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Muncie MusicFest hosts 40 bands with ties to local community

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The 10th annual Muncie MusicFest will take place at the Cornerstone Center of the Arts, Village Green Records and various local bars today from 5 to 10 p.m. The festival will host 40 bands that are either from the area or have local ties.

Kirsten Wamsley Daily News Reporter

or 10 hours tonight, Muncie will be filled with the sound of local bands as the 10th Muncie MusicFest takes place. The festival will host 40 bands who are either from the area or have local ties. It begins at 5 p.m. at the Cornerstone Center of the Arts and ends at 10 p.m. The event has stages between Cornerstone and Village Green Records. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., the concerts will continue in local bars. “If you can find the right place to stand in Cornerstone while this is happening, you can hear four different concerts happening at once,” said Andrew Hesik, a member of the management team for the festival. See MUSICFEST, page 5

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Dialogue aims to create more welcoming, inclusive environment Sara Barker Multicultural Reporter Students lined the hallways of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Wednesday night ready to talk about a big topic at Ball State – diversity. The annual Beneficence Dialogue, hosted by the Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Student Government Association, aimed to start conversations in groups about what the university needs to do to create a more welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. “I think it’s very important to have people actually involved in groups small enough that they can contribute and can’t hide,” interim president Terry King said. “So when you’re in a big auditorium, you don’t have to participate. You can just sit there and be passive. This is forcing everybody to contribute some thoughts and ideas and also receive some thoughts and ideas from others.” The night started with an update from the Multicultural Center, setting the stage for other speakers to give updates, as well. See BENEFICENCE, page 6

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Punter Kyle Schmidt punts the ball during the game against Eastern Kentucky Sept. 17 in Scheumann Stadium. Schmidt has punted 18 times for a 42.3 yard average this season.

Kyle Schmidt embraces his role as Ball State's punter Jake Fox Football Reporter There’s one player on every football team who only sees the field when things don’t go right: the punter. And for Ball State, it’s fifth-year senior Kyle Schmidt. Punter isn’t the most glamorous position, but it’s vital for a team to be able to flip field position when the offense stalls. However, if all went according to plan for Ball State head coach Mike Neu, Schmidt would never have to leave the sideline for the Cardinals. “I look at Schmidt every day when we’re in the game, and I’m like, ‘I don’t want to see you on the field,’” Neu said at his press conference before last week’s game at Florida Atlantic. “’I like you, but I don’t want you to play. I want to score touchdowns.’ For us, I think the mindset has always got to be that way.”

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Unemployment aid applications increase, overall layoffs still low Associated Press, Sara Barker WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week but the number of applications remained low, the latest sign that layoffs are scarce. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for jobless aid rose 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 254,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, ticked down to 256,000, matching a 43-year low first reached in April. The number of people receiving aid dropped 46,000 to 2.1 million, the smallest number since July, 2000. Even in a healthy economy some people lose jobs as companies restructure. THE TAKEAWAY: The economy is

expanding, though at a sluggish pace, growing just 1.4 percent in the AprilJune quarter, according to a separate government report Thursday. But businesses are hiring steadily and holding tightly to their staffs. With the unemployment rate low at 4.9 percent, many employers say they can’t find qualified workers for open positions. That makes them reluctant to cut jobs. KEY DRIVERS: Employers added 151,000 jobs in August, after two big gains in June and July. Still, the pace of gains has slowed this year from 2014 and 2015. Economists largely expected the deceleration, which typically occurs as the unemployment rate falls and fewer people are available to take available jobs.

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“My dad’s company merged and he didn’t lose his job, but he ended up taking on somebody else’s ... I’ve seen the stress,” the sophomore elementary and special education major said.

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Chirp X Factors on the field

Ball State and Northern Illinois both open up conference play Saturday. Here's a breakdown of the positional matchups: Jake Fox Football Reporter @FoxJake_

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Riley Neal vs. Northern Illinois secondary

Ball State pass rush vs. Northern Illinois quarterbacks

Ball State defenders vs. Northern Illinois skill players

Ball State running game vs. Northern Illinois rush defense

Neal, a sophomore, had a huge game in last season’s 59-41 shootout loss, finishing 31-53 through the air for a career-high 393 yards and four touchdowns. He’s thrown some bad interceptions this year, but Neal has been heating up lately, including a four-score performance last week at Florida Atlantic. The Huskies have been shredded through the air this year for 262.8 yards per game and 10 touchdowns with only one interception. Huskies’ head coach Rod Carey said Neal looks like he’s throwing and running even better this year, which could mean another high-scoring affair.

Redshirt senior Drew Hare came in as one of the MAC’s top signal-callers before an injury against South Florida knocked him out of the lineup Sept. 10. The Huskies will turn to Anthony Maddie against the Cardinals this week. Maddie sparked the offense in the second half of last week’s game against Western Illinois, throwing for 142 yards and a touchdown in relief of sophomore quarterback Ryan Graham. Ball State’s pass rush feasted in wins over Georgia State and Eastern Kentucky. Carey said he wants to stick with one quarterback, but the Cardinals’ blitzing schemes may make that difficult.

Northern Illinois makes up for its quarterback struggles with a plethora of experience at the offensive skill positions. Senior wide receiver Kenny Golladay ranks near the top of the MAC with 24 catches, 372 yards and four touchdowns this year, and he’s also a threat on the ground with two touchdowns. Northern Illinois’ backfield is headed by redshirt junior Jordan Huff, who rushed for 653 yards and eight scores, and senior Drew Bouagnon, who rushed for 1,285 yards and 18 scores a year ago. Look for Northern Illinois to go uptempo on offense and try to get the ball to their playmakers in space on Saturday.

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Northern Illinois’ tackling appears to be an issue. The Huskies are giving up 236.2 yards per game on the ground, while Ball State’s offense averages 221.0 on average. Northern Illinois held Western Illinois in check last week, but the Cardinals’ committee led by sophomore James Gilbert and junior Darian Green is versatile and tough to contain. Neal chipped in with 74 yards and two scores on the ground last week. Ball State has shown its commitment to the ground game this season and has had success against some different defensive fronts. This week shouldn’t be any different.

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Ball State seniors look for rivalry win

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Cardinals look to hoist Bronze Stalk Trophy Saturday Jake Fox Football Reporter Ball State’s senior class doesn’t know what it feels like. Three times they’ve matched up with Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois, and three times they’ve watched the Huskies celebrate with the Bronze Stalk Trophy. The seniors will get their final shot Saturday, as Ball State (3-1) hosts Northern Illinois (0-4) in both teams’ MAC opener. The Huskies have beaten the Cardinals seven straight times dating back to 2009 and lead the all-time series 21-20-2. “It’s definitely a long time coming,” senior wide receiver KeVonn Mabon said. “We owe Northern [Illinois] a loss because we haven’t beat them in seven years. They’re 0-4, but they’re not an 0-4 team if you watch them on film. They’ve just had a couple bad breaks.” Northern Illinois has struggled all season, but particularly in the absence of starting quarterback Drew Hare. Hare was injured in a Week 2 loss to South Florida and has been out ever since. Huskies’ coach Rod Carey named fifth-year senior Anthony Maddie — listed as a wide receiver on the depth chart — as the starter for this weekend’s game. Maddie led the team in a second-half rally in a 28-23 loss to Western Illinois of the FCS. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Graham has also played at quarterback, but Carey said he’d like to stick with Maddie against the Cardinals. Regardless of who takes snaps for

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KeVonn Mabon, a wide receiver for the Ball State Cardinals, pushes past Eastern Kentucky cornerback Buck Solomon in the home opener Sept. 17 in Scheumann Stadium. Mabon hopes to beat Northern Illinois Saturday for the first time in seven years.

Northern Illinois, Ball State head coach Mike Neu said he doesn’t expect the Huskies to change their game plan. “Drew [Hare] didn’t play last week, and they had over 500 yards of offense, so they’re not going to change who they are from a scheme standpoint,” Neu said. “He was their starter, and one of the best players in our conference. It all starts for them with the run. ... They’ve got some playmakers.” Northern Illinois is averaging 186.5 yards per game on the ground, led by redshirt junior Jordan Huff and senior Joel Bouagnon with over 200 yards apiece on the season. Redshirt senior receiver Kenny Golladay has also contributed 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 24 catches, 272 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns. All three of those players scored a touchdown in last year’s meeting with the Cardinals, a 59-41 shootout win for the Huskies on their home field. Senior Ball State safety Martez Hester expects this matchup to be yet another

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high-intensity matchup. “It’s a physical game every time,” he said. “A lot of times it has come down to one or two possessions here and there. From the start of the game to right when it ends, it’s always a battle.” This game also has major implications for the rest of the conference schedule. Despite the fact the Huskies are winless, Neu said he knows there is no sense of panic from the team who has won the MAC West Division six seasons in a row. As for the seniors, they realize winning the Bronze Stalk trophy is the first step in playing for other trophies down the road. Mabon said a win over the Huskies this year would be huge for him and the rest of the senior class. “Every time we’ve played them, I’ve thought about holding that trophy,” he said. “Hopefully, this year, I can make that a reality.” Ball State and Northern Illinois kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_

So far, the year is going well for Neu’s offense. The Cardinals are averaging 30.8 points and 436.2 yards per game this year, both big improvements from last year. Schmidt has punted 18 times for a 42.3 yard average (ranked 48th in the FBS) this season. The Chesterton native said it feels like he’s been on the field less this year, but he’s fine with that — as long as the team keeps up its hot start. “I tell Riley [Neal] every day, ‘Keep me off the field,’” Schmidt said. “If I’m off the field, that means we’re moving the ball on offense and scoring touchdowns. You know, I’m a team player. I’ll do my job when I’m asked, but I’d love to not have to because that means we’re winning football games.” Despite the success of the offense, there have been lulls in each game. Even when Ball State scored a season-high 41 points against Eastern Kentucky, for example, the team went almost a full quarter without scoring. That’s where Schmidt comes in. He has pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line five times this year with only one touchback in the opener against Georgia State. “I always tell our gunners to be ready for a pin. It doesn’t matter where we’re at on the field just because that’s my mentality,” Schmidt said. “I take a lot of pride. Inside the five, I get really greedy with it.” One thing Schmidt isn’t greedy about is his playing time. His goal is to win as many games as possible in his senior year — even if that means Neal and the offense never give him the chance to get in the game. “It’s huge with coach Neu,” Neal said. “It’s definitely a mindset we’ve adopted. The line between success and failure is a touchdown, and there’s not a ton of wiggle room.” Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_

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Hesik is also in two bands that will be performing: Robin Goodfellow and Mephysto. Robin Goodfellow represents a psychedelic folk/pop, while Mephysto is dance music. However, this varies from show to show and is hard to describe, said Hesik. This is Hesik’s second year performing at MusicFest. “Last year was an absolute blast. At one point, [we were] rocking so hard that Funyuns were dumped into the audience,” Hesik said. Muncie MusicFest used to be just a blocked off street with an admission fee. However, it has been changed to be a free event with several stage locations. The main portion is inside Cornerstone with five different stages. Graham Watson, the director and co-founder of the Muncie MusicFest, has been around since it started. He has worked alongside many others to make this a successful festival year after year. This year, the format has changed but stayed similar to previous ones. “We want the festival not just to be a celebration of all the amazing bands in our extended music community but also a way to shine a spotlight on all the great venues we have here in Muncie,” Watson said. Watson is passionate about the festival and all that goes with it and is hoping for even better success with the turnout this year. The management team has been working hard to take into consideration the opinions of performers and their audience. Hesik said the Muncie MusicFest will be more well assembled than last year, as the bands will be working with the venues to better accommodate for the sound and create an intimate environment for the crowd. “I love performing with all my heart, but it’s even more amazing to share a day with so many musicians who’ve committed so much time to working on their craft and performances,” Hesik said. “There’s no feeling quite like it.” Though much work has been put into the festival, the real success is up to those who go, Watson said. “It’ll just be up to the performers, promoters and audience members to make the night truly magical,” Watson said. In addition to live music, there will also be three food trucks available to concertgoers. The Rolling Luau, Hawaiian BBQ and Big Daddy’s Dogs, who will be offering vegetarian options. A full schedule with times and locations can be found on the Muncie MusicFest’s website.

PERFORMING BANDS • The 4% • Analog Bandits • Architecture Aviva • The Bbigg band • Beyond the Grid • Bryce Ernest Taylor • Cocaine Culture • DJPE • Ejion • The Elixirs • Emoshan • Goldeneye • Governor Davis Band • Hei$t • The Indigos

• Jay Will 365 & Soulchild Quise • Joshlyn Crouch Band • Katie Garringer • Lonestra • Man with a Gun • Matt Foy • The Meanies • Mephysto • Mint • The No Good Riders • Pedal Tones • Pistol Grip Shift • Planet Boom Bap • Robin Good-

Apple, Snap Inc., among those who released new products Sarah O’Bierne Daily News Reporter September was a big month for new technology gadgets. Apple’s annual press conference launched the iPhone 7, but there were more must-have tech products released this month.

1. IPHONE 7 Sept. 7 was the long awaited Apple press conference that officially announced the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The already predicted iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were revealed with a new Jet Black color and no headphone jack. Each new iPhone comes with a wired set of headphones and a headphones adapter that can be plugged into the charging port of the iPhone. Apple’s own wireless headphones will be released in October. 2. 'POKEMON GO' PLUS With complaints of draining cell phone batteries, "Pokemon Go" released a new product called "Pokemon Go" Plus, a wristband that tracks your steps and notifies when Pokemon are nearby. As long as the wristband is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, every step you take is recorded in the app without it being open. The "Pokemon Go" Plus wristband is sold online for $35. 3. BLACKBERRY DISCONTINUED Unable to compete with Apple and Samsung, BlackBerries will no longer be made in the U.S., CEO John Chen said. The company instead struck a deal in Indonesia and will continue marketing, and hopefully growing, their brand there. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company had earnings of negative 15 cents. They hope this move will bring the loss down to 5 cents or ideally they will break even.

fellow • Spacexlion • Scaling Giants • Shxps • Sonny Yingst Band • Steve Robert and the Jazzmanian Devils • T-Roub • TK Hanley • Team Unity • Timbre • Void King • Von Strantz

4. SNAPCHAT GLASSES Snapchat announced that it is releasing its own version of smart glasses, called Spectacles, for $129. Users can shoot 10 second, 115-degree view videos and upload them to their Snapchat accounts. With the launch of the new product, Snapchat officially changed its company name to Snap Inc.

The Muncie MusicFest is a nonprofit project festival supported by the community. Volunteers are needed. Anyone is welcome to volunteer. Volunteers will do everything from being stage managers, sound technicians and helping the bands load equipment. Those interested can sign up online. They will be provided with a free T-shirt and pizza for their service.

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5. LIVESTREAM THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE The first presidential debate was livestreamed over Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. With the viewership shattering records with 84 million viewers, 2.5 million people watched the debate live on YouTube. The remaining three presidential debates will also be livestreamed. Contact Sarah O’Bierne with any questions or concerns at sjobeirne@bsu.edu.

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The Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Student Government Association hosted the annual Beneficence Dialogue Wednesday night in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center to talk about diversity at Ball State. The discussion aimed to talk about what the university needs to do to become a more welcoming, inclusive environment.

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Continued from page 1 Improvements in diversity awareness for faculty, new programs regarding bias awareness and the implementation of diversity-centered questions into interviews for potential new hires at the university were all discussed during the presentations. Gabby Lloyd, SGA secretary of diversity, also gave updates on projects developed from discussions in the SGA open forum that occurred earlier in the year. One of the new initiatives includes a program allowing students to have lunch with an administrator, which will launch within a few weeks. The program was created in response to students feeling distant from their administrators at the time of the open forum, and, this way, Lloyd said, students can have direct access to their administrators in a nonconfrontational environment. After the presentations, students were then allowed to guide discussions about race and inclusiveness in groups, talking with other students and faculty present at the dialogue. One big topic discussed came from the Multicultural Center. According to the center, the total number of undergraduate and graduate minority students rose by 2.45 percent since spring of 2015. Though there is progress, senior criminal justice major Justin Miti does not think Ball State’s work is done. “Them coming out here, them making sure that things are being done the way they want them to be — I feel like that’s great because it shows they actually care,” Miti said. “I don’t want this to be another thing that Ball State does merely to fix their image.” Becca Musal, a sophomore legal studies and political science major, thought that listening was an important part of the discussions, and she said she believes there’s more progress that comes from discussions like these than anywhere else on campus. “Diversity to me means that there is no such thing as marginalized voices,” Musal said. “Everybody feels like their voice is just as important as the person next to them.” Musal also said the inclusive mix of students at each table made for multiple points of view regarding questions of race and how it is perceived. “We have a lot of people that otherwise probably wouldn’t be in the same room just because friend groups, certain organizations — you tend to stick with the people that you know,” Musal said. “It’s not necessarily people don’t want to be around each other.” At each table, pieces of white butcher paper were left for students to record the main points of their discussions. After the event was over, members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion took the papers with them to review and discuss later. For more information on how to keep the dialogue going on campus, students are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Center. Contact Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at slbarker3@bsu.edu.

UNIVERSITY SUED OVER INJURIES

A Ball State student who suffered finger injuries on the campus two years ago is now suing the university. In October of 2014, former Ball State student, and 2016 alumna, Brittny Huffman was attaching a banner to the “fly swatter” – an advertising billboard near the Scramble Light at Riverside and McKinley avenues, according to Huffman’s lawsuit served on Monday. While removing a sign from the billboard, Huffman’s lawsuit said she suffered finger injuries – leading the sign to be deemed dangerous in the suit, which also accuses the university of negligence, carelessness and failure to warn. Students are no longer allowed to add or remove signs from the fly swatter, according to university Facilities and Management. University spokesperson Joan Todd declined comment on the lawsuit. - Staff Reports

Suspicious reports of clown sightings around Muncie left many in the city and on Ball State’s campus on high alert Tuesday. News of people seeing individuals at different spots around the city dressed in clown costumes and possibly carrying weapons began on social media around 10 p.m. Tuesday. But police have been getting calls all week, said Muncie Police Department Capt. Steve Cox. The only thing MPD officers found Tuesday night was a group of three people, one holding a clown mask but not wearing it, Cox said. He doesn’t think it’s enough to tie into the widespread fear of the clowns “purging” around the U.S. “I think the biggest thing with this is the social media hype,” Cox said. “As far as Muncie is concerned, it’s just to the point where it’s a little bit of a light panic.” The claims were all on social media, creating fear and panic in the community. These calls were unfounded, Cox said, and simply aren’t happening. That isn’t to say there aren’t occasional people walking around with masks on, but it isn’t a widespread activity hundreds of people are engaging in. “I think, primarily, it’s most likely people playing jokes on people,” Cox said. “There’s always that one friend who has

a phobia of clowns. ... Unfortunately, it may get to the point where people think it’s funny to dress up as a clown and walk around to try to scare people, but this could get dangerous.” If people perceive those dressed up as clowns as a real threat, they could be in danger. People were even talking about shooting and attacking the clowns if they came anywhere near their house. The fear has been widespread, Cox said, and MPD has had kids in school and parents asking them about it. “If we do come across anyone who thinks it’s cute, we’ll deal with it,” Cox said. “We need to eliminate the fear going on with this right now. ... We’re not going to allow [people] to use that fear and intensify it.” For Cox, it’s surprising MPD even needs to be having this conversation. “We have enough problems going on in the community now — illegal drugs, robberies,” he said. “That’s where we need to focus our attention, but now we need to take care of this situation and ease people’s fears about it. It’s ridiculous.” Throughout the night, Ball State students were listening in on the police scanner to try to figure out what was going on. But Cox cautions against doing that. “They don’t know; they’re not going to understand everything we’re saying,” he said. “They may get partial information, and that partial information may lead to a misunderstanding. It’s not a good idea to [listen in].” Many students opted to stay inside, listening to the scanner or taking shelter,

but others made an attempt to find the reported individuals. Anthony Winbush, a senior sales major, even went as far to drive around Muncie, hoping to help confirm or deny the rumors. He went around to the parks but didn’t end up seeing anything suspicious. “I wasn’t scared. I had 911 on speed dial. If anything had happened, I would have called,” Winbush said. “I just felt like I didn’t want people at Ball State to feel unsafe. I wanted to make sure I knew we were safe.” Kelsey Spridgeon, a sophomore family studies major, was also out. “We walked around the whole campus,” Spridgeon said. “We saw nothing; we saw a lot of cops around and stuff, but that’s about it.” Clown sightings began in Greenville, South Carolina, where there were reports of suspicious clowns luring children into the woods. The police did not find anything, according to The Associated Press, but since the first sighting, the number of incidents reported has risen. They have since popped up in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New Jersey, Colorado, Virginia and North Carolina. The most recent sightings have been in Marion County, Florida. “It’s social media driven, unfortunately,” Cox said. “People are exploiting people’s fears because they think it’s a fun thing to do, and it’s turned into something ridiculous.” Contact Casey Smith, Kara Berg & Max Lewis with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.

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Downtown Muncie is nearing the completion of its months-long construction project, adding ADA compliant sidewalks, parking spots and bike lanes, as well as opening Walnut Street to two-way traffic and improving water drainage. Downtown developers are anticipating increased patronage for businesses who lost money due to the traffic disruption.

Downtown construction nears its end Developers hope changes increase business for Muncie Katie Grieze Daily News Reporter As a months-long construction project in Muncie nears completion, downtown developers anticipate increased patronage for businesses who lost money because of the traffic disruption. Vicki Veach, executive director of Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, which started the DWNTWN campaign, expects that the improvements will draw more customers in the long run, from both the community and the surrounding region. “I think everybody will be pleased with what happens down here in the next few years,” she said. “We’re getting ready to kick off a new campaign, and it’s going to be very interesting and fun. We’ll be targeting millennials and Ball State students and people who live here. So hopefully we’ll be able to make up for some of that lost business.” Downtown merchants requested the

Walnut Street construction, said Cheryl Crowder, events director of MDDP. The project aims to meet federally mandated requirements for accessibility and sewer separation. It will also include outdoor dining and entertainment areas, Crowder said, “upgrading the downtown to reflect the city’s pride.” Jayme Klisavage, an employee at Wishbone Gifts, said he doesn’t feel that the current environment downtown welcomes Ball State freshmen to the area and believes the initial impression will discourage their patronage even after the construction is over. Wishbone at least benefits from its established reputation and presence as the oldest head shop in Muncie, Klisavage said, and business has picked up since students returned to Ball State. “Especially the sophomores, juniors, seniors – all those cats know we’re down here,” he said. Crowder said some construction obstacles resulted from the discovery of old infrastructure pieces, like sewer and gas lines, under the streets. “It’s been devastating,” said Toren Scott,

owner of Made in Muncie Pottery. “You know, we made it through the recession, which was great. We still have our doors open, but it just seems like every time they get something fixed, they turn around and start doing something new.” The construction frustrates small businesses, Scott said, but he hopes the end product is worth it. He doesn’t know of any campaign that has helped local businesses, but Crowder said MDDP is trying to help. “The DWNTWN campaign has and will continue to bring awareness to the downtown community through billboards, social media, radio, television and events,” Crowder said. “It is up to individual business owners to determine how to invite guests to their locations.” Ty Morton of Tylonius Studios and Melanie Howe of Addison Avenue Marketing have offered one month of their services at no charge for any downtown merchant wanting help with marketing ideas.

Contact Katie Grieze with any questions or concerns at kmgrieze@bsu.edu.