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Ball State graduate student celebrates joy of racing at Anderson short track
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he Indianapolis 500 is the big story this month, but there’s plenty of other racing action away from the historic speedway — including a 500-themed race that features a Ball State graduate student driving one of the cars. Jason Neal, working on his master’s degree in educational administration and supervision, competes Saturday — the night before Indy — at Anderson Speedway’s “Little 500” race. He said the thrill of racing reminded him of his time playing football for Hanover College.
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atie Hargitt grew up racing cars. According to her website, Hargitt raced for 11 years before turning her focus onto reporting. She graduated Ball State with a degree in journalism and telecommunications in 2013. Since then, she has made a career reporting about racing. Hargitt travels with the Verizon Indycar Series, where she is a pit reporter for Indycar and IndyLights for NBC Sports Network.
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Storm chase Petty Road of street class robbed Residents west of campus concerns in Amarillo, voices | Texas, hotel ALLIE KIRKMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER aekirkman@bsu.edu
Students track down thieves with help from apps, police ALLIE KIRMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER | aekirkman@bsu.edu They thought it was just going to be a normal day of storm chasing in Texas, but the Ball State storm chase immersive learning class spent the day chasing something else — thieves. Saturday started like every other chase day. The team met in one of their hotel rooms in Amarillo, Texas, around 9 a.m. for a weather briefing. The room next door had some members’ equipment in it, and Hannah Carpenter, a junior meteorology and climatology major who is a part of the field study, recalls going in and out of the room a few times with everything being fine. The meeting broke around 9:45 a.m., and when members went back to their rooms to pack everything up for the day, Ethan Rosuck, a junior meteorology and climatology major, noticed his iPad was gone.
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After the stretch of Petty Road that reaches west of
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the campus attracted the attention of city officials and local residences with worries about traffic — both vehicle and pedestrian — Ball State renters near the area voiced their concerns too. A major complaint from local residents has been narrow roads and pedestrians not having room to safely cross them. Homeowners voiced these
concerns to both Mayor Dennis Tyler and city street superintendent Duke Campbell. Campbell has said in the past there is a possibility of widening the road between the edge of campus and Briar Road. Bri Kirkham, a recent Ball State graduate, lived on Petty Road her last year of school and said she saw some of her own problems in that area as
a resident. “It is super narrow but ... it is super close to campus so, for me, most of the time that I have been on that road I am walking,” Kirkham said. “I think it is really annoying for drivers because you have pedestrians walking on both sides of the road in both directions.”
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COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT AT 7TH FORUM Attendees address concerns about Koch Foundation
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While the presidential search committee hosted its final forum meeting to gather input from the Ball State and Muncie communities about hopes for the next university president, some attendees spoke out about other concerns. The majority of around 10 student attendees, as well as some faculty and community members, addressed concerns with the $3.25 million
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The Board of Trustees hosted a seventh open forum on Monday at the Ball State University Alumni Center. The purpose of the presidential search forum was for Ball State students, faculty, staff and members of the Muncie community to voice what they would like to see in the next university president.
donation from both alumnus John Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation. Ralph Wilson, a speaker from UnKoch My Campus, addressed the search committee and the crowd with his research, stating that he be-
lieved Ball State’s contact with the foundation could result in a loss of academic freedom. “As a result of this recent agreement with the Charles Koch Foundation, that establishes a campus-wide program for entrepreneurship and free
enterprise — essentially, Ball State’s entrepreneurial objectives are now contractually aligned with the objectives of the Charles Koch Foundation,” Wilson said. “These agreements have been found to violate academic freedom and violate faculty governance.” Matt Momper, chair of the search committee, quickly said these claims were not true. “There’s absolutely no financial interest or relationship between the John Schatter family donation or the Charles Koch Foundation in any member of this Board of Trustees,” Momper said. “More specifically, there’s absolutely no conflict of interest between donors and any members of the Board of Trustees.”
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This month has seen some changes and advances in technology. Aside from the commonly talked about Instagram redesign, some major companies have announced their efforts to offer more to subscribers.
This month, it’s all about television and videos.
Amazon
Amazon, following suit of YouTube, has launched its Video Direct Service, which allows users to share their own video on the site. Those who share videos can collect royalties based on hours streamed by prime members as well as shared revenue for rentals, subscriptions and ad impressions, according to Amazon’s website. Videos can be original or licensed, as long as they
are high definition and have subtitles available for the hearing impaired.
Spotify
Spotify will be offering original television shows to its paying members in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Sweden. The company will be making 12 original series. The shows will range from a documentary about music history, a mockumentary about a hip-hop competition, as well as comedic and animated shows to appeal to the company’s younger au-
dience. “The idea is to make sure users know they can come here for something other than playlists,” Spotify’s Tom Calderone told Bloomberg in an interview.
YouTube
In 2017, YouTube is set to roll out its new online television service called Unplugged. It is unclear exactly how YouTube will push out the shows, but it has discussed promoting a group of channels as bundles, Bloomberg reported. The company is looking to sell
the subscriptions for less than $35 a month, according to the report.
Hulu
Hulu is also looking to start a live television service in partnership with Fox and Disney, which are co-owners of the company. The channels expected to be available are Disney’s ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel as well as Fox’s broadcast network, Fox News, FX, and Fox’s regional sports channels, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Netflix
Earlier this week, Netflix announced it will become the official source to stream Disney films on U.S. pay TV services in the fall, as well as other major movie titles. “From September onwards, Netflix will become the exclusive U.S. pay TV home of the latest films from Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar,” wrote Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s head of content, on his blog.
Five books to add to your summer reading list Check out these upcoming,newly published novels
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Without having a ton of class readings to complete, summer is the perfect time to do some just-for-fun reading. Satisfy your book cravings by adding these new and upcoming releases to your summer reading list.
“Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice”
By Curtis Sittenfeld Released on April 19 As the title suggests, “Eligible” is a modern update to the Jane Austen classic. Since its release in mid April, the novel has made its way onto the New York Times bestsellers list, earning praise. The novel follows Liz, a magazine writer in New York who returns to her childhood home in Ohio after her father has a health scare. According to the list, “wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, ‘Eligible’
both honors and updates Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ Tackling gender, class, courtship and family, Curtis Sittenfeld reaffirms herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today.”
“Highly Illogical Behavior”
By John Core Whaley Released on May 10 This young adult novel follows Solomon, a 16-year-old anxiety-ridden guy who hasn’t left his house in three years. That is until Lisa, a former classmate, inserts herself in his life, determined to “fix” him, solely to prove she belongs in one of the top psychology programs for college. But she may do more harm than good. “Sweetbitter ” By Stephanie Danler Will release on May 24 Sweetbitter is a comingof-age story about a young waitress who has recently moved to New York. Danler also moved to New York when she was 22 years old and worked at restaurants until her book got picked up by Penguin Random House. The New
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York Times called the book “both a coming-of-age and coming-to-New York story, and a novel about the seductive pleasures of food and wine. The story unfolds inside the glamorous, cutthroat and sometimes seedy world of elite Manhattan restaurants.”
“A Hero of France” By Alan Furst
Will release on June 14 Set in Nazi-occupied France in 1941, “A Hero of France” follows a French Resistance leader as he helps downed British airmen escape back to England and the rest of the resistance fight against the German military police who are determined to destroy them. Furst has already received praise for the novel. The Wall Street
Journal said “no espionage author, it seems, is better at summoning the shifting moods and emotional atmosphere of Europe before the start of World War II than Alan Furst.”
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By Rahul Kanakia Will release on August 2 “Enter Title Here” is a book within a book, fol-
lowing high school senior Reshma Kapoor. Reshma’s dream is to get into Stanford, and when a literary agent spots an article she wrote for Huffington Post, she knows the book deal is her ticket in. The only problem is, Reshma spends all her time studying, so she embarks on a mission to live like a “normal teenager” to make her book more exciting.
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The City of Muncie is now recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC), according to the League of American Bicyclists. The city received a bronze BFC award, allowing it to join 374 other communities across the country who also have this title. There are five different levels of awards — diamond, platinum, gold, silver and bronze — depending on a community’s level of bike accessibility and which criteria it matches. But as of fall 2015, there were no diamond BFCs. Different qualities make a city bicycle friendly, but according to the League of American Bicyclists’ website, a BFC must have a well-connected street network, intersections must be safe and convenient for bicyclists, and it must have an ordinance that ensures high-quality and safe and convenient bike parking options at destinations throughout the community. Kyle Johnson, the city’s chair of the Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee, said this award is thanks to increased efforts by Mayor Dennis Tyler to create a more bike-friendly Muncie and help from local businesses. “The Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee was formed in late 2014 and has brought together people from organizations including the Cardinal Greenways, Metropolitan Plan Commission, Ball State University, city departments, business owners and citizen advocates,” Johnson said in a press release,
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The City of Muncie is now recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community, according to the League of American Bicyclists. Muncie was given a bronze BFC award, which 374 communities across the country also have.
“This group has updated bike-related ordinances, encouraged bike lanes and other infrastructure and started education and outreach programs and events.” The BikeMuncie project, also formed in 2014 alongside the committee, has helped Muncie develop for cyclists. According to the City of Muncie, the program provides information of bike safety, laws and benefits, and also promotes cycling events around Muncie. The website also allows visitors to create custom bike routes. Tyler said while he’s proud of the progress Muncie has made, he still sees room for improvement and the possibility to
move up in the BFC ranks. “In 2012 we didn’t even have bicycle lanes. Last year was our first time even attempting to win [the award], and we got an honorable mention. ... This year, we’re awarded a bronze level. It’s astounding,” Tyler said. “I think as Ball State gets more involved with their strategic master plan and as we continue what we’re trying to do, I think the sky’s the limit for opportunities.” Tyler said to expect more bicycle lanes, more bicycle opportunities and programs, and more education opportunities regarding the health benefits of bicycling in the next few years. “It’s not that expensive, that’s what’s so cool about this,” Tyler said.
when you see a lot of cars and pedestrians in that area.” Talia Bannon, a recent graduate who lived on Petty Road for three years, said she usually did not see a huge problem with traffic on Petty Road, but she thinks the area is still very busy and thinks safety is a problem. “Since they put the stop signs and crosswalk at the Cow Path, it makes it easier to cross there,” Bannon said. “But at the same time, I have seen multiple people blow through those stop signs, which could be very dangerous if someone was about to cross the road there.” While the stop signs do help, Bannon said it can still cause some issues for both drivers and pedestrians. “When on Petty Road going toward campus, stopping at the stop sign in that direction makes it difficult to see anyone around the bushes that might be about to cross, and it always makes me
nervous that someone will step out in front of my car,” Bannon said. The stretch of Petty that could see changes is only about 17 feet wide and carries 5,000 vehicles a day, according to traffic counts. While the options are still being weighed on what the city will do, Kirkham said the idea of widening the road would be the most beneficial. “I am not sure how they would widen the road just because there isn’t a lot of space to begin with. They would have to cut through people’s yards,” Kirkham said. “But in the long run, I think it would be beneficial to do it. I’m just not sure how they would be able to make that happen.” Another change in the area could also be a new walking trail to the North, along Cardinal Creek from Tillotson Avenue to McKinley Avenue, to get pedestrians off the road.
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“Striking streets for bicycle lanes is one of the cheapest investments you can have to control traffic [and] give bicycles better access and safety.” Tyler even said he enjoys to ride bikes himself, sometimes along with his grandchildren. “I love it, I just started riding again about ... four years ago,” he said. “It’s been a godsend to me.”
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Those speaking out in favor of Wilson’s research and against the Koch brothers used their arguments to also give feedback to the committee on qualities they believe the next president should have. Carli Hendershot, a recent Ball State graduate, said she wants a president who will be available for students, faculty and staff — “visible, observable and open to the community.” Morgan Aprill, a graduate student, said her ideal president was former president Paul W. Ferguson. “[A president] who upholds the values of the true liberal arts education,” Aprill said. “It is extremely important, I think, for our university to show its commitment to academic integrity and critical thinking by selecting a president who’s a true academic and not a business man. … The point of education is just that: education.” Both Hendershot and Aprill expressed their desire for an open presidential search. But Momper and Trustee Chair Rick Hall both said it would remain closed. Cathy Day, the assistant chair of the English department, said her first experience with the university was allowing a group of students to rework a novel of hers into a musical. She said she chose to teach at Ball State because she was impressed with the students’ work and the school’s immersive learning mission, but now her views are changing. “If that had happened right now — if the mission of the university was entrepreneurial learning and if I had found out that the Koch brothers had given a lot of money to the university — I would not have signed that agreement,” Day said. “I would have kept the book to myself.” She argued for keeping immersive learning alive at Ball State through the next presidency.
A few minutes later, Russell Dresselhaus, a junior meteorology and climatology major, noticed his cellphone and charger were gone. Then the team noticed the Wi-Fi hotspot and some money was missing too. “We panicked and questioned how it was even possible for our stuff to get stolen from our room when we were legit in the room next door,” Rosuck said. “My head was spinning constantly, and I kept thinking that we wouldn’t get the stuff back.” The team then filed a police report with the front desk of the hotel. While they were waiting, the team tried to locate the missing equipment.“We tried calling the phone and locating the iPad, but the iPad was turned off and phone [had] been disconnected,” Carpenter said. “Probably a half hour later, [Rosuck] got a notification on his phone that his iPad had been turned on for a few seconds and we got the exact address where it
was taken to before it was turned back off.” That location ended up being only two blocks away. The team immediately called the police and went to the address, where they waited for the police across the street from the house where the signal was picked up. When police got there, they searched the truck in the driveway and found the phone case, but not the phone and the Wi-Fi hotspot. They put the suspects in handcuffs, which led to one of them ultimately showing the officers where the rest of the stuff was, Carpenter said. Two arrests were made in total — one for the theft, and the other already had a warrant out for an arrest. Rosuck, who was able to get his iPad back, said the experience was crazy, but working with the police was a good experience. “The police were very cool and collected,” Rosuck said. “The two officers knew what they were doing and how to handle the situation. They answered all of our
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James Wells, the student representative on the search committee and president of the Student Government Association, called for those making arguments regarding the Charles Koch Foundation’s donation to stop and to focus in on the initial point of the forum — to identify desired qualities for the next president. “I do not want my four-hour drive to be a waste of time, [because] I really care about this,” Wells said. “I really care about this university. … I want to know what you want us to look for in the next president.” Others in the crowd spoke about different qualities they would want in the president. Many requested candidates with strong backgrounds in teaching and academics, some requested a commitment to diversity, and others a commitment to the Muncie community. Travis Harvey, an alumnus and owner of Village Green Records, said the president should be invested in the community and should want students, faculty and staff to be invested too. Many people spoke about their desire for the future president to continue Ball State’s commitment to sustainable energy and said the Koch brothers’ views aren’t in alignment. Momper said the university is still in control of the agreement. “I think the UnKoch group, I think they really need to look at the Schnatter entrepreneurial program that’s being rolled out,” Momper said. “There are checks and balances in place on our end [and] on the donors’ end. After one year, if we want to separate, we can. The university is the one doing the hiring, not Koch or Schnatter. We wouldn’t allow that.” The committee will take the comments from the forum and use them to create a position profile with their Witt/ Kieffer representative, John Thornburgh. Once it is complete, it will be made public, and Thornburgh will use it to locate potential presidential candidates.
questions and helped me keep calm.” After the arrest, officers told Rosuck the people who committed the crime had done petty theft and then traded the stolen goods for drugs. “I felt bad for them because they live in the part of Amarillo that has a very high crime rate, and they can’t resort to anything else,” Rosuck said. “It was very different for me because of how the environment was.” Rosuck said he had never had anything stolen from him before, and if it weren’t for his phone tracker, the team probably wouldn’t have had the outcome they did. “Sometimes burglars do stupid things that are [a] benefit to us. That benefit was the iPad being turned on briefly, and that gave me some sense of hope,” Rosuck said. “Overall, the outcome was great, and I was in relief. I’ll remember this day forever.” The crime put the team behind 2.5 hours that day in chasing, but they later made it to Kansas, where they closed in on a storm. Those interested in submitting a letter can do so by emailing opinion@bsudailynews.com or editor@bsudailynews.com
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AN OPEN LETTER TO JAMES WELLS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dear James, I would like to preface what I am about to say by stating I believe the Board of Trustees sits in an unenviable position. They were appointed by Mike Pence (who doesn’t live in Muncie, work in Muncie, take classes in Muncie or know Muncie) to carry out his agenda against the will of the students, faculty and community of Ball State. Just as George Orwell was forced to oppress the Burmese under the British Empire, the board realized that what the state government is pushing them to do is not in line with the desires
of our community. I believe that the board has the opportunity to make this situation right by supporting the governed instead of the system oppressing both of us. I also understand that as the SGA president, your tuition is paid for by the university. Many of us were afraid to speak in public on the Koch issue at Ball State and I feared retaliation until the moment the rest of the community rallied around us, so I pray that what you said was to protect yourself. The board’s words were mechanical Monday, not a period out of place. One student asked Charlene
Alexander a simple question about how the process would be different this time and she refused to speak, pointing to Momper instead. No one from the board spoke other than Momper. Momper himself responded to me with a script that he had hastily written when we provided the committee with the handout outlining their Koch connections. Renae Conley, the most damning link in the chain, didn’t even show up. In short, it was a dog and pony show to add a veneer of legitimacy over the appearance of impropriety, like the president stating we’re invading a country to impose democ-
racy. This is why it is so odd that you stood up and spoke after Momper. You stated, “I know we have challenges facing us with the Koch brothers and all that stuff, and people feeling alienated … but I don’t want my four-hour drive to be a waste of time” (Muncie Star). What you said was blatantly scripted beforehand as a cardboard-thin appeal to pathos. As SGA president, your duty is to represent the students of Ball State. This issue is very important to the students of Ball State because we have witnessed the war on public education being waged in the state of Indiana and
across the nation. To call this issue a waste of time is disrespectful. To support Koch money is even worse; their family distributed propaganda against the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s and their fortune came from a father refining oil for Stalin and Hitler. The academic integrity of the university is at stake and you made it clear where allegiances lie. Please recant and represent those who elected you. Sincerely, Logan Edwards laedwards3@bsu.edu
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WHAT CELEBRITIES ANDERSON: WILL BE THERE?
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There may be some recognizable faces at the 100th Indianapolis 500. Whether you know them from the big screen or your favorite singing competition, here are some celebrities who will make their way to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to take part in the some of race’s traditions.
Keith Urban
What he will be doing: Urban will be riding in the specially-made, two-seat pace car for three parade laps before the race begins. Urban will be riding with Mario Andretti. Where you know him from: Urban is a four-time Grammy Award-winning country artist. He’s known for songs such as “Somebody Like You” and “You’ll Think of Me.” Urban was also a judge on “American Idol” for four seasons. He is originally from New Zealand and is married to actress Nicole Kidman.
Chris Pine
What he will be doing: Pine will be the race’s honorary starter and wave the green flag to begin the race. Where you know him from: Pine is an actor, known most notably for his role in the “Star Trek” reboot movies.
He has also appeared in “Princess Diaries: A Royal Engagement” and “Into The Woods,” among other works. He is also currently filming “Wonder Woman.”
Darius Rucker
What he will be doing: Rucker will be singing the national anthem before the race begins. Where you know him from: Rucker is most known as frontman for the band Hootie and the Blowfish. He has also made a solo career for himself as a country music artist, with hits like “Wagon Wheel” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.” He was recently on Ball State’s campus for filming of a new reality show called “The Song.”
Josh Kaufman
What he will be doing: Kaufman will sing “Back Home Again in Indiana,” a tradition at the Indy 500. He will be accompanied by the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. Where you know him from: Kaufman was the winner of the “The Voice” in the show’s sixth season. Since the show, Kaufman has played with band The Roots on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and has headlined Indy Jazz Fest. He also made his Broadway debut in the show “Pippin” as the title character.
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He grew up next to a racer who competed in local events, including sprint cars and midgets. “So I’ve grown up around racing and watching him and then started working for him, and he put me in a car and it’s just kind of been a dream come true,” Schoeller said. When people think about driving cars fast, they think of adrenaline rushes, but Schoeller said he’s able to remain calm. “Everything is at peace with me,” he said. “It’s just kind of my own little happy place.” Jeff Williams of Frankton has been racing since he was 5. “It’s kind of in my blood,” he said. “My dad raced for 15 or 20 years, and my uncle raced for 12. It just kind of runs in my family.” For Williams, it’s all about the rush of the race and being good at it — his main goal is to win. He’s been racing long enough to lose some of the fear he once felt. “It’s not scary anymore,” he said. “I still get an adrenaline rush and I still respect the race track, but there’s a fine line between being scared and being good.”
“It’s an awesome feeling. Your adrenaline is going, there is a lot of instinct and you are just reacting,” he said. “It’s just a natural high — there’s not many better feelings.” This is the 68th running of the Anderson event, which features 500 laps on the quarter-mile track for a total of 125 miles. Neal and other drivers were at the Anderson Speedway on May 21 for the Spring Championships and talked about their love of the sport. Neal said college football and his studies took up most of his time in recent years. “So now we are starting to get into racing a little bit, and we’ve had a lot of fun,” he said. He won rookie of the year at Anderson Speedway last year and hopes to compete even more frequently after finishing grad school. Neal said short-track racing is exciting but doesn’t get enough attention because it’s overshadowed by NASCAR. “I would highly encourage you to go [to a short-track race],” Neal said. “It’s a lot different than a NASCAR race. The excitement never stops at your local short track.” Another competitor, Ross Schoeller of Carmel, has been racing for five years and grew up with the sport. “I’m not the fastest of the group. I just go out there to have fun and enjoy myself,” he said.
van at a NASCAR race at Lucas Oil Raceway. “As the national anthem was being sung I looked around me, saw the packed stands, drivers, cars and crews and goose bumps came over my entire body as I thought, ‘This is it. The beginning of your career,’” Hargitt wrote in a blog on sportstvjobs.com. In the post, she talked about the importance of networking — which ultimately led her to be an announcer at the Indy 500. “Experience in your field is unmatched,” she wrote. “So ... I’m doing everything I can to get an edge on my competition.”
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Now, Hargitt is the first woman to anchor Indy 500 coverage on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway PA, according to a post on Hargitt’s Instagram, which was also shared by the Ball State Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s page. In the photo, she can be seen announcing alongside Bob Jenkins. Jenkins has been a broadcaster for the Indy 500 in various forms since 1979. Hargitt credited the opportunity to announce at the 500 to asking to shadow announcer Pat Sulli-
SOME TIPS FOR RACE DAY are available through the ticketing office for $40.
SATURDAY FUN
The track is open on Saturday, so take advantage of the fun activities, like the Driver’s Meeting, Autograph Sessions, Track tours and the Museum.
PARKING
Parking passes for race day are sold out through the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The next best parking alternatives include Speedway High School, Speedway Jr. High School and James A. Allison Elementary School.
500 FESTIVAL PARADE
The IPL 500 Festival Parade will take place May 28 in downtown Indianapolis. RESERVED SEATING
There is reserved seating available ranging from $50 to $230.
MORE INFO
Anderson Speedway’s 68th annual Little 500 is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday. More information is available at the track’s website.
SCHEDULES
Be sure to check out daily schedules on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s website to when offices and activities open. On Race Day, public gates will open at 6 a.m. and the race will begin at 12:19 p.m.. The public gates will close at 6 p.m.
DO I NEED A TICKET?
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An observation of campus buildings and the history that surrounds them
DN PHOTOS SAMANTHA BRAMMER
The David Letterman Communication and Media Building was completed in 2007. The building is named after David Letterman, former host of “Late Show with David Letterman,” who graduated with the class of 1969.
The building was dedicated in September 2007 to David Letterman. Nearly 5,000 people were present to watch Letterman cut the ribbon alongside his mother and former university President Jo Ann Gora the day it was dedicated.
The $21 million building houses the College of Communication, Information and Media’s offices. The building also has offices and classrooms for the telecommunications and communication departments.
The building is commonly called the Letterman Building. The structure includes two recording studios, two control rooms, two isolation rooms and five editing suites. WCRD, Ball State’s own radio station, and Indiana Public Radio are based out of the building.
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