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Students request prayer room Muslims on campus lack religious space despite complaints
Muslims need to pray five times a day, and they have to wash their hands, face and feet before they pray. The Islamic Center of Muncie and the Muslim Student Association proposed the idea of building a prayer room to Ball State’s administration a couple of years ago, but students are still waiting for action to be taken. “I was a part of those who questioned the administration to give us a prayer room,”
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Salah, known as the act of prayer, is essential within the Islamic religion, and not having a prayer room on campus has became an issue for many Muslim students.
said Muhammad Maqbool, an associate professor of physics and current president of the Islamic Center of Muncie. “In the response, they said we can go anywhere to pray, like the library, but they did not give us a real solution.” Maqbool said the administration told him they could not fund the prayer room, but gave no reason as to why. However, Joan Todd, university spokesperson, said if a request were to be made, the
administration would take action. “If the university receives a specific request, they will review the request and make a decision based on what is specifically requested,” Todd said. As a substitution to the prayer room, Todd said the university does provide space for students and staff to reserve during business hours in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
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Suspended student fights school, DEA
Agency tried to take $14,610 for suspected marijuana dealing CASEY SMITH CRIME REPORTER | casmith11@bsu.edu A suspended Ball State student is fighting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency over money supposedly saved for school costs. Bronson T. Westbrook, 24, is now fighting back against the university and the DEA after the agency tried to confiscate $14,610 they think he earned from drug dealing, even though he said he saved up the money to pay for college. On March 2, 2014, Muncie po- BRONSON T. lice arrested Westbrook after he WESTBROOK got in a traffic accident at Jackson Suspended Ball and Hackley streets. MPD reports State student from the incident said police seized $14,610 in cash stowed underneath a seat in the vehicle, and 24.5 grams of marijuana was also confiscated from Westbrook’s car. Westbrook told officers the substance was for personal use, and that he smoked a lot of it, the police reports said. Westbrook was charged with maintaining a common nuisance, operating while intoxicated and possession of marijuana, according to arrest records. He is still awaiting trial for these charges, as well as unrelated charges of resisting law enforcement, receiving stolen property and possession of marijuana.
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Muncie entrepreneur strives to improve city with barbecue business
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f Lathay Pegues has his way, the future of his business — JohnTom’s Barbecue Sauce — and his hometown will be intertwined. “It’s never just been about selling people barbecue sauce,” he said. “I’ve always had thoughts of, just maybe, I can provide jobs one day in Muncie.
The city raised him, after all. And even though Pegues’ Muncie-based business outsourced its production to Indianapolis, Pegues has built local connections. His sauce is used by Ball State Dining Services in barbecue recipes at some of their dining locations. Pegues, 40, co-founded JohnTom’s in 2006 with his friend Rodney Robinson and cousin Terrell Cooper, both of whom he attended Indiana University with.
JOHNTOM’S ORIGINS
Pegues, who was born in Muncie, left his hometown to study journalism at IU in 1993. In Bloomington he tried to recreate the barbecue sauce his grandfather, John Tom Branson, had developed years earlier. “That just turned into, I don’t know, some quest to crack this code my grandpa had,” he said. “He didn’t write [the recipe] down.” Branson died when Pegues was young. He had to rely on other relatives to help piece together the recipe. Eventually, Pegues found the missing ingredient: a storebought sauce. “The more serious I got, the more I thought about it. I thought, well, that’s kind of
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Lathay Pegues said he created JohnTom’s recipe after trying to reconstruct his grandfather’s sauce. Pegues co-founded the sauce in 2006 with Rodney Robinson and Terrell Cooper.
cheating,” Pegues said. “So I threw everything out that I had been working on and I started from scratch — a can of tomato sauce and seasonings.” In 2000, Pegues left Bloomington to work at a television station in Illinois. Back then, Pegues said, the sauce
was just a hobby. “I thought I had the career that I wanted for the rest of my life,” he said. Pegues moved to Milwaukee in 2004. Two years later, Pegues’ station shut down. Finding another broadcasting job would have been easy, Pegues said, but he wasn’t going to try. Instead, he said, it was time to gamble on JohnTom’s. Initially, Lathay, his wife Lashea and their two kids, Jarrod and Anya (though they now have a third, Averie) moved in with Lathay’s mother. “I knew to start a business from the ground up I’d probably have to move back home to Muncie — but I had to convince my wife,” he said while laughing. “To my surprise, when I brought [the idea] to her … she was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ Just that easy.” Lashea said she didn’t need to be convinced because she knew her husband would eventually make the decision. “It was something that he had been wanting to do for a while,” she said. “His job came to an end so it was like, what better time to go ahead and make that transition?”
Receiver looks to be No.1 option in passing game next season
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After shadowing former Cardinal receiver Willie Snead and senior Jordan Williams, redshirt senior KeVonn Mabon will appear to be the No. 1 option for soon-to-be sophomore quarterback Riley Neal next season. Next season, the Ball State football wide receiving corps will be led by Mabon as he returns as the most experienced skill player in his fifth year. Mabon is eligible for a fifth season after being redshirted in his 2013-14 season due to a season-ending injury three weeks into the campaign. “I’m kinda looking forward to it, in some aspects,” Mabon said. “It’s more pressure that I’m the number one guy.” Opposing defenses will be facing a very familiar-looking Ball State football team. Riley Neal will be in his sophomore season, and the running game led by junior Darian Green and sophomore James Gilbert will be much of the same. Two years ago, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Willie Snead left the Cardinals to pursue his NFL dream. See MABON, page 5
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I know there’s been a lot of chatter about Bennett Miller’s “sexist” reply to David Letterman’s “women in filmmaking” question during last Monday’s Letterman lecture, so I’d like to add my voice to the conversation. I’m a feminist, and I’m also a woman in the filmmaking industry. And I don’t think Miller was being sexist at all. Here are the facts as I see them: 1. Dave asked the men what they thought about the treatment of women in the film industry. 2. This question has been a hot topic in recent news. 3. The atmosphere was tense after the question was asked. 4. Spike Jonze and Bennett Miller are men. 5. Jonze froze and didn’t say much. 6. Miller did indeed say, “It’s a jungle out there.” 7. The question went largely unanswered. 8. Until it came up again. 9. Resume tense atmosphere. 10. Jonze and Miller are still men. 11. This time, Miller tried to take back his “jungle” comment. 12. He rambled on a bit more. 13. They showed that clip of Jonze breakdancing again. 14. We all felt awkward. If you were a male film director in front of thousands of students (many of which were female filmmakers) and you were unprepared for this question, how would you react? I’m not even sure what I would have said in this situation. These were quiet and, let’s face it, pretty awkward guests. They were asked to appear at this lecture series because of their filmmaking talents – not their stunning interview skills. You can’t expect them to come out of nowhere and stand on a soapbox with endless advice about how women can get an edge in the industry. “It’s a jungle out there,” did actually come out of Miller’s mouth, but do you really think he would have been that tactless on purpose? At least he said
something. If you ask me, Jonze left him hanging both times the issue came up. Plus, he really did try to clarify what he said, he just wasn’t that successful. At that point, he was probably pretty frazzled. At one point, Dave asked, “How can you help women in the industry succeed?” or something to that effect (I don’t have the transcript with me). The key word is “help.” Now, Miller could have taken the easy route and given some off-the-cuff speech about how poorly we delicate females are treated in the industry, but instead, he said the question was “patronizing” to women. I couldn’t agree more. I don’t want a man to “help me” get a job – I want to earn it. I am not a victim of the film industry – I am a participant. It seems like we’ve hit a point where we’ve started pitying women for their situation instead of empowering them. I’m sure this was a mere slip of the tongue by our main man, Dave, but I’m glad Miller didn’t let it slide. Yes, I know that both men and women are responsible for eliminating sexism, but you can’t expect male directors to have an “affirmative action” plan for whom they hire. Think about it: how much time do you spend trying to alleviate issues that don’t directly affect you? Probably not a lot. That’s human. And can I just say, neither of the directors were in support of sexism. They didn’t jump up and cheer when Dave brought up the film industry’s lack of women. They didn’t say, “Who needs ‘em?” Both Jonze and Miller expressed distaste for the lack of women in filmmaking, which I think we all understand. I would chalk up this clumsy display of “sexism” to simply poor PR. Jonze and Miller would have benefited greatly by being prepped more for the questions Dave was going to ask. Furthermore, we all know this is an issue – there’s no debate about that. However, that doesn’t mean that we have a solution to this problem. I mean, do you?
I couldn’t have been more excited for David Letterman to come to Ball State. He’s that alumnus that you brag about to your friends who picked the school that your entire high school went to rather than branching out. “Oh, yeah? Well, I go to the school David Letterman went to.” He is that kind of successful. Sitting in John R. Emens Auditorium last Monday, this bragging right was real, onstage and doing the thing I looked up to him for: interviewing. I couldn’t wait to see just how easy it is for him to make the conversation flow. But, there was a time when it really didn’t. I can’t say I knew much about his guests, Bennett Miller and Spike Jonze. Sure, I had heard their names and seen their movies, but I couldn’t have picked them off of the street. I was excited, nonetheless; these were real professionals who had gone after what they wanted and won. These gentlemen were idols to a lot of men and women in that auditorium. There was discussion of how the two didn’t go to college but that the times were different and Hollywood was not asking for a diploma. They inspired their audience to go out there and “do” and “create.” There was banter, jokes, quick-wit on Letterman’s side more than theirs, and then there was that long awkward silence. Letterman asked the question that seemed to have both directors looking for the exit: sexism in the film industry. Stumbling over his words, Miller spoke the most and, frankly, too much. Letterman pushed, and Miller responded that, in his position of power, he found it “patronizing” and that the “film industry is a jungle.” I sat there, dumbfounded. My giddy grin of being in the same room as such talented artists was replaced with a scowl of “did he really just say that?” Not only did he say it, but he said it to an audience of college students and, yeah, women.
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Pegues now lives in the same neighborhood where he grew up, named Whitely. The neighborhood is located east of McCulloch Park and on the north side of the White River. It was — and still is — rare to see Ball State students in Whitely, Pegues said. Whitley has been called the ghetto of Muncie, Pegues said, but he has a problem with that term. “If you call anything ghetto in Muncie, you don’t know what a ghetto is,” he said. Pegues said he thinks his hometown was, and still is, a great place for families. “Muncie, to me, growing up —I wouldn’t change it,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to grow up in California. I loved it here. I think it was just big enough and just small enough for us.” A nostalgic smile crept across Pegues’ face as he remembered when he and his friends would ride their bikes to get penny candy or walk to the community pool in the summer. “We’d walk to Tuhey’s,” he said. “We’d cross the train trestles, go through the park, cross the train trestles — even though our momma said don’t get on that train trestle, walk around,
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we’d cross the train trestle anyway — and we went to Tuhey’s three times a week.” Whitely’s tight-knit community allowed parents to let their children roam free, Pegues said. “Our parents didn’t have to worry about us getting snatched or something happening because anywhere we went — this community is so small — we all know each other,” he said. “And if you’re talking about just the African-American community, we definitely all know each other.”
MUNCIE PART II
By many measures, Muncie isn’t what it used to be: meth problems, a stagnant job market and a poverty level that jumped from 23.1 percent in the 2000 U.S. census to 33.4 percent in 2010. Pegues said this has posed a unique challenge to his business. “We’re only dealing with a very small population of people who won’t bat an eye at $4 or $5 for a bottle of barbecue sauce,” he said. Pegues said the hard times have even changed Muncie’s culture. “There used to be so much pride in Muncie, you were proud to be from Muncie,” he said. “I don’t see that now. Everyone hates Muncie. People are hurt … because jobs use to be plentiful, and good jobs.” Still, Pegues said he sees
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Lathay Pegues, co-founder of JohnTom’s Barbecue Sauce, cooks chicken and noodles before a tailgate for his son’s Muncie Central football game. Pegues said it took about five years for the tomato sauce and seasonings to develop into a full sauce.
positives throughout the city. “We’re doing some things,” he said. “Downtown, even when I was a kid, there was nothing down there, it was like a bunch of vacant buildings and pigeons everywhere … But man, what they have done with Muncie’s downtown, I think, is just the epitome of coming back and working with what you have.”
SACRIFICES FOR A DREAM
Pegues took a pay cut when he left the media to start JohnTom’s — and he said he’d do it again. “If I had to trade it off, quality time with my family or money … we’re fine,” he said.
Women who want to be as successful as he is, perhaps even in the same field. I was disgusted. I mean, I know directors have the stereotype of being awkward in the name of their art, but shouldn’t they know what not to say to a generation of women who sat in the audience to be inspired by them? I don’t find it patronizing if you realize that you have found success in an industry that caters to you. I remember looking around the audience as Miller did his best to correct himself. Everyone was silent, almost grimacing. He begged with us all that he honestly didn’t know the answer and that he hated the question. As if his foot wasn’t already in his mouth, he then referenced an article that explains that men are just more aggressive, mentioning the high statistic of men that would murder over women. I got what he was saying. So, because men are so angry, this is synonymous with being driven? Yeah, men will murder you. Men go after what they want. That’s why they have success. They’re ruthless in the jungle. Bennett Miller, you have apparently not met enough women. Bragging that your gender would murder someone before another does not compensate for your failure to see Letterman’s point. Women are not represented because men like you, in power, like other men like you. Maybe you should run that idea by the women producers you had to tell the audience you hire, which was a cop-out for the sexism that escaped your mouth during your “not all men” speech. Sure, I could have let this go, and I remember walking to my car with the crowd after the event feeling completely aggravated. My friends said, “You can’t be upset, you can tell he knew he messed up. That’s why he kept going back to it.” I’ll give you that. You realized you messed up, but far too late. Maybe a woman should help you articulate your words next time.
“The lights are on, the mortgage’s paid, car note’s paid, kids got what they need.” He holds a part-time job at the Downtown Farm Stand to help finance his fledgling business. He said he hopes his kids will learn from his hard work. “My kids have seen me in the professional realm, they’ve seen me with this almost dream job,” he said. “Especially my son, because my son grew up when I was on TV and he saw me with like a local celebrity status. … Two totally different worlds, but I think the common denominator is that they’re seeing [their] dad do whatever he needed to do to make his dream come true.”
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Pegues used to work for The Star Press, but he left when the paper underwent organizational changes in 2014. He said the change helped him focus on JohnTom’s. “I threw myself into JohnTom’s because we got a small severance from work and plus we had unemployment,” he said. “It was able to sustain me for a little while, not long, but I used that time to just go at it full-throttle and to see what I could do before I knew I had to find some other means of employment, and so in that time I landed the Ball State account.”
BALL STATE AND BEYOND
For as long as he can remember, Pegues said, Ball State’s campus and Muncie have struggled with their “town and gown” relationship — but he thinks JohnTom’s is an example of how that is changing. “It just seems like it was always these two different entities. Ball State stayed at Ball State and Muncie stayed with Muncie,” he said. “That is a thing of the past. These relationships and this synergy that’s going on between the city and Ball State is just unbelievable.” Despite previous unsuccessful bids to supply the school with barbecue sauce, Pegues said he was inspired to try again after watching
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CNBC’s “The Profit.” Host Marcus Lemonis told a business owner that he needed to find a single, important account to help stabilize his business. “That is exactly what we need — but who, what?” said Pegues. “And Ball State popped in my head again. And I was like, ‘OK, they turned you down twice … all they can do is turn you down again.’ So in the next morning I called Chef [Lucas Miller].” Miller said JohnTom’s is used in all of Ball State’s barbecue recipes at Woodworth, Tally, LaFollette, Noyer and the Atrium, though it is not available at the condiment tables. Sweet Baby Ray’s supplies the individual servings and Heinz is in the pumps. Students living off-campus can also find Pegues’ sauce at several local restaurants and butcher shops in Muncie, like Savage’s Ale House in downtown Muncie and Lahody Meats on North Wheeling Avenue. It is also available in some Indianapolis and Fishers, Indiana establishments, but Pegues said Muncie will always be his main target. “Hopefully this’ll be something that a few years from now,” he said, “everybody from Muncie will be able to say, ‘JohnTom’s, yeah that’s where I live. I’m from Muncie.’”
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Local ice sculptor’s art gets attention in Muncie Artist perfects technique through 15 years of work
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A mist of ice chips flew into the air as chainsaws, grinders and other sculpting tools brought an artistic vision to life. What had at one point been a rectangular block of solid ice was transforming. A holiday monument, with Muncie’s signature “DWNTWN” logo carved into the base, began to take shape. Less than 20 minutes went by before a crowd of more than 40 people gathered around in anticipation of the final result as Indiana Ice Studio founder Stephen Koch prepared his masterpiece. “The ice definitely catches people’s eyes,” Koch said. “I’m not sure what it is, but it’s always caught mine, too.” One of many exhibitors at Muncie’s annual Light Up DWNTWN festivities on Thursday, Koch had no trouble attracting an audience throughout the event. He said that’s the same reaction he’s gotten for the last 15 years he’s been perfecting the profession. “I love it, families love it, kids love it,” he said. “What’s not to love about something so beautiful?” Koch began competing in regional ice carving competitions as a student studying culinary arts at Grand Rapids Community College. Although he has a passion for cooking, Koch said the ice was different, grabbing. Since taking on the art, Koch – who now resides in Yorktown with his family – said he’s been ranked five times in the top six carvers
at the National Ice Carving Association’s United States Nationals Competition. He has also taken part in the World Ice Art Championships in Alaska, where he consistently is ranked top 10 in his category. Koch founded the Indiana Ice Studio in Daleville in 2001, and despite the warmer weather in the summer months, Koch said he takes his skills to other mediums during “ice-friendly off-season.” “Throughout the year, [my studio] creates sand sculptures, fruit and vegetable carvings and wood carvings,” Koch said. “They’re really wonderful pieces to create, but there’s nothing like the ice — especially when you get to come out here like this.” Heather Bremming, a Muncie resident, couldn’t disagree. While bringing her two kids to the Community Tree Lighting ceremony at the same DWNTWN event, Bremming said she couldn’t stop watching Koch as he cut through the ice. “It’s unlike any other kinds of art,” Bremming said. “I just keep watching and watching. I know this is one of those things you might only see once or twice in your life.” And because of the “rare opportunity” Koch was offering his onlookers, Bremming was sure to introduce her kids to it, as well. “It just fits the whole theme of the night,” Bremming said. “The ice, the music, the community – this is what Christmas in a city is supposed to be like.” After lighting the community’s holiday tree in Canan Commons, Muncie’s newest urban park, mayor Dennis Tyler had the same thoughts about the community gathering. “This time of year is about Christ, but it’s also
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Ball State does not have a prayer room for those that follow the Islamic religion, which has become an issue for many Muslim students. The Islamic Center of Muncie, along with the Muslim Student Association, proposed the idea of getting one on campus.
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Police surrendered the money found in Westbrook’s car over to the DEA, and federal prosecutors are now searching for a court order to forfeit it, stating in court that it’s traceable to proceeds from marijuana dealing. However, during court pleadings, Westbrook said the money was his personal property and that he had been saving the cash for five years while he was a college student at Ivy Tech Community College and Ball State to “support my education, living expenses and well-being of myself and my mother,” he wrote. Westbrook said his earnings — the $14,610 in cash — included income from lawn care, a three-month job
weekend events. While this is an option, Maqbool said there are other campuses in Indiana that provide prayer rooms to students, like Purdue University and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. The Islamic Society of Greater Lafayette is located in the heart of Purdue’s campus, and it hosts five daily prayers for students and community members. While Purdue’s Muslim Stuat Wendy’s, seven months at Motivate Our Minds and seven months at the Ball State L.A. Pittenger Student Center. In April of this year, while at a hearing in front of a federal judge in Indianapolis, Westbrook said he has never been charged with trafficking marijuana, despite three years of surveillance by MPD. With no solid proof from investigators proving that he “has distributed multiple pounds of high-grade marijuana,” according to federal prosecutors during court proceedings, the Muncie prosecutors have nothing more than an “abstract, theoretical, non-concrete synopsis put forth as evidence,” Westbrook said. Westbrook is also representing himself in a federal lawsuit against Ball State, claiming the university violated his rights when suspending him for the 2015-16
Think About It sees drop in participation Rate dropped from 80 percent to 57 in 1 year
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Indiana Ice Studio founder Stephen Koch had a crowd of about 40 people gathered around two watch him sculpt. Koch transformed a rectangular block of ice into a holiday moment with the “DWNTWN” logo at the base.
about the community,” Tyler said. “Seeing the people of our city come together – volunteering and sharing talents and spending time together – that’s what I really love to see, and that’s why this event is so important each year.” The mayor said he also couldn’t help but take notice of Koch’s ice sculptures, noting that the unique attraction was part of what makes Muncie’s events so enjoyable. “It’s just great that we can have so many talented individuals share their abilities and their joy with the families and the kids we have
dent Association does work alongside the Islamic Society, the school itself does not have any involvement, according to Islamic Society of Greater Lafayette. Similar to Lafayette’s, the Islamic Center of Muncie does provide a prayer room for the Muncie community, but the issue for students at Ball State is the distance from campus. “We don’t have a place to go within walking distance,” said Danah Alqunfuzi, treasurer of the International Ambassador’s Association and a Muslim student. “We have to find somewhere else to go five times a day, and it’s really an inconvenience.” Although the library provides a space for prayer, Alqunfuzi said having the right atmosphere for prayer is important. “Within the room, there can not be a lot of noise and it must be quiet so prayer is taken seriously,” Alqunfuzi said. “There is also a process before prayer where we have to clean and wash our hands, face and feet, and doing that in any bathroom just is not pure.” Muslim students like ju-
academic year — a result of his pending criminal charges. Westbrook is now seeking reinstatement, a public apology from the university, monetary damages and expungement of the record of his suspension because he has not been tried or convicted of the criminal charges for which he was suspended from school, according to his court documents. Less than two weeks after U.S. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson gave Westbrook a final opportunity to file an amended complaint to show cause as to why the lawsuit should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Westbrook was arrested by Muncie police again early on the morning on Oct. 31 during a traffic stop. After this incident, Muncie police reports said they
here tonight,” Tyler said. As for Koch, the DWNTWN Muncie event is one of many on his winter schedule. “It’s a busy time of year,” Koch said. “But I like the fact that I can do what I feel I’m good at and enjoy. The holidays are a really fun time, and I’m glad I’m able to be here to celebrate this time of year with everyone else.” As for the future, Koch said he plans on coming back for next year’s holiday celebrations, and more after. “I’m going to keep doing this for a coupe more decades, I’m sure,” Koch said. “The ice isn’t going anywhere, and neither am I.”
nior public relations major Abdullah Alghamdi have tried praying in the library, but he said it can sometimes be uncomfortable and is not personal. “When I go to pray downstairs in the library, it is hard to focus when there are people around me because I feel judged,” Alghamdi said. “The problem is, [Muslim students] don’t want to stick out and make others feel uncomfortable, but we do want to have prayer done the right way, and I feel like if we have an actual room, people would be more open to it.” Maqbool said he plans to try to ask the Muslim Student Association to promote the prayer room to the administration again in hopes of action being taken. “We [Muslims] are happy with the Muncie community and haven’t had any major issues,” Maqbool said. “But it’s important to remember that Ball State is a part of the community, and they should consider Muslim students to be a part of the bigger community and provide them with an equal opportunity to express their religion.” seized a 9-mm. handgun containing 16 rounds of ammunition hidden under the seat of the car he was driving, as well as $489 in cash and 49 grams of marijuana. Police said the gun was stolen, and Westbrook was taken to the Delaware County Jail on preliminary charges of theft of a handgun, carrying a handgun without a license as a convicted felon and dealing in marijuana. Westbrook was freed after paying a bondsman a percentage of his $25,000 bond. Magnus-Stinson has yet to rule on marijuana forfeit, and the U.S. attorney’s office said Westbrook has failed to appear for a court conference, has not responded to all of the office’s investigative requests and has been slow, evasive and disobedient during the recent court proceedings. Westbrook is not permitted on Ball State’s campus.
A lower percentage of students completed Think About It, the mandatory education program for freshmen, transfers and graduate students, this year. Think About It is a threehour online course that simulates situations that students may encounter while at parties and aims to teach how to properly handle situations like alcohol poisoning and consent issues. Nov. 25 was the final deadline to complete the course. Not completing it is viewed as a violation of student code, and those who did not complete it will have a code violation letter placed in his or her official file, said Thomas Gibson, associate vice president for student affairs. “The letter can be removed upon student request and completion of Think About It,” Gibson
said. “We care about our students and want them to be equipped with as much information as possible to help ensure the safety of all members of our educational community.” Last year, more than 80 percent of students who were assigned the course completed it. This year, 57 percent of freshmen and transfers and 87 percent of graduates completed it. Raffle prizes were advertised on posters throughout residence halls to further encourage students to complete it before the deadline. “We wanted to explore options such as an incentive program to encourage their completion of Think About It,” Gibson said. Mary Owen, a freshman social work major, said she knew most of the material prior to going through the course, but thinks the university should continue to make it mandatory because some students may not know the information. “It’s good for people who don’t know so they can continue to learn and know how to party smart if they’re going to do that kind of thing,” Owen said.
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The Two Cats Cafe is moving into the building where the Locker Room bar was formerly located. Their Facebook page describes the restaurant as a breakfast and brunch place.
TWO CATS CAFE COMES TO VILLAGE The Two Cats Cafe will be moving in where the Locker Room used to be in The Village. Their Facebook page describes the restaurant as a breakfast and brunch place, a cafe and an international restaurant. Signs on the window also identify it as a hookah lounge. Their page says the restaurant was “born in 2015” and will be coming soon to Muncie. The Locker Room closed on Jan. 1, 2015 and the location has been empty since then. – STAFF REPORTS
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Alumnus David Letterman will be donating a collection of “Late Show” honors and memorabilia to Ball State at Nov. 30. However it’s unclear when it will be done and what exactly he will be donating.
LETTERMAN’S DONATION TO COME WITHIN YEAR, CONTENT UNKNOWN On Monday, President Paul W. Ferguson announced that David Letterman was donating his collection of “Late Show” honors and memorabilia to the university, including all of his Emmys and part of his set. It’s still unclear exactly what Letterman will be donating to the university and when it will come together. Roger Lavery, dean of the College of Communications, Information and Media, said the location of the display will be determined by what Letterman decides to donate. Lavery asked students to be “excited, but patient,” as the process could take around a year to complete. Lavery said Letterman wanted to make sure the display would be a dedication to modesty, much like the current plaque in Letterman Building that reads “dedicated to all C students before and after me.” “He does not want a tribute to himself,” Lavery said. “This collection, he wants it to inspire students, he wants it to maybe transform their lives in some way.” – STAFF REPORTS
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mabon only had one word to say when asked if he would be doing the same thing. “Nah, nah,” Mabon said with a smile. Looking toward next year, the then redshirt senior will be a focal point for Neal, as he will be without both Williams and fifth-year wide receiver Chris Shillings. Mabon finished the season with 70 receptions for 745 yards and two touchdowns, similar numbers compared with his 201314 season, despite the injury earlier in the year. Next fall, Mabon will have an opportunity to further etch himself in the career record books for Cardinal receivers. Right now, Mabon is 10th in receiving yards (1,890), seventh in most passes caught (159) and sits just outside the top 10 in most touchdown passes caught with nine in his career. While Mabon may be the most experienced option as a wide-out, he will not be the only returning receiver. There will be several other receivers returning to whom Neal has already grown accustomed. Juniors Cywettnie Brown and Aaron Hepp, along with sophomores Jordan Hogue and Corey Lacanaria, will provide depth to the unit, along with several
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Five Ball State football players won All Mid-American Conference accolades from the season. Sean Wiggins, Joshua Posley, Jacob Richard, Jordan Williams and KeVonn Mabon were the Cardinals who received honors.
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Redshirt senior KeVonn Mabon will be leading the wide receivers next season for Ball State football. Mabon is eligible for the fifth season after being redshirted two seasons ago because of an injury.
others. “I wouldn’t say [I’m the] only guy because we have a lot of guys coming back, but I have to be that number one guy without having someone else on the other side that’s proven,” Mabon said. Head coach Pete Lembo saw Mabon’s play improve toward the back-end of this season. In the final eight games of the season, he had at least four catches in every game. He had two 100-yard receiving nights, and fell just 1 yard short of the century mark against
Northern Illinois. Perhaps his biggest performance of the season came against Ohio on Nov. 17, where he proved that he was also a threat as a return man. “[Mabon] had a very good night with several big catches, two or three very good kickoff returns — he had over 300 all-purpose yards,” Lembo said following Ball State’s loss to Ohio. “He’s become a big part of the energy of our offense, and it’s good to see him emerging in more of a leadership role in understanding that he
can bring energy and he can bring charisma to the unit. I think he’s done a good job of helping [Neal] progress, too.” Mabon will be the most experienced skill-player on the Cardinals’ offense next year, and opposing defenses will be targeting him. “It will be difficult just to know the teams will be rolling coverages toward me and knowing that I will be doubled on almost every single play, but I like the challenge,” Mabon said. “I think I’m up for it.”
Ball State football had five players win All Mid-American Conference accolades despite the team’s 3-9 end of season record. Junior linebacker Sean Wiggins and red-shirt junior defensive lineman Joshua Posley both received first team accolades. Wiggins finished second on the team and 14th in the MAC with 94 tackles during his first season as a starter. Posley played his first two seasons in Cincinnati, before transferring to Ball State. He had a team-high of 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the season. Posley also led the team in quarterback hurries, with six, and forced fumbles, with two. Senior center Jacob Richard and senior wide receiver Jordan Williams both earned second team all-conference awards. This marked the third year in a row for Richard to win allleague honors. Richard started his last 37 games for the Cardinals and was a team captain during his senior year. As a senior, Jordan Williams led Ball State and was sixth in the MAC in receptions (72) and receiving yards (920). During his time as a Cardinal, Williams ranks fourth all time for Ball State receivers in receptions (200) and receiving yards (2,723). Junior wide receiver KeVonn Mabon was the fifth Cardinal to win an award, earning the third team honors as both a receiver and a kick returner. Mabon struggled at the beginning of the season, but came back and averaged 27.2 yards per return, which ranks 16th nationally. His best statistical game as a wide receiver was against Ohio, where he had 10 catches for 139 yards and a touchdown. During that game he also accumulated 173 return yards on six tries.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8. Look closely at the numbers. Find sweet deals, with Venus in Scorpio for the next month. Increase your assets. Budget for holiday expenditures, and get creative to keep it. Travel could get complicated. Can you connect virtually?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Make your home into a cozy love nest this month. Domestic pleasures especially satisfy, with Venus in Scorpio. Try new recipes. Research, network and share over the next two days. Create works of beauty and exquisite flavor.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6. Enjoy parties and gatherings today and tomorrow. Teamwork goes far. Pass along what you’re learning. Expect inner growth over the next month, with Venus in Scorpio. Nurture your spirit with comforting rituals and peaceful reverie.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Focus on professional priorities today and tomorrow. Do your best, and a status rise is possible. For the next month, with Venus in Scorpio, you play especially well with others. Your popularity is growing. Create beautiful works together.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. Take charge. You have extra energy and confidence today and tomorrow. With Venus in Scorpio over the next month, enjoy an especially lucrative phase. Track cash flow to increase it. Make bold promises and keep them.
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Team wins 2nd straight CARDINALS TOP OHIO AT HOME
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The Cardinals defeated Ohio Valley University 94-45 in Worthen Arena. Ball State improved to 4-2 this season with its third home victory overall. DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
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Ball State Athletics will host the Winter Fan Jam at 3 p.m. after the women’s basketball game on Sunday in Worthen Arena. The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be shooting with fans and giving autographs.
ATHLETICS HOSTS WINTER FAN JAM Ball State Athletics will put on Winter Fan Jam Sunday in partnership with the women’s basketball team, who will be hosting Butler University the same day. Tip-off will begin at 2 p.m. and Fan Jam will officially begin at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets to the actual game are $7 for adults and $3 for children. The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be at the event after the women’s basketball game. The teams will be shooting around with fans and autographing posters. There will also be opportunities to see a face painter, visit a balloon artist and take a photo with Charlie Cardinal. Food is free to patrons beginning at 4 p.m. and will feature corporate partners Jimmy John’s, Let’s Spoon, McDonald’s, Papa John’s and Texas Roadhouse. Pepsi will be providing complimentary beverages as well. – STAFF REPORTS
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