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Excise releases annual report
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UNEXPECTED TRIPS AFTER SLOW STARTS TO THEIR SEASONS, THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS PUNCH TICKETS TO CLEVELAND
Surprising conference stretch gives Cards No. 2 seed in MAC
NO. 2 SEED IN MAC TOURNAMENT RECORD ON DEC. 30, 2012: 3-10 Jan. 10 vs. Miami W 62-59
Jan. 16 at Bowling Green L 73-42
Jan. 13 at Northern Illinois W 57-51
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Jan. 23 at Buffalo W 69-55
Jan. 26 vs. Ohio Jan. 31 at W 77-46 Western Michigan W 73-50 Feb. 3 at Eastern Michigan W 56-41
Jan. 19 vs. Kent State W 59-44
Feb. 7 vs. Central Michigan W 68-61 Feb. 10 vs. Toledo L 68-64
Junior guard Brandy Woody leads the team with 3.7 assists per game helping to secure them the No. 2 seed.
Feb. 16 at Akron L 64-52
DN FILE PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
Feb. 20 vs. Eastern Michigan W 56-34
Feb. 23 vs Northern Illinois W 64-54 March 6 at Toledo L 63-39 DN FILE PHOTO COREY OHLENKAMP
An excise officer examines an ID during a run Oct. 14, 2012. The number of alcohol-related crashes involving underage drinking has dropped more than 50 percent in the past year.
March 3 vs. Western Michigan W 60-46
When the final buzzer sounded, the Ball State women’s basketball team would be heading to Cleveland as the No. 2 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. But it wasn’t the buzzer to Ball State’s game. It was the final buzzer to the Central Michigan-Eastern Michigan game. The Chippewas won, 63-56. A Central Michigan victory meant Ball State was in a 3-way tie for the No. 2 spot, along with Akron. Ball State has a 2-1 record against those teams, so it moved ahead of Central Michigan and will get a bye until Friday afternoon. The No. 2 seed is the best Ball State has had since the 2008-09 season, when it was also the No. 2 seed. That team beat Bowling Green to win the MAC Championship and move on to the NCAA Tournament, where it famously upset Tennessee in the first round. One member of the 2008-09 team was Audrey McDonald. McDonald ended her career in the top ten in Ball State’s scoring totals, and is now director of Basketball Operations for the current women’s basketball team.
See CLEVELAND, page 3
Feb. 28 at Central Michigan W 67-63
RECORD ON MARCH 6: 15-14 (12-4)
Alcohol-related crashes decrease in 2012, fake ID charges increase DEVAN FILCHAK NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com
Scaife leads Ball State in final 8 games, team earns bye CONOR HOCKETT CHIEF REPORTER | @ConorHockett
While the amount of many types of underage drinking tickets rose across Indiana at college campuses, the amount of alcohol-related car accidents with intoxicated drivers was cut by half last year. Indiana State Excise Department released an annual report in February that reflects the amount of activity and enforcement the department achieved during CHARGES AND the calendar year of CRASHES BY YEAR 2012. In 2011, excise of50 ficers encountered 41 15 alcohol-related 40 crashes with intoxicated minors ages 29 30 15-20 in Delaware County. Only seven 17 20 15 instances happened in 2012. 7 8 10 The amount of underage drinking 0 2010 2011 2012 tickets and arrests for possessing fake YEARS identification and Charges for false IDs or furnishing alcohol to false statements of age minors rose. TwenAlcohol-related crashes ty-nine people were with minors ages 15-20 charged for having a fake ID or telling an officer their wrong age in 2011, compared to 41 people charged in 2012. In 2011, 25 people were charged for furnishing alcohol to minors or inducing to possess in Delaware County where as 81 people were charged in 2012. Excise officer Brandon Thomas, who is in charge of Delaware County enforcement, said finding people with fake IDs in the Ball State area is a focus of his.
While it was arguably the ugliest of Ball State’s eight Mid-American Conference victories this season, Saturday’s 53-51 win over Northern Illinois was undeniably the most important. A slip up against the worst team in the MAC West Division would have dropped the Cardinals from a No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament to a No. 8 seed, forcing them to host a first round game today. The team managed to secure a season sweep over the Huskies, however, advancing them to the second round of the tournament in Cleveland. “Getting that win helps us know what it feels like to grind out games,” said senior guard Jauwan Scaife. “Our confidence is still the same, we’ve still won seven out of our last eight. Everything is still going well, we’re still working hard and nothing is going to change going into the MAC Tournament. For a team that’s won four straight games in league play, change isn’t necessarily a good thing. Ball State plays the winner of today’s game between Buffalo and Central Michigan on Wednesday to try and keep that streak alive. While the team is a combined 1-2 against the Bulls and Chippewas, the Cardinals side of the bracket seems more favorable for a run in the tournament.
NO. 5 SEED IN MAC TOURNAMENT RECORD BEFORE OHIO LOSS: 8-13 (2-7)
Feb. 16 vs. Eastern Michigan L 56-50
Feb. 9 vs. Western Michigan W 65-62
Feb. 13 at Northern Illinois W 56-52
After 69-42 loss vs. Ohio on Feb. 6
Senior guard Jauwan Scaife has averaged 24 points per game in the last eight games.
Feb. 23 at Southeast Missouri W 85-82
DN FILE PHOTO COREY OHLENKAMP
Feb. 27 vs. Central Michigan W 95-90
March 2 at Toledo W 86-72 March 5 at Western Michigan W 89-85
March 9 vs. Northern Illinois W 53-51
RECORD AFTER OHIO LOSS: 7-1 (6-1)
See STREAK, page 3
See EXCISE, page 4
Muncie committee looks toward Village renovations City council to vote on overlay district proposal near campus EVIE LICHTENWALTER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com A plan to redevelop the Village is one step closer to city council after being approved by the Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission on Thursday. All voting members of the commission who were present voted in favor of recommending the proposed university village overlay district to the city council to review during their meeting on April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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The new plan splits the Village into four distinct areas, with Area 1 including the commercial and retail section. Marta Moody, executive director of DMMPC, said they want to make the area more attractive while creating a distinct brand and identity, with an emphasis on walkability, bikability and sustainability. “Whatever is done should be comprehensive in scope and it will achieve a change in perception for the area,” Moody said. “It’s centered around the idea of a vibrant commercial core.” A task force created by the DMMPC in 2012 held a public input session in November that supported and reaffirmed the basic principles of the overlay project, Moody said. New development companies wishing to invest
in the area must submit a development plan and be approved by a five-person council. Existing developments will not be affected by the plan’s restrictions unless they want to expand their property by more than 20 percent. The plan has received support from interested investors and Muncie residents alike, including David Brint of Brinshore Development, a real estate development company based in Northbrook, Ill. “The development standards called for in your proposed overlay district will not discourage investment from occurring,” Brint said in a letter written to the commission. “Our experience with DN FILE PHOTO JORDAN HUFFER similar projects has shown these standards are seen as a positive factor for encouraging high Signs of now closed businesses still remain in University Square. The Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission
See ZONING, page 4 voted Thursday to recommend a village overlay district.
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