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Because of Muncie’s outdated sewage system, when flood waters flow into the White River — and people’s yards and streets — it is often contaminated with raw sewage. Twice in as many weeks, Muncie residents have been issued flash flood warnings by the National Weather Service, leading to backed up water and a backed up sewer system which carries rain water and sewage in the same piping, the same as it has for 130 years, said Rick Conrad, director of bureau of water quality of the city of Muncie. When those pipes are too full, water is released — sewage and all — into the White River and Buck Creek through the city’s 17 overflows. If the water comes down even faster, it can overflow from street-side storm drains into people’s yards or even basements. This can raise levels of E. coli bacteria more than 200 times the safe limit for swimming and wading, Conrad said.
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Owners of Acoustic Room plan to add more businesses to bar ROSE SKELLY STAFF REPORTER | rmskelly@bsu.edu The owners of The Acoustic Room, a small music venue in downtown Muncie, hopes his business can be more than just a place for musicians to play. Co-owner Scott Gates’ vision for the space includes a restaurant, a coffee shop and a vinyl store to go with the bar and music venue. On July 10, Gates will be able to check “restaurant” off his todo list when Lildaddy’s Loaded Nachos moves in. Keith Martz, owner of Lildaddy’s Loaded Nachos, was looking to resurrect his former business, and has rented out the kitchen space in the building. “[Martz] was looking to reopen another place, but when this opportunity came up … he said he would rather do it because that way he doesn’t have to be totally invested in a whole property,” Gates said. “He just wants the actual kitchen side of it, so it’s going to work out to both our benefits. He has an established name and people know his food.”
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At the Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum show, the audience will learn about the reasons behind colors by examining light and the human eye. The show will last about 45 minutes, and is free and open to the public. It begins at 4 p.m. in the Charles W. Brown Planetarium. MID-SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
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As part of the 163rd annual Delaware County Fair, the 4-H events will begin on Monday and continue through the 25th. Events range from a fashion revue to cat and dog shows. All of the events will take place at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, which is at 1210 North Wheeling Ave. The midway portion of the fair will be from July 20 to July 25.
Singers from campus and the community will perform together as the Ball State School of Music Summer Chorus. Alan Alder, instructor of music, will lead the group. It will perform light classic, jazz, gospel, patriotic, pop and spiritual music. The event is from 7:30-9 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall. It is free and open to the public.
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Presidential campaigning heats up for both parties DEMOCRATS
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Former U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is greeted by guests at Christ the King United Church of Christ following a community forum on June 23 in north St. Louis County.
Clinton expects competitive primary against Sanders | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Campaigning in one of the most liberal pockets of Iowa, Hillary Rodham Clinton offered herself up as a Democratic standard-bearer at a time when her main Democratic rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has generated crowds and stoked interest among progressives. Clinton addressed criticism that she has avoided scrutiny, taking questions from reporters and sitting down for her first national television interview since starting her campaign. “This is going to be competitive — it should be competitive,” Clinton said. In an interview Tuesday with CNN she discussed her rivals and campaign issues. Clinton said the Republican contenders
range “across a spectrum of being either grudgingly welcome or hostile toward immigrants” and that any immigration legislation needs to include a path to “full and equal citizenship.” At her Iowa event, the former secretary of state made no mention of Sanders but drew an implicit contrast with his record on gun control. Sanders has opposed some gun control measures in the Senate and drew criticism from some Democrats for voting in 2005 to protect gun manufacturers from lawsuits filed by victims of gun violence. Clinton said she would speak out “about the uncontrollable use of guns in our country” and believes most Americans and gun owners support universal background checks. Sanders says most gun owners in the country obey the law, and he makes a distinction on the gun-control question between rural states like Vermont, where hunting is common and gun-ownership traditions go
deep, and big cities. “I want to see real, serious debate and action on guns, but it is not going to take place if we simply have extreme positions on both sides,” he said Sunday. Sanders urged a large crowd in Maine on Monday to help him transform America by restoring a thriving middle class, calling income inequality “the great moral issue of our time.” In a speech before 7,500 in Portland, Sanders stressed the need to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, reform the criminal justice system and give workers at least two weeks of paid vacation time. While Clinton remains the favorite, Sanders has drawn large crowds across the country. He said that voters understand that “establishment politics and establishment economics isn’t working for the middle class.” “All over America, people are becoming involved in this campaign because they want change,” he said.
Worried about “Republicanon-Republican violence,” top party donors are taking action, with one firing off a letter calling for more civility and another seeking to block businessman Donald Trump from the debate stage altogether. Foster Friess, one of the party’s top 20 donors in the last presidential contest, issued a letter to 16 White House prospects and the Republican National Committee late last week. “Our candidates will benefit if they all submit to Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment, ‘Thou shall not speak ill of a fellow Republican,’” Friess wrote in a letter sent to Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. The call for calm comes as the sprawling Republican field shows signs it could tip into a bare-knuckles struggle for the nomination — a scenario that the party’s elite donors see as a distressing echo of four years ago. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday charged that Republicans don’t need Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s “lectures.” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker repeatedly dismisses Republicans in Congress as doing little. And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul regularly jabs his Republican opponents by name. Yet no candidate has injected more provocation into the 2016
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Republican presidential primary than Trump. Earlier Monday, he said “the Mexican government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States,” and “criminals, drug dealers, rapists” are among them. He said “many fabulous people” come from Mexico and the U.S. is better for them, but this country is “a dumping ground for Mexico.” Trump over the weekend posted a message from another user on his Twitter account charging that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush “has to like the Mexican illegals because of his wife,” Columba, who was born in Mexico. Campaigning in New Hampshire over the weekend, Bush said he “absolutely” took the remark personally. Trump has not apologized. Republican donor John Jordan said Monday that GOP leaders should take steps to block Trump’s access to the first presidential debate in early August. Debate organizers have re-
leased guidelines saying the top 10 candidates in national polling will be allowed to participate. Trump would qualify, while contenders such as Ohio Gov. John Kasich would not. In an NBC interview Sunday, Cruz refused to condemn Trump’s comments, saying he’s not going to perpetrate “Republican-on-Republican violence.” Christie, who entered the presidential race last week, wasn’t having it. “I find it ironic, right, that Ted Cruz is giving lectures on Republican-on-Republican violence,” Christie said on Fox News, accusing the Texan of sponsoring hardball ads against Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander in the 2014 primaries. “I mean, all due respect, I don’t need to be lectured by Ted Cruz.” Responding to Friess’ letter, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote he plans on “becoming the nominee by playing a better game, not by breaking the legs of my rivals.”
COSBY’S ADMISSION COULD AID CASES
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s accusers see his admission of obtaining quaaludes to give young women before sex as vindication of their claims that he drugged and sexually assaulted them. But a former television co-star and a prominent Cosby defender say they’re reserving judgment because the 2005 deposition testimony unsealed Monday doesn’t show he did anything wrong. Cosby admitted that he gave quaaludes, a now-banned sedative, to a 19-year-old woman before they had sex in Las Vegas in the 1970s. He also admitted giving the powerful drug to unnamed others. His lawyer interfered before he could answer questions in 2005 about how many women were given drugs and whether they knew about it. “I never thought I would be validated or vindicated in this,” said Joan Tarshis, of Woodstock, New York, who accused Cosby of drugging and attacking her when she was breaking into comedy writing in 1969. “I mean, it’s turned my life around 180 because now all the people that haven’t believed me or us have come out, most of them, and said, ‘We were wrong.’” His lawyers objected to the release of the material, arguing it would embarrass him. A judge seized on Cosby’s public moralizing on issues like family life, education and crime as he unsealed portions of the deposition.
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The 163rd Delaware County Fair will kickoff on July 14 at the fairgrounds. The fair includes events such as demolition derby, cat and dog shows and a monster truck show. The fair usually has a hog wrestling event, but the fair board canceled it after an online petition garnered hundreds of signatures.
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2 P.M. 4-H Animal Auction at Show Arena 7 P.M. Demolition Derby at JULY 21 Grandstand, $7 JULY 19 9 A.M. Dairy Show at Show Arena 7-9 P.M. Greg Rhodes at South 1:30 P.M. Ten-Year Awards at JULY 25 Stage Show Arena 9 A.M. Poultry Show at Poultry 7 P.M. Rodeo at Grandstand, 2 P.M. Beef Show at Show Arena Barn JULY 23 $10 4 P.M. MotoCross at Grandstand, 6:30 P.M. 4-H Volunteer 7 P.M. Mud Bog at Grandstand, 7-10 P.M. Delaware County Idol Recognition at Show Arena $5 $7 finals at South Stage 7 P.M. 4-H Fun Night at Livestock 7 P.M. Supreme Showmanship at Show Arena For more information, go to http://www.delawarecountyfair.net/ Arena
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Gates said he will focus on the coffee shop and vinyl store after the kitchen is up and running, but for now he is working on attracting more people to the venue, especially college students. Gates said he’s already had a few musical acts from Ball State, and encourages more to come and play. “Our goal right now is to really keep growing, keep bringing in new people,” Gates said. “We’d love to get more of the Ball State crowd in … that would be fantastic. We’re not that far away.” Word of mouth from customers is what Gates said he’s counting on to attract people to his business, along with social media marketing and advertisements. He said so far his business has been successful, both financially and in customer satisfaction. “Everyone that’s come in — that’s artists and patrons both
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SUBWAY SUSPENDS TIES WITH JARED
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — FBI agents and Indiana State Police raided the home of Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, removing electronics from the property and searching the house with a police dog, two months after the then-executive director of Fogle’s foundation was arrested on child pornography charges. The company had removed references to Fogle from its website by late afternoon and issued another statement, saying the two “have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation.” Federal prosecutors in May filed a criminal complaint charging Taylor, 43, with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Tim Horty, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Indianapolis, said prosecutors “are moving forward” with the case against Taylor.
DEMOCRATS QUESTION PR SPENDING
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Democrats have sent the Republican Pence administration a formal request to release documents showing what the state got for its money when it hired a New York public relations firm to deal with the damage inflicted by a new religious objections law. Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody said Monday that he wants Gov. Mike Pence’s office to release contracts, messages and emails related to the agreement with Porter Novelli. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced it was canceling its contract with the firm, which it hired to assess damage to the state’s image after the religious objections law that sparked calls to boycott Indiana. Critics feared the law that Pence signed in March could be used as a legal defense for discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. Zody said in a letter sent to Pence on Monday that “far too many questions are still left unanswered for Hoosiers.” Democrats and some Republican business leaders say a state law that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is the best way to restore Indiana’s reputation.
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The Acoustic Room attracts bands on Friday and Saturday nights. Co-owner Scott Gates said business has been successful from a financial and customer satisfaction standpoint.
Gates said Nordhoff has been a loyal patron since the beginning. “When I opened this up, he was there on my first night, and he’s never left,” Gates said. “He’s a huge supporter, he’s constantly posting on his Facebook page and his Facebook music page about the positive things that are happening over there and encouraging people to be a part of it.” He said he’s performed at different venues in Muncie,
but The Acoustic Room is the place he feels most at ease. He said he hopes to stay there as long as he can. “I’ve been playing downtown and just, I don’t know, just kind of faded over to The Acoustic Room … I love all the places I’ve played around here but it just kind of became home,” Nordhoff said. “I think as long as I’m here, and hopefully we kind of keep picking up steam … I’d like to stay there.”
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The city has already begun to fix the problem with a $10 million project to separate the sewage and rain water in downtown Muncie that will reduce pollution about 10 percent. However, the price to fix the entire system is projected to be around $160 million and take until 2013, according to the Muncie Sanitary District’s Long Term Control Plan. “By separating them, Muncie will no longer be releasing that untreated sewage into the river,” Conrad said. The fix is relatively simple, Con-
rad said, just add more pipes to allow both systems to flow separately, but the price tag is high because it often means tearing up streets and sidewalks. The problem isn’t exclusive to Muncie, or even Indiana, but throughout the Midwest. “For whatever reason when these cities were being built, [combined sewage systems] were viewed as a beneficial idea,” Conrad said. “But as they have grown it has become a big problem now.” Downtown, work has already begun to fix some of the city’s problems, and it’s only a matter of time — and money — until waste no longer flows freely into the city’s waterways.
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NCAA men’s basketball experienced a boost in attendance this season, as 32,510,647 fans came to watch games across all three divisions in 2014-15. This season marked the eighth-highest attendance in NCAA history. “NCAA Division I games were attended by over 27 million fans for the ninth consecutive year, and March Madness was experienced by the third-highest fan attendance in history for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship,” Dan Gavitt, NCAA vice president for men’s basketball championships, said in a statement. The average home attendance for Division I teams was 4,754 per contest. Ball State finished below the national average, drawing 2,806 fans per home game. According to ballstatesports. com, The Cardinals attendance dropped from a 3,066 average in
2013-14. The Mid-American Conference finished 13th among all leagues in the NCAA. With its 12 teams, the MAC finished with a 2015 attendance of 568,353 and an average of 2,885 per game. This is a slight increase from last season’s average. The MAC Tournament saw an average of 3,038 through eight sessions. The Big Ten Conference had the highest attendance among all leagues. Indiana University finished eighth in the nation in attendance, while Purdue University finished 32nd. Syracuse University had the highest average attendance of any Division I school. Ohio was the lone MAC school in the top 100 for average attendance. Central Michigan was one of the biggest movers this season, gaining over 1,000 fans per game from last year. With the recent changes to the men’s game, the NCAA is looking to increase excitement to the game and attract even more fans. “NCAA college basketball attendance remains remarkably consistent across the country and all three NCAA divisions, as fans and alumni support their favorite teams from the largest arenas to the smallest gyms,” Gavitt said.
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NCAA women’s basketball surpassed 11 million fans for the eighth consecutive year in 2014-15, with an average of 1,565 fans per game among Division I teams. Ball State was higher than the national average, as it brought in 1,660 patrons per contest through 15 home games. The Cardinals averaged 782 fans per home game in 2013-14, according to ballstatesports.com “We’re pleased to see women’s basketball attendance continuing to rise as it indicates fan support for the sport and an allegiance to favorite NCAA college and university teams,” Anucha Browne, vice president of women’s basketball championships, said in a statement. “Fans continue to follow women’s basketball and the attendance figures indicate this past year was full of excitement during the team tournament runs as well as during the regular season.”
Ball State had the ninth largest average fan increase in the nation over the past year. It ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in average attendance. Toledo brought in 3,636 fans per game and Bowling Green averaged 1,926. Toledo was the only school from the MAC in the top 50 overall, ranked 28th. The MAC ranked 10th as a conference in attendance in 2014-15. With 12 teams, the league brought in a total of 216,214 fans and an average of 1,264 per game. Increasing attendance is a major part of athletic director Mark Sandy’s vision. He is committed to improving the fan experience. Ball State took another step toward that this summer with a floor renovation and updated branding at Worthen Arena, where both the men’s and women’s basketball teams play. “When you improve your facilities, you bring not only the new quality to the floor but how it will look — sort of an updated branding scheme on the floor. It helps the fans see improvement and it helps with recruiting,” Sandy said in an earlier interview.
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Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee received a contract extension to last through the 2019-20 season. Sallee and the Cardinals achieved a 52-47 record during his tenure.
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For the second time in three seasons, Ball State women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee received a contract extension. Director of Athletics Mark Sandy announced that Sallee’s extension will run through the 2019-20 RECORD BY season. Sallee has led Ball State to a 52-47 record SEASON during his tenure. 2012-13 “I would like to thank President Ferguson and our 17-16 Director of Athletics, Mark Sandy, for their con- 2013-14 tinued support of our entire women’s basketball 18-17 program at Ball State,” Sallee said in a statement. 2014-15 “Our first three years have been tremendous and 17-14 I look forward to the future with great excitement and anticipation. I love the kids I get to coach every day and am thankful that I will continue to have this opportunity for years to come.” The Cardinals finished the 2014-15 season with a 17-14 (13-5) record. They qualified for a third straight Women’s National Invitation Tournament appearance. Sallee is the second coach in program history to put together three straight winning seasons. His career coaching record is 188-142. – STAFF REPORTS
It was after a 49-4 high school career filled with accolades, a record-breaking college campaign at Ball State and two cuts in the NFL later that he got to work out with Palmer in the offseason in San Diego. Wenning has been around some big names in his short time in the NFL. He served under Baltimore’s Joe Flacco for over a season. His quarterback coach from last season, Gary Kubiak, is now the head coach of the Denver Broncos. Now, he’ll have the chance to learn from another young signal-caller that’s had success early in his career. “I’m excited and interested to see [Andy Dalton’s] approach to the game,” Wenning said. “Being around Joe for a whole year, trying to figure out how he attacks the game each week — how he gameplans, how he goes after it — I’m interested to see how Andy does it.” Wenning has come a long way to get to the Bengals. He worked out for the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions, and he spent mini-camp with the Atlanta Falcons. But the NFL isn’t just a game. It’s a business, too. He didn’t sign with the Colts, Lions or Falcons because the timing wasn’t right. Those teams couldn’t afford to make the necessary transactions to sign him. With the salary cap and the number of roster spots, all “pieces of the puzzle” have to fit together. “It’s tough, and you don’t ever
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Former Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on June 24 as their fourth quarterback. Wenning, whom was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2014, grew up watching the Bengals in his hometown of Coldwater, Ohio.
expect it,” Wenning said. “It happens every day. A guy will be in the locker next to you, and the next day he won’t be there.” Wenning said his work ethic led him to the Bengals. Cindy Wenning, Keith’s mother, said he’s never hesitated to do a little extra with receivers or learn the playbook. He learned patience at Ball State. He travels back to Muncie often to work out with his former coaches and some teammates. Keith is used to the system and feels he can come and go as he pleases. Ball State strength coach David Feeley said it’s a complete compliment to have a highcharacter guy like Keith around the players. “He’s got ‘it,’” Feeley said. “Whatever ‘it’ is, he has all of it.
Any team would love to have him, and the Bengals will enjoy him. I’m sure of it.” Keith’s family is relishing the signing also. When he was a member of the Ravens, Keith’s parents saw him on a somewhat regular basis. They traveled to Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Baltimore to watch their son in the professional ranks. They even have NFL Network for when they can’t attend his games. Mike Wenning said it’s awesome to see his son in close proximity to their home. It will save travel time and allow them to watch more often. “Apparently, someone on the Bengals saw him somewhere and now also wants to give him a chance,” Cindy Wenning said. “It kind of reminds me of Ball
State back when [former] coach Stan Parrish saw something in his film and he also wanted to give Keith a chance. And that worked out really well.” In a league full of opportunities, Keith is working to find an approach to the game that works for him. The Bengals want Keith to work on his footwork and becoming an overall better young quarterback. Talent gets drafted in the NFL, but won’t carry a career alone. “Whatever [the best] is I’m not sure, but I feel like you can strive to be great,” Keith said. “And whether that’s third-string quarterback, second-string quarterback or someday firststring quarterback, who knows. But I feel like you have to strive to be the best you can be.”
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Today’s Birthday (7/8/15) Get your message out! Stir your work with passion and it turns golden this year. Balance the busy pace by maintaining healthy routines. Feed your spirit art. Your creativity booms after 10/13. New professional opportunities arise after 10/27. A business or educational trip entices after 3/8. Home and family call after 3/23. Talk about love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. (c) 2007, Tribune Media Services Inc. Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services.
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