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HUMBLE TALENT Delta High School product quietly learning, adjusting to being a quarterback at Ball State
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Mann was introduced to football at a young age. His father, Reece, played college football at Franklin College and hoped his son would also develop an interest in the sport. He’d take his son to Ball State football games throughout his youth, hoping the interest would spur. “You don’t want to be the dad that forces something down his throat,” he said. “You want to make sure it’s something he enjoyed instead of me forcing it upon him.” The interest in football did catch on and grew when Mann watched the Nate Davisled Ball State team during the 2008 season.
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CYPRESS, Texas — A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said. The attack at about 11:20 a.m. on the Lone Star Community College System campus sent at least 12 people to area hospitals, including four people taken by helicopter, according to volunteer fire department spokesman Robert Rasa. He said several
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Police arrest Texas college student for attacking, stabbing 14 people Classmates, faculty subdue assailant; 2 refuse treatment
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Ball State quarterbacks Keith Wenning, left, and Ozzie Mann prepare to pass during practice on Friday. Mann attended Delta High School in Muncie.
“It was the same suspect going from building to building,” department spokesman Thomas Gilliland said. Garcia said buildings still were being searched Tuesday afternoon. Student Michael Chalfan said he was walking to class when he saw a group of police officers running after the suspect. He said one of the officers used a stun gun to help subdue the man, who Chalfan said he recognized from a drama class last year. Chalfan described the man as “eccentric,” saying he often wore gloves and was known to carry stuffed animals. He said although the man was teased by fellow students, he remained friendly.
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Physiologist to discuss science, the arts Speaker chosen for understanding of learning, creating art ERIC SEAMAN STAFF REPORTER | ecseaman@bsu.edu A MacArthur Fellowship Award winner and Michigan State University professor of physiology will visit campus today to discuss the importance of merging science and art. Robert Root-Bernstein will visit to extend the 26-year tradition of the Edmund F. Petty Memorial Lecture, which brings prominent artists or art enthusiasts to campus.
Tania Said, director of education at David Owsley Museum of Art, said RootBernstein “was chosen for the special understanding he brings about the scientific benefits of learning about and making art. “ Root-Bernstein received his doctorate in the history of science from Princeton in 1980 and knows about the creative mind and person with his reception of the MacArthur Fellowship Award in 1981 for his work at that time in the history and philosophy of science. The award, coupled with a $500,000 grant, is given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation annually
to a group of individuals who express creativity not on previous accomplishments, but on their potential research in their fields. Root-Bernstein’s research as a physiologist focuses on drug interactions, AIDS and the historical and philosophical perspectives on science and its methods. When he isn’t researching or teaching, he speaks about the relationship between art and science at public forums. Said chose Root-Bernstein to present the lecture this year for multiple reasons, but the spark came from a speech he made at a state conference for the Art Education Association
of Indiana. She said she believes students, faculty and locals should attend the lecture because of how Root-Bernstein promotes and understands the benefits of interdisciplinary approaches for increasing and improving creativity. “On a campus where almost everyone is a specialist, or one in the making, [RootBernstein] reminds us how knowing something is not just understanding it if we really want to make a difference and have an impact,” she said. “We need the arts, humanities and science together for improving what we do with what we know.”
The lecture has a history of hosting other prominent members of the art community, including former director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., John Carter Brown III, and renowned abstract expressionist painter Grace Hartigan. “I hope people will leave with a renewed appreciation of how much artists are contributing to science and technology both indirectly, by transforming how we perceive the world and think about it, and also as innovators themselves,” Root-Bernstein said. The event is free to the public, thanks to funding by the Petty
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Executive talks keeping integrity while aquiring skills, dealing with work pressures RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER The importance of grades is | rmpodnar@bsu.edu something Smith said he fre-
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Violet Weida performs Timon’s part in “Hakuna Matata” from “The Lion King” during a rehearsal of the Prism Project on Sunday. The project allows children to explore through music and dance.
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Singing, dancing, rapping and even a treasure hunt helped illustrate one thing Tuesday night: a label doesn’t mean unable. Students and community members saw Prism kids showing everyone what they excel at, even though they have a disability; leaving less than 15 empty seats in Pruis Hall Tuesday night. “The stereotype is based on what these kids cannot do, but it’s amazing to see what they can do,” said Kirsti Emery, an immersive
learning participant and junior elementary education and special education double major. Children between the ages of 6 and 14 with special needs showed off their skills, whether that is playing the drums, dancing in a version of the fight scene from “West Side Story” or, as one participant demonstrated, how many times you can bow on your way off stage. This year’s theme, “Prism the Musical,” used a lesson on the different pieces of a music to illustrate the way children with special needs create and achieve their dreams. Adaptations of heartwarming songs from musicals such as “The Lion King,” “Annie” and “West Side Story” to a reprisal of John Lennon’s “Imagine” all worked to show
the audience that the kids are far more than a label. Sam Sheeks, a sophomore acting major, said she attended the event because she heard friends talk about how heartwarming and inspiring the five year old program had been in the past and wanted to see for herself. “When they give kids the opportunity to do solos and showcase things in a way they normally may not, it’s a great thing,” she said. Violet, 8, achieved one of her dreams Tuesday singing the part of Timon in the group’s rendition of “Hakuna Matata.” Violet said she was happy to finally do her solo after her first year in Prism, which gives her something she really enjoys. “I get to be myself,” she said. Claire Lefkowicz, assistant
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based on what these kids cannot do, but it’s amazing to see what they can do. » KIRSTI EMMERY, junior elementary education and special education double major music director of “Prism the musical,” said the most impactful aspect of working with the Prism kids is watching them work so hard to learn the moves and the words, then seeing the “aha” moment when they perform it exactly like she had taught them. She said whether it’s helping them learn a move or just laughing with them, “the smallest things you do can make a difference.”
GUNS: Attorney general says bill is losing its ‘emphasis’ | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 that has taken that step. Lawmakers in more than 20 states are considering proposals to allow armed school employees, but no states currently require it, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Rep. Jeffrey Thompson, RLizton, sponsored the changes made to the bill Tuesday, saying he thought such safety decisions should be left to local school officials. Other provisions added to the bill would prohibit any armed employee who isn’t a police officer from carrying a visible gun and require schools to keep confidential the identities of those authorized to carry firearms. “A school safety plan is already confidential,” Thompson said. “So this follows the protocol from law enforcement that you keep safety plans for any public structure confidential.”
« Hopefully, the importance of developing a stronger school resource officer program in Indiana will continue to be the focus of this bill. » GREG ZOELLER (R), Indiana attorney general The bill now goes to the full House for consideration. The armed employee provisions were added to a Senateapproved bill that aimed to start a state grant program to help school districts buy safety equipment and hire police officers who have undergone extra training to become school resource officers. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, a Republican, was a leading advocate of that program and said Tuesday he was concerned that the bill was losing its emphasis on increasing the police presence in schools. “All of the work this past year highlights the value of school resource officers developing the relationship
between students and law enforcement in preventing many of the dangers of drugs and weapons in schools,” Zoeller said in a statement. “Hopefully the importance of developing a stronger school resource officer program in Indiana will continue to be the focus of the final bill.” The Ways and Means Committee voted 17-5 against a motion to delete references to the armed employees from the bill. Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond, told the committee she supervised officers assigned to schools as a Hammond Police Department captain and that she was worried that teachers or others would be ineffective in responding to
an attack. “Don’t stick a civilian in the building with a gun,” Lawson said. “It’s wrong.” Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, sponsored the armed employee provision in the House Education Committee last week and on Tuesday called steps proposed elsewhere, such as more background checks for gun buyers and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines, simply “feel-good measures.” Lucas said asking school workers to volunteer to undergo training and carry a gun would provide some additional security, while putting a police officer at all Indiana schools could cost $100 million a year. “To me this a cost-effective solution to a problem we still have 14 years after Columbine,” Lucas said, referring to the 1999 mass shooting at Colorado’s Columbine High School. “ ... Right now, there are some many schools out there that have no protection.”
As business executive Brad Smith advised students attending his lecture, the key to career success is to expect ups and downs. In the middle of starting a new business and after the birth of his only child, Smith unexpectedly had to undergo open-heart surgery after discovering a blood pressure problem. “That was pressure,” he said. Smith went on to become a business executive of Milliman Insurance Corporation and serve as president of the Society of Actuaries. Last year he traveled around the globe five times for business and speaking engagements. Tuesday evening, Smith spoke to a lecture hall full of students in an event hosted by business fraternity Gamma Iota Sigma. He talked about professionalism and how it related to students with his simple pieces of information and anecdotal stories about his career as an actuary. Smith said the main things employers want to know about potential employees is if they can do the job and if they have integrity and enthusiasm for the job. “I get up everyday, looking forward to [my job],” Smith said. “I would do what I do now for free, I love it. Find that thing you love to do because it’s going to take that degree of commitment to succeed.” He described integrity as whether someone can count on a person to do the right thing when no one is watching. If someone cheats for years and gets caught late in life when they have a family to support, then lack of integrity can have serious life repercussions.
quently addresses when talking to students. He said it won’t matter in 15 years what current students’ grades are; it is what they do with those grades. Good grades are important to get in the door with first employers and demonstrate a commitment to excellence, but that commitment must be continued. “In 15 years, it won’t matter you aced the ACT,” he said. “Your GPA won’t matter — it’s what you accomplished in 15 years. Right now, as you’re sitting here, you’re creating a personal brand and it’s your most valuable asset.” Smith spoke to the global nature of the economy and how students can set themselves apart. He encouraged students to acquire writing skills, go abroad and never stop learning. “Your education isn’t ending when you leave Ball State; commit yourself to lifelong learning,” he said. “The people that are successful love to learn. If you stop learning when you get your degree, you won’t be happy with your career. What you do in your 20s will determine the trajectory of the rest of your career.” President of Gamma Iota Sigma and junior actuarial science major Grant Steffen said in spite of Smith’s success, his life experience was still relatable and inspiring. “He has had a lot of great experiences,” Steffen said. “He has accomplished the epitome of what we are trying to work for. It was infectious overall because when I see someone doing what I want to do, it makes me want to do that, too.”
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moderate injuries were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Of those six, two were in critical condition and four were in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, hospital spokeswoman Alex Rodriguez said. One student said she learned one of her classmates was stabbed after leaving the school’s Health Science Center building. “I called to check on another classmate who was still inside the building and she said the classroom was on lockdown and she said one of the classmates had been stabbed,” Margo Shimfarr-Evans told KHOU-TV. The room was temporarily locked down, but students were let out and off campus a short time later,
STABBING: Several victims remain in area hospitals “I’m surprised because he didn’t look like he was hateful to the world,” Chalfan said. Student Teaundrae Perryman said he was in class when he received a text message from a friend and went outside to see a young woman being loaded into an ambulance with what appeared to be stab wounds to either her neck or head. He said he didn’t receive an email alert from the college until 11:56 a.m. “I was concerned but I wasn’t afraid because I was with a large group of people,” the 21-year-old said, later adding, “The police got to the scene very quickly.” The four people taken by helicopter and two others with
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Ball State and Bowling Green entered Tuesday’s baseball game with identical 4-5 conference records, with both teams wanting to take advantage of the midweek game to bolster itself in the standings. With the wind blowing strong out to center field, Ball State took advantage early. Sean Godfrey cranked a home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the first inning to give his team a 1-0 lead. Godfrey almost had his second home run of the day in the bottom of the third after Blake Beemer walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. He got a hold of another pitch and sent it to deep center, but the wind died and so did the ball, getting caught at the start of the warning track. “Any day you have the wind blowing straight out like that, adjustments have to be made,” Godfrey said. “When you’re up to bat, you really want to get something high and up in the air. On the field, you play a little deeper.” After a hit batter to start the bottom of the fourth, Wes Winkle dropped a fly ball that could have ended the inning. The ball hit Winkle’s head, who immediately fell to the ground. Winkle was OK, but two runs scored and it was 2-1, Bowling Green. T.J. Weir took matters into his own hands in the bottom of the fourth. After Billy Wellman singled to start the inning, Weir slammed a home run to center, giving Ball State a 3-2 lead. After Tyler Curry doubled, he advanced to third on a Kevin Schlotter groundout and came home on Brandon Estep’s flyout to left to give the Cardinals a 4-2
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The Daily News is introducing you to lesserknown players on the Ball State football team this spring. Check back until the Spring Game on April 20 for interviews with different players and coaches. Today’s edition features redshirt sophomore running back Horactio Banks. Banks is from Chicago and attended Simeon High School. He played in 11 games last season and rushed for 586 yards and four touchdowns.
Q: W hat’s something that a lot of Ball State fans don’t know about you? A: That I love my family like crazy. I’m a really big family man.
Q: W hat’s your favorite thing about Muncie? A: I don’t really have a favorite thing about Muncie. I like being around my teammates, a lot of the guys. They’re real silly.
Q: W hat’s one unique thing about you that most people don’t know? DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
Sean Godfrey hit his fourth home run of the season during Tuesday’s game against Bowling Green. The early lead for Ball State would disappear and the team would finish with a loss of 7-5.
lead. Kyle Raleigh relieved Weir for the top of the fifth, ending Weir’s no-hit bid. “We knew he was going to be on a pitch count, it wasn’t anything more than that,” Ball State coach Rich Maloney said. “We need to make sure he’s ready for the weekend.” The wheels came off, and it was all downhill for Ball State. Cameron Schooley relieved Raleigh, but loaded the bases with just one out. Righty submarine pitcher Tyler Jordan came in, but walked the next batter to make it 4-3. Bowling Green’s Logan Walker hit a sharp grounder to first and Estep tagged the bag for the out, but his throw to home plate was late and Bowling Green tied it at four before the inning ended.
The Falcons took the lead back in the top of the seventh off of multiple singles, each which found the holes in the infield and Jordan was pulled for Miles Moeller, Cardinals trailing 7-4. Ball State had numerous opportunities to score, but couldn’t take advantage. After Winkle singled to start the bottom of the seventh, Blake Beemer struck out. Godfrey doubled to left but Winkle was thrown out going to third and Wellman grounded out to end the inning. “We didn’t take advantages when we had chances, we had some base running blunders that hurt,” Maloney said. “If those don’t happen, we get a few more batters up and that could translate to more runs.”
A: There’s not really much to do here, that’s the only thing. But I like being around my team-
mates to keep me out of trouble.
Q: W hat do you do on days you don’t have practice or games?
A: Once again, go back to being with my teammates, really. The rest of the guys. Talk on the phone. That’s what I do is talk and text.
Q: W hat is your favorite movie? A: Paid in Full.
Q: W hat kind of music do you listen to? A: I listen to rap.
Q: W hat is your favorite artist? A: Jay-Z
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Ball State Bowling Green 5 Score 7 10 Hits 9 2 Errors 1 7 Runners left on base 6 Ryan Spaulding hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth to cut the lead to 7-5, but it wasn’t enough as Ball State couldn’t score in the ninth and fell to Bowling Green. Maloney and the Cardinals won’t have much time to dwell on the loss. They turn around and travel to West Lafayette to face Purdue today
Ball State men’s golf finished the final round in sixth place with a score of 304 on Tuesday at the Jim West Intercollegiate, after starting the day in second place. The tournament, which was hosted at TPC Craig Ranch, concluded for the Ball State men’s golf team with a 54-hole total of 898 (284-300-304). No. 36 Vanderbilt won the tournament with a score of 885. Oral Roberts finished with a score of 892. Ball State’s Tyler Merkel had the best individual round on the final 18 holes for the team with a 1-over par 73. Merkel also placed the highest individually for Ball State in sixth place at 4-over 220 (72-75-73) for the entire tournament. The Jim West Intercollegiate was the last full-team tournament for Ball State until the Mid-American Conference ChampionshipsHowever, the team will be in action in a recently added dual match, which is scheduled for Sunday against Indiana at the Sagamore Golf Club located in Carmel, Ind The Cardinals will also compete April 18-19 at Prestwick Country Club in Avon, Ind., for the Butler Spring Invitational. – ASHLEY HOLSCLAW
Ball State stays hot, earns 11-2 win over in-state Butler Cardinals crush 5 home runs in rout of visiting Bulldogs FISHBURN STAFF REPORTER | MELEAH mcfishburn@bsu.edu
Stepping out of Mid-American Conference play for a game against in-state opponent Butler, Ball State softball didn’t slow down on scoring runs. The bottom of the fifth, the biggest inning for the Cardinals, started off with the second solo home run of the game by senior center fielder Amanda Carpenter and ended with a walk-off grand slam by junior pinch hitter Lauren Schroeder. Ball State’s offense proved to be a game-winner once again as it defeated Butler 11-2 in five innings. Junior left fielder Jennifer Gilbert set the tone at the
plate in the first inning as she also added a pair of home runs, each with two RBI. After Carpenter’s home run to lead off the fifth inning, freshman third baseman Emily Dabkowski walked to first, leading to a Butler pitching change. Butler’s freshman pitcher Taylor Lockwood would start off sending sophomore Jessica Craft to first on a hit-by-pitch. Craft was also hit by a wild pitch to leadoff the bottom of the second. Freshman pitcher Kelsey Schifferdecker improved her record to 9-2 on the reason by allowing just two runs off of four hits in the first four innings. She also struck out a pair of batters. Redshirt junior Audra Sanders pitched the final inning and allowed no hits, runs or walks and recorded one strikeout. The only runs Butler scored
TEAM COMPARISON Ball State 11 Runs 11 Hits 0 Errors 5 Home Runs
Butler 2 4 0 0
in the game came in the fourth inning. The runs came when Butler’s Maria Leichty and Krista Hakola hit RBI doubles, which cut the Ball State lead to 4-2. The win is the 13th out of the last 14 games for Ball State. The team’s record has also been improved to 24-11 with the win. Ball State continues the break from the MAC schedule as the team will travel to West Lafayette for a doubleheader against Purdue today.
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Junior Lauren Schroeder receives high-fives from her team after her grand slam in the fifth inning against Butler. Schroeder’s hit pushed Ball State above the mercy rule.
MANN: Redshirt freshman wanted to play at Ball State so he could stay near family
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 From being at the stadium during the games that season, his dream became to play for Ball State. “I always wanted to be out here,” Mann said. “I remember during the undefeated season coming here and the atmosphere was just awesome. It blew me away.” Mann had a decorated career for Delta High School as a threeyear starting quarterback. He finished with more than 5,000 passing yards and was an all-conference selection in each of his three seasons as a starter. His senior season, he threw 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. In his sophomore season, Mann threw for more than 2,500 yards compared to just 1,566 yards in his senior season. The quick reaction to the drop in passing yards would suggest his talent peaked his
sophomore season. Zgunda said that isn’t the case. “The bottom line is we didn’t throw the ball very much his senior year because we didn’t have the receivers to go along with him,” he said. “He was a lot better quarterback his senior year than his sophomore year even though his stats didn’t show it.” His numbers and his play caught the attention of Ball State. During his junior season, Ball State became Mann’s first scholarship offer. He didn’t hesitate at the opportunity to play football close to home. “He’s close, tight-knit kind of guy that wants to be close to home,” his father said. “When Ball State made that offer early, he took his ties off other schools and made the 100 percent full-time commitment to Ball State football.” Mann’s best ability at quarterback is his arm strength. Skrosky and his high school coach Grant Zgunda said his throw-
ing ability is what made him a successful quarterback at Delta, even if the numbers didn’t exactly represent success. “The biggest thing physically was how the ball exploded out of his hand,” Skrosky said. “A lot if kids when they release [the ball] doesn’t have that rotation that creates velocity.” Even though most Hartford City students attend Blackford High School, there wasn’t any animosity toward him and his family when he attended Delta. After his commitment to Ball State, he received praise from the Delta and Hartford City communities. “That speaks highly of not only to his character and what kind of a person he is, but speaks a lot for the Blackford, Muncie and Delta communities,” his father said.
REDSHIRT SEASON
With Wenning holding firm on the starting quarterback position, Mann was told he would
redshirt his freshman season, but he almost saw playing time in an emergency situation. “During the recruiting process we’re really up front and honest,” Skrosky said. “The plan was Keith Wenning is our starter, Kelly Page is our backup.” Late in the season, Wenning suffered an ankle injury that forced him to miss the season finale against Miami of Ohio. Page got the start, but was knocked out of the game after suffering a concussion. Ball State was forced to use thirdstring Kyle Kamman. Fortunately for Skrosky and Ball State, the team didn’t have to turn to Mann, which would have meant removing his redshirt. “I think anybody in college football doesn’t have to get their fourth quarterback, it’s probably a sigh or relief,” Skrosky said. But not getting to play didn’t bother Mann. In fact, he said it
was more beneficial for him to focus on the weight room and adjusting to Division-I football. “I got a lot stronger in the weight room and learned the offense,” Mann said. “Learning the offense was huge in the redshirt season.”
HOMEGROWN
The soonest Mann could realistically be a starting quarterback will be after Wenning graduates in 2014. He will expect to compete for the starting quarterback job the following season. Mann is too reserved to say he will be singled out when his time comes to be the starting quarterback at Ball State because he’s from the Muncie area. But the truth is, being the local quarterback playing for the area’s Division-I football team, he’s already wellknown in Muncie. “Our area isn’t well-known for football players so it’s some-
thing the area prides in that there’s a local kid out there for Ball State,” Zgunda said. “The people that have a grasp on football know who Ozzie is and thinks he’ll do well.” It could be unusual for someone with a quiet personality to have so much attention around him when he signed his letter of intent for Ball State last year, but his accomplishments in high school warrants the attention. He won Hoosier Heritage Conference and sectional championships and state rankings. Mann is waiting patiently for his turn to be the starting quarterback, whenever that time comes. Standing on the field after a finally warm day of spring practice, Mann quietly said what he hopes to accomplish by the time he leaves Ball State. “I just want to win a ball game,” he said. A quiet answer for a quiet Mann.
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Iran officials say 37 people killed in earthquake near nuclear plant Governor announces 850 injured in Kaki, 100 hospitalized | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN, Iran — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region. The report said the earthquake struck the town of Kaki some 60 miles southeast of Bushehr, a town on the Persian Gulf that is home of Iran’s first
nuclear power plant, built with Russian help. “No damage was done to Bushehr power plant,� Bushehr provincial governor Fereidoun Hasanvand told state TV. He said 37 people had died so far and 850 were injured, including 100 who were hospitalized. The plant’s chief, Mahmoud Jafari, confirmed the site’s condition to semi-official Mehr news agency, saying that it is resistant to earthquakes of up to magnitude eight. Water and electricity were cut to many residents, said Ebrahim Darvishi, governor of the worst-hit district Shonbeh. The UN’s nuclear watchdog
agency said on its website that it had been informed by Iran that there was no damage to the plant and no radioactive release and, based on its analysis of the earthquake, was not seeking additional information. The International Atomic Energy Agency statement indicated that it was satisfied there was little danger. Shahpour Rostami, the deputy governor of Bushehr province, told state TV that rescue teams have been deployed to Shonbeh. Three helicopters were sent to survey the damaged area before sunset, said Mohammad Mozaffar, the head of Iran’s Red Crescent rescue de-
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As Bob Mattax wriggled through the bureaucratic red tape, negotiated property zoning with the city and worked with the Muncie Police Department and health department, he realized that trail blazing had its prices. Muncie hadn’t been set up for a food truck to enter the picture, but he hopes to have cleared the way with his slopslinging truck. “Risk is just part of being a trailblazer; it’s something that’s always present,” Mattax said. “In Muncie, people haven’t taken this path yet.” Slop on Top, Muncie’s first food truck, sits at Village Green Records, a fitting addition to the color-splashed record store and the eclectic out-of-truck, one-man barber shop that sits on the plot off of Martin Street. Village Green Records owner Travis Harvey described the decision to host Slop on Top as a no-brainer. “This is Muncie’s first food truck, no way I’d want to miss out on the opportunity to be a part of this,” Harvey said.
INSIDE THE SLOP
Standing in the truck itself is like being in a full kitchen — gas stove, flat top grill, pots, pans, sinks and all — but shrunk to a fraction of the size. Storage proves to be a challenge, as the truck must fit the ingredients of Slop on Top’s 16 rotating recipes. While the cuisine is on a ro-
tation, the food follows a simple formula, “stuff on rice.” One day a customer can get Indian food and the next day come to the same spot and be on another continent of cuisine. Ethiopian, Mexican, Thai, classic American and vegan are on the menu. Slop on Top manager and former Ball State student Christina McVay said that Slop on Top makes 30 servings per day, which on some days is not enough to match the amount of customers. Mattax just finished making a deal with Lahody Meats, a local butcher shop on Wheeling Avenue. Once the farmers market opens, he plans to make that a source of ingredients. “Food combines all groups of people,” Mattax said. “It’s a common ground, a unifying force.”
SLOP ON TOP HOURS
Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. WHERE
Next to Village Green Records AVERAGE PLATE COST:
$6
TYPES OF FOOD
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Mattax is no restaurant raconteur — his experience extends to working at Pizza Hut in high school. The selfproclaimed tech-nerd graduDN PHOTO BOBBY ELLIS ated Ball State in 2003 with a master’s degree in computer Slop on Top manager Christina McVay hands out food to Steven Putt, left, and Charlie Koers. The food truck, located next to science and is a software cre- Village Green Records, opened in March. ator with a company in Indianapolis. The dramatic and hit the $15,000 mark in his to pursue their food dreams.” tor at the Delaware County risky change in career was one investment, his life-savings THE MOVEMENT building, has walked to Slop that grew with watching the tied up in the midst, he said In September 2011, chow. on Top from work with coIndianapolis food truck scene he stopped keeping track. com, an online food hub workers twice since it opened. explode and pivoted on the noAfter an estimated 500 for Chow Magazine, ranked “I wish we had more of tion of “that would be fun.” hours, amidst the accusa- Muncie in the Top 10 for col- these,” Johnson said. “It shows It began with a potato chip de- tions of friends that he didn’t lege towns with the worst that Muncie is getting prolivery truck Mattax saw for sale sleep enough, Mattax had a food. Mattax wanted to see gressive and catching on to on the side of the road in York- complete food truck and his change and for Muncie to cultural trends in other cities.” town, with bare aluminum walls dream became mobile. Final- echo Indianapolis and other McVay estimates she sees up and “Potato Chips” written in ly in mid-March, among the metropolitan cities where to 100 people bustling near large print across the side. still wintery weather, Slop on food trucks have become a the truck every day, crossing part of the community. The next two years Mattax Top was ready to serve. the intersection near Village “I want to see Muncie grow Green Records. Her mission is spent single-handedly pre“After that first Friday in paring the vehicle and in- March, I sat at home and cried and expand,” Mattax said. “It’s to gain fans of Slop on Top, ofstalling equipment, at some happy tears,” Mattax said. “It’s about being the change you fering “stuff on rice” to the pepoints crawling around in obtainable. I hope more peo- want to see. I’m a big believer destrians below, which can be elbow-deep in snow to install ple pursue their small busi- in that.” an obstacle where the barriers Kyle Johnson, GIS Coordina- are headphone and skepticism. the truck’s plumbing. Once he ness ideas. I want more people
SINATRA TRIBUTE FEATURES SINGER, BSU JAZZ ENSEMBLE Las Vegas performer Steve Lippia to sing tonight in Sursa Hall DERREK TIPTON STAFF REPORTER | dmtipton@bsu.edu A little piece of Las Vegas showbiz will make its way to Ball State this evening as a part of the School of Music’s Art of Jazz series. Steve Lippia, a singer who regularly headlines Vegas shows paying tribute to older, traditional pop artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, will perform with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble in “A Las Vegas Show Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” Lippia is frequently compared to Sinatra. Some even go as far as to refer him as a Sinatra impersonator. But Lippia does not see it that way. “To each his own, but that’s
not what I do at all,” Lippia said. “My voice happens to be very naturally similar to that of Sinatra’s, but I’m not trying to be him, look like him or emulate him.” In fact, Lippia is a singer of the Great American Standards. He covers songs previously performed by Sammy Davis Jr., Bennett, Vic Damone and more in addition to Sinatra songs. Rather than impersonating them, he believes in putting his personality into the songs he sings. “I think it’s really important to put your own stamp on something,” Lippia said. “Otherwise, you sort of lose yourself to some other person’s image.” Not only is he looking forward to playing the show, but also the educational merit it will give to the ensemble. “It’s really challenging music, so it’s a good thing for them to be exposed to,” Lippia said. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. in
PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEVE LIPPIA
Steve Lippia sings during a concert. Lippia will be performing tonight in Sursa Performance Hall for the “Art of Jazz Series: A Las Vegas Show Tribute to Frank Sinatra.”
the Sursa Performance Hall. General admission is $7 and $5 for students.
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“People are hesitant at first,” McVay said. “I think it’s because of the name. At first they are skeptical and then they try a free sample and you can just see the surprise on their face.” During the 12 times the food truck has been out, Slop on Top has acquired more than 400 likes on their Facebook page and about 75 followers on Twitter. Mattax calls Slop on Top’s growing following the tip of the iceberg. “I hope to inspire a whole new movement,” Mattax said. “Muncie has developed as a cool place for unique beers, but in 10 years it will be known for its interesting food and music scene.” Eventually Mattax wants to make the area more foodtruck friendly by building a commissary, or parking garage specifically for food trucks. He said that his plan is not to dominate the market, but create the market itself by getting more people involved. “I am really happy with the title of Muncie’s first food truck,” Mattax said. “I wouldn’t be happy, though, if it were Muncie’s last food truck.”