entirely covered by the marker’s black ink. Fillwalk said the artists in this exhibit are “trying to paint the picture exactly where technology and science have been integrated with art all along.” “[Art and science] are fairly
inseparable, we just don’t think of it that way,” Fillwalk said. “This exhibition is a way to view that tradition, but from a contemporary lense, so we brought in artists that are more clearly dealing with the relationships between art and science.” The “Art + Science” exhibit is meant to bring a “different flavor” to a past exhibit, which focused on the history of “intermedia,” Fillwalk said. La France said the exhibit evokes wonder and has a modern sense because past, present and future are represented and “science and technology is the cutting edge, and some of these artists are playing with these things that we don’t fully understand yet.” Because the exhibit features
so many different subjects, Rachel Buckmaster, assistant director of DOMA, said there is something for everyone, not just art majors. The Ball State and Muncie community are encouraged to visit the museum, which is free, and see all of the exhibits on display to experience firsthand the creative ways that art and science can be brought together. “This exhibit is especially engaging, because it’s a multisensory experience,” Fillwalk said. “You’re trying to decode it intellectually, but at the same time they’re quite beautiful so you have an aesthetic experience.” Contact Melissa Kraman at mmkraman@bsu.edu.
David Owsley Museum of Art will be displaying the “Engaging Technology II: Art + Science” exhibit. The exhibit demonstrates the relationship between science and art. BALL STATE, PHOTO COURTESY
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ArtsWalk brings community, artists together Event included YART sale, soup crawl, Muncie Symphony Orchestra A child makes an ink print with a local art vendor at the YART sale during ArtsWalk on Oct. 5 in downtown Muncie. Artitsts sold their work and handed out business cards to promote their art. RACHEL ELLIS, DN
LEFT: Local artist Andrew Payzant displays his art during the ArtsWalk Oct. 5 in downtown Muncie. This was Payzant’s first ArtsWalk. He developed his talent for art while he was home schooled. RIGHT: Fresh Directions, a local business, serves tomato basil soup during the Soup Crawl on Oct. 5 in downtown Muncie. Their soup came with fresh mozzarella balls. RACHEL ELLIS, DN
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Indy Scream Park updates attractions for 2017 Haunted attraction open to visitors until Nov. 4, offers frightening time
Adam Pannel Reporter Grinning clowns, decaying zombies and other horrors await to scare unsuspecting visitors at Indy Scream Park in Anderson, Indiana, which is now open to the public until Nov. 4. This year marks the park’s eighteenth season open, and Mark Bremer, Indy Scream Park creative director, always looks forward to watching people experience the haunted houses. “They come out and they get such a rush,” Bremer said. “For me, watching people have that is amazing.” Bremer is in charge of building the haunted houses and creating the story behind each attraction at the park. When he was 15, Bremer set his sights on
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Continued from Page 16 Erica Fox decided to bring the Stitch ’n Bitch to Muncie after living in the community for a little over a year. Fox was having trouble making connections in Muncie and wanted to give others a place to meet new people, talk and be creative. “I was in a band back then, but we mostly played out-of-town shows,” Fox said. “I knew my partner, my bandmates and my daughter, but I didn’t really know a lot of other people in the community.” When she started Stitch ’n Bitch, she was only able to attend the first few meetings before she moved away. Not wanting the club to come to an end because Fox had to leave, Muncie native Moth Danner became the group’s new administrator. After three years, Fox returned to Muncie to work for Ball State as the web programming specialist for the Center for Business and Economic Research. Fox said she missed the humbleness of the Midwest while she was gone, and was surprised to see Danner was able to keep Stitch ’n Bitch active. “As soon as I came back there was an actual presence for it,” Fox said. To help reach out to the community, Danner started a Stitch ’n Bitch Facebook page, which now has 231 members. One of the members, Lucian Cruor, said he likes how the group allows him to meet people who have the same interests as him, but also have new perspectives to share. “You can stitch, you can bitch or you can learn to do either of those things,” Fox said. “You don’t even have to make stuff. Even if you just want to have coffee or meet people you can come.”
becoming a professional haunted house builder after creating his first, which he said attracted almost 2,400 people in a three-hour period. After working at various places, including a bank, pet shop and paper printing company, Bremer worked in set design and camera work in the film industry. Eventually, however, he began working at Indy Scream Park as the talent director, and later became the creative director. “This has always been a dream of mine,” Bremer said. “This is freakin’ awesome.” While there are not any new attractions opening this season, returning visitors can expect a completely new experience at several places throughout the park. “‘Zombieland: Unchained’ and ‘Pandemic: Mutation’ got a complete overhaul, pretty much the only thing that’s not new is the walls,” Bremer said. Everything from the lighting to the soundtrack of the attractions has changed. A new scare called ‘actor-matronics’ is present within a few of the haunted houses, where actors operate giant mechanical beasts that bite and grab at people as they walk by. Bremer also works with the actors on their scripts
Conversations may revolve around a wide variety of things, but most often the group meets to sit back, have a drink and just be together. Danner said anyone is welcome to enjoy the company that Stitch ’n Bitch provides, no matter what they do during the meeting time. Those interested in stitching, however, should bring their own sewing tools such as needles, hooks, thread, pins and yarn. Brittaniey Edwards, however, brings her pencils and drawing pad to sketch during the meeting time. Others have brought school work or even random items to share with the group. For the members who do stitch, Fox said they are hoping to do more yarn swaps where attendees can get rid of unwanted yarn and swap for colors they want. “Everyone who is a dedicated crafter has a pile of shame somewhere, a pile of stuff they are never going to use,” Fox said. The next yarn swap will be Nov. 12, but the group will continue to meet each Sunday at The Cup. Contact Maggie Stolfa with comments at mjstolfa@bsu.edu. Moth Danner, founder of Muncie’s chapter of Stitch ’n Bitch, talks about her day during the meeting at The Cup on September 17. Stitch ’n Bitch meets every Sunday and allows members to get issues off their chests while enjoying coffee and art. KACI ALVAREZ, DN FILE
and presentation to ensure everything runs smoothly at the park. Despite occasional bouts of stage fright and forgotten lines, Bremer said that many of them enjoy their time acting at Indy Scream Park. “There’s a lot of veteran actors out there who go, ‘I can’t wait to go back, I wish we could do this all year ’round,’” Bremer said. Michael Wable, an actor at Indy Scream Park, has been acting at the park for six years. “I love to mess with people,” Wable said. “That’s one of my hobbies, and [Indy Scream Park] pays me to do it to everyone else. Where else can I chase someone with an axe in my hand and threaten their life?” Like most of the actors, Wable takes his job seriously, even though he is able to have fun with it. In fact, he is determined to scare anyone who claims to be unfazed by the park’s attractions. “I take it to heart when someone comes at me and says, ‘Oh, that wasn’t scary,’” Bremer said. “You’re my new goal, what do I have to do to scare you?” Contact Adam Pannel with comments at arpannel@bsu.edu.
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Mad Jax, located at 514 E. Jackson St., is hosting a printing workshop for kids and adults. The cost is $50 and includes all materials, equipment use, personable instruction, coffee, and loot or lantern bags. Attendees are allowed to print up to three custom trick-or-treat bags or up to eight custom luminaria bags. The event starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 8:30 p.m.
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Kennedy Library will be hosting Friday the 13th HorrorFest, a horror movie double feature. The night will start at 7 p.m. with George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (NR) and will be followed by “It Follows” (R ) at 8:45 p.m. The free event is located at 1700 W. McGalliard and will include free popcorn. This event is for adults only.
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Muncie Children’s Museum and WAVE Foundation are bringing a live African penguin right to the museum. The shows will be held at 11 a.m and 1:30 p.m. Guests can expect to learn about the animal and get a chance to pet it. Muncie Children’s Museum is located at 515 S. High St. and the show is included with general admission.
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In 2016, the East Central Indiana Paranormal Investigators conducted an investigation at the historic Carnegie Library and were met with paranormal activity. The ECIPI are back with a follow-up investigation and encourage guests to come and learn about their techniques and experiences as paranormal investigators. The event takes place from 7-8 p.m. at 301 E. Jackson St. and admission is free.
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Hosted by the Old West End Neighborhood Association, a guided tour of Beech Grove Cemetery, located at 1400 W. Kilgore Ave., will take guests through a portion of Delaware County’s largest landmark. Guests will learn about local historical figures and view historic artifacts from Minnetrista’s Special Collections in the chapel. Tours run on the half hour from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and tickets are $10.
Muncie Civic Theater, located at 216 E. Main St., presents “My Fair Lady.” Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for groups of 10 or more and $13 for students and children. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and reserved seating is available.
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building, especially on weekends. Staff who didn’t even know what Burton looked like have identified him in pictures because they claimed to see him in the windows. Doors have been slammed on staff, computers have malfunctioned in Burton’s old office and faucets have spontaneously turned on. ECIPI brought in a physic to take a look at the place. Without previous knowledge of the station, the medium started to describe Burton to Shelly.
Old Hotel Roberts “The big haunted place for Muncie is Roberts Hotel,” Andy said. “It has several spirits in it that have been talked about over the years.” Lan Thornburg – He managed the hotel during the Great Depression. To keep the hotel alive, he didn’t turn in his paychecks during the Great Depression, Shelly said. In his old office, staff have reported shadows, reflections on shiny surfaces and noises from his typewriter. “Potato chip guy” – The story goes that a man committed suicide by putting rat poison on potato chips in room 319. Now, guests have reported hearing the room being torn apart, but find no visible signs of damage. However, the Gages have found no historical proof for “potato chip guy” and believe this story to be a folktale. Florence Bly – She was an unmarried librarian who lived in Muncie. Occasionally, she had arguments with her family and would check into room 620 for several days. In 1943, a blackout test for World War II occurred in Muncie. Bly’s body was found on the sidewalk beneath her room, Shelly said. Andy explained that the newspapers of that time didn’t report the death as a suicide or murder. According to the story, she can be seen in the hotel window. Additionally, maids have reported finding objects strewn across the room.
While the Gages have only been on the first two floors of this building, the have debunked some of the alleged paranormal activity surrounding it. Shelly said the voices are in fact from a cognitive disorder called auditory pareidolia. This means the brain hears sounds like white noise and turns it into something organized like voices, according to National Center for Biotechnical Information. “You can sit in some of the rooms and it sounds like people are having a conversation outside of the room,” Shelly said. “We realized this only happens when the air is on. There is a phenomenon where the brain turns white noise into something comprehensible like voices.” However, the staff has experienced images and feelings in the building that ECIPI hasn’t dismissed. “We would like to come back and investigate the building more,” they both agreed.
Ball State Haunted Sites While ECIPI is not allowed to investigate on campus, the Gages have heard of several haunted locations on campus.
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On the eighth floor of Knotts Hall, a woman is reported to have died by suicide by jumping in the 1980s, Andy said. However, there is no documentation to back the story up. “There is talk of going into the restroom on the eighth floor and the center stall would be locked and you could hear crying,” Andy said. When Shelly worked in LaFollette, she said staff shared some paranormal experiences with her. “In the basement, some people said they had experiences with their hair being pulled while they were alone down there,” Shelly said. Additionally, Murray has heard of a ghost in
The story says that someone by the name of William Schomburg died by suicide by hanging from the rafters on the top floor of Elliot. “There has been lots of stories about William throughout the years, but there has been research done and there is no evidence William Schomburg existed,” Andy said. “What is interesting is that no one knows where the story originates. A gentleman [who attended one of ECIPI’s paranormal talks] said he knew about the ghost in 1968 when he lived in Elliot.” Andy said the story could have some truth. Either the name in the story has been changed, or
Andy said when he lived in Elliot, he witnessed paranormal activity.
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Looking for more? ECIPI is the only paranormal group in this area that gives talks to the community. Their next two talks will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Carnegie Library and at 5:30 p.m Oct. 23 at the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library. The Gages say to arrive early, as the talks have limited seating. Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ bsu.edu or on Twitter at @liz_rieth.
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