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PUERTA’S ON THE MOVE
Local Mexican restaurant Puerta Vallarta looks to bring in new crowd of students using mobile unit to frequent events, near-campus hangouts.
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Manager Emanuel Escamilla (left) and assistant manager Ricardo Garcia pose by their food truck. The Puerta’s food truck has been out since the Delaware County Fair.
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Puerto Vallarta has opened a new addition to the two restaurants already in Muncie, and this one has wheels. It’s new food truck, Puerta’s Mexican Food and Catering, made its debut at the Delaware County Fair and its first appearance near campus during move-in weekend. Students can expect to find the truck parked in the Village on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “I think Muncie is just starting to discover that food truck venues are more popular, especially for foot traffic,” Garcia said. “We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t get a good response, that much is for sure.” In spring this year, Bob Mattax opened Muncie’s first food truck
Slop on Top with hopes of creating a food truck trend for the area. Mattax wanted Muncie to echo Indianapolis and other metropolitan cities where food trucks have become a part of the community. “I hope to inspire a whole new movement,” Mattax said in an interview last spring. “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.” Since then, Slop on Top has gained a following, and with Puertas Mexican Food and Catering entering the picture, it seems to be a possibility. The idea for a mobile Puerta Vallarta came from Emanuel Escamilla, 22, and Ricardo Garcia, 21, who are the managers leading the project. They initially thought of a simple stand to sell cheese dip.
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PUERTA’S MENU NACHOS PUERTA’S
Half Order: $5.79, Full: $7.89 FAJITA NACHOS
Half Order: $5.79, Full: $7.89 BURRITO: $3.79 FIESTA BURRITO: $5.99 GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD: $7.79 FAJITAS TACO SALAD: $6.49 GUACAMOLE SALAD: $3.49
Testing labs move to walk-in exclusively Students skipped out on 25 percent of scheduled tests
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Computers line tables in the Robert Bell inQsit testing lab during the start of the Fall Semester. Ball State has done away with the lab scheduling making all labs walk-in testing.
Frantically signing up for an inQsit lab and finding them completely booked has become a thing of the past. Beginning this week all testing labs will become walk-in only, said Dan Lutz, director of unified technology support, citing empty seats as the main driving force. “[Unified Technology] was seeing a 28 to 25 percent missed rate of scheduled lab
time,” Lutz said. Not only were students failing to take tests at their scheduled time but when a student reserved a spot for the maximum two hours and left after half an hour, it took the spot away from someone who could otherwise be taking a test. Junior Blake Campbell has worked as a proctor since his first year at Ball State. He said he has seen the contrasting problem, students signing up for 15-minute time slots and taking two hours. The department decided to open the Bracken Library testing lab for walk-ins during midterms and finals during the 2012 academic year.
“It shouldn’t be a huge amount of difference. Last finals were walk-in so people are getting used to it,” Campbell said. One of the drawbacks to scheduled times is the influx of students during busy or convenient test-taking hours but Lutz said there is a system in place to deal with any lines. When a student arrives at a busy testing lab they have one of two options: take a number and wait outside, or a monitor will be able to direct the student to a less crowded lab. “Most of the students just opt to wait outside, maybe study a little more,” Lutz said. Currently Campbell said he is seeing students wait because of
professors from each college who work to promote and expand immersive learning. Each fellow is nominated, approved by the dean and chosen by Provost Terry King to serve a two-year term. Seven of the eight fellows will continue to represent their college. This year the provost is looking for a replacement for David Pierce in the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science, as he is no longer working for the university. Dean Mitchell Whaley will be making a recommendation soon.
Jacquelyn Buckrop, assistant to the provost, said the number of immersive learning applications for Provost Grants increased last academic year. Each year the Provost Grant awards about $400,000 to fund immersive projects. During the 2012-13 school year they received 54 applications and funded 29. The difference in the number of applications nearly doubled, with Spring 2012 seeing 19 applications and Spring 2013 having 32.
the new check-in system. “The process [within inQsit] of signing people in is new, and it still has a few bugs, but once the kinks are worked out and it is up and running, people will be in and out of here quickly,” he said. Unified Media has also released an app, available under bConnected, that will allow smartphone users to see the percentage of seats currently available at all Ball State labs. Another change being made this semester to the Whitinger Business testing area will allow students to bring in notes, books and calculators to be used with their professor’s permission.
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JIM GAFFIGAN, COMEDIAN Immersive learning remains focus NOVEMBER 15 TICKETS EMENS AUDITORIUM
ON SALE FRIDAY
Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan will perform at John R. Emens Auditorium on Nov. 15. Tickets will go on sale at the box office at noon on Friday. Students can buy tickets for $44.75. Nonstudents can buy tickets for $39.75 to $49.75, depending on the section. more The performance will be one stop on his national For information about “White Bread Tour.” Gaffigan, go to Gaffigan recently launched a new live stream jimgaffigan.com/ stand-up show, “Mr. Universe,” according to his web- tour-dates. site. It costs $5 to watch, and $1 will be donated to the Bob Woodruff Foundation to help veterans and their families. He also recently released a parenting book, “Dad Is Fat,” titled after the first sentence one of his five kids said. – STAFF REPORTS
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Presidential Fellows working to promote growth for program EMMA KATE FITTES NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com Presidential Immersive Fellows will continue to support immersive learning growth among Ball State’s colleges after nearly a year since they were instated. In the current strategic plan President Jo Ann Gora outlined the fellows, a group of eight
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RETURNING FELLOWS CECIL BOHANON professor,
Department of Economics, Miller College of Business cbohanon@bsu.edu PATRICIA CLARK associate professor, Department of Elementary Education, Teachers College pclark@bsu.edu GARY DODSON professor, Department of Biology, College of Sciences and Humanities gdodson@bsu.edu Read more about the fellows on page 4
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A group of Indiana businesses and interest groups will announce the creation of an organization that opposes HJR-6, a resolution that would define marriage in Indiana as between one man and one woman. Taking place at the Indianapolis Artsgarden at noon today the organization will begin a campaign focused on the 2014 legislative session, trying to get legislatures to turn down the bill. The group claims in an email the bill could potentially affect hundreds of rights under current Indiana law. Second Harvest Food Bank will be providing food for families in need at a monthly tailgate program. From 9-11 a.m. at the Borg Warner parking lot Second Harvest will be handing out supplementary
items while supplies last. There will be a limit of three families per vehicle. The lot will open at 6 a.m. Students looking to volunteer should contact Second Harvest Food Bank at 800-866-0882.
University Program Board will be hosting their first Open Mic Night of the semester beginning at 9 p.m. on University Green. The event will also offer free pizza to attendees. Musicians, comedians and other performers can register to perform at 8:30 p.m.
The Cardinal Block Party will take place from 6-7 p.m. on the lawn outside of DeHority Complex. The event will feature music by the University Singers and America’s Hometown Band, as well as appearances by Coach Pete Lembo, the Ball State Cheerleaders and Charlie Cardinal.
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IN BRIEF NEGOTIATOR SAYS ‘DRAMATIC DECISIONS’ LIKELY IN ISRAEL, PALESTINE PEACE TALKS JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will make “dramatic decisions” to reach a final peace agreement that will end the conflict with the Palestinians, Israel’s chief negotiator said Tuesday while warning that hawks inside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition are making her job more difficult. Tzipi Livni’s remarks came as a senior Palestinian official said that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for their second round of peace talks Tuesday. The first round was held last week in Jerusalem under a cloak of secrecy. The Palestinian official, who is close to the negotiations, said the sides held two rounds of talks in Jerusalem but refused to disclose the precise location. He spoke on condition of anonymity because both sides promised U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry not to discuss details with the media. Kerry spent months engaging in shuttle diplomacy between the two sides before they agreed to return to
the table after a five-year freeze in negotiations. Livni, speaking on Israel Radio, also refused to comment on the talks, saying that holding negotiations far from the media is meant to build mutual trust. But she predicted there would be “dramatic decisions in the end,” and lamented the lack of support from hard-line elements in the coalition. Talks collapsed in 2008 and remained stalled until now, mainly over the issue of Israeli settlement construction in territory the Palestinians demand for their future state. The Palestinians had demanded a settlement freeze in exchange for resuming talks — a condition that Israel refused. Kerry managed to get the Palestinians to drop their demand in exchange for Israel’s release of longtime Palestinian prisoners involved in killing Israeli civilians and soldiers. Talks on a final deal are to last six to nine months.
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TUESDAY
Muncie Civic Theatre presents “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” opening Friday at 7:30 p.m. The dramatization of the C.S. Lewis’ classic book recreates the most memorable scenes including the temptation of Edmund by the Witch, the slaying of the evil wolf by Peter and the witnessing of Aslan’s resurrection by Susan and Lucy, according to the official press release. The release describes the production as “a truly unique production, incorporating the realities of war these World War II era children were facing and escaping.” International Conversation Hour is looking for students who want to become cross culture leaders. Every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. ICH meets in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center room 310 to allow international students to speak with Ball State students and practice cross-cultural communication skills. Participants would be able to have one-on-one conversations as well as group discussions on a variety of topics, according to an email. Those interested in becoming cross-cultural leaders will attend a four-hour workshop on Sept. 13 to share their diversity experiences, to recognize prejudice and discrimination, and practice advocacy skills.
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GUANTANAMO DETAINEE ACCUSES GUARDS OF WITHHOLDING FOOD DURING HEARING GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A defendant in the Sept. 11 terror attack case alleged Tuesday that guards at Guantanamo Bay have been withholding food when he is in court or meeting with his lawyers. Military officials denied that has happened. The charge by Ramzi bin alShibh came as he explained to the military judge in his case why he did not want to attend the afternoon session on the second day of
a weeklong pretrial hearing at the U.S. base in Cuba. “It is a form of psychological torture,” he said. A spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison, Navy Capt. Robert Durand, later said bin al-Shibh was provided with a “freshly prepared meal” that met Muslim dietary standards, but “the defendant complained that his lunch did not include condiments such as olives and honey.”
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THURSDAY Get the recap on the laughs at John R. Emens Auditorium during the Second City All-Stars’ performance.
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Muncie Civic Theatre brings C.S. Lewis’ Narnia to the stage with “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”
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INSTANT RED POTATOES
Ingredients: 3 medium-size red potatoes 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoon parsley flakes 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Directions: Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add herbs and potatoes. Microwave for 7 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP Ingredients: 8 ounce block of cream cheese ½ cup of ranch dressing ½ cup of red-hot sauce ½ cup shredded cheddar or ColbyJack cheese 12.5 ounce can of white chunk chicken breast
Directions: Combine cream cheese, ranch dressing, hot sauce, shredded cheese and chicken meat into large microwave safe bowl. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes, until ingredients are warm and melted. Serve with celery sticks or tortilla chips; also try over macaroni and cheese.
Directions: Combine eggs, cheese, pepper, tomatoes, salt and pepper (and any other optional additions) into microwavable cooking mug. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for another minute or until eggs are fully cooked.
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It’s OK to wait after a few classes to get books. It may save you an armload of books and a chunk of change. The reading list and syllabuses aren’t always on target. Some professors may need only a portion of the books they say are required for the class, and to save you cash some professors provide the material online. It’s not OK to grab the most expensively priced books without looking around or even considering a used or rental copy. Some stores may have your history textbook for $200, while other online options may be selling for half that price. Even if your parents are footing the bill, they worked hard to get that cash. Be smart about purchasing decisions, it will pay off in the long run to get into the habit of being thrifty. It’s OK to be honest with yourself about those 8 a.m. classes. If you can barely roll out of bed to go to the bathroom at that time, there’s little chance you will be up and ready to jog for your physical conditioning course. If being present requires you to schedule your first class at noon, then do it while you still can.
It’s not OK to be late every day for the class or barely make appearances. It will not get you any favor with the professor and may result in having to take the course again. Future jobs may require early hours, but using class time as a crash course isn’t the best route to break the habit. It’s OK to not adjust right away. When first moving into the residence halls, it may be a shock going from having your own room to sharing one. It may be weird at first, but take time to get to know your roommate and get into the routine of coexistence. Be open to their lifestyle, be clear about your own and give yourselves a few weeks (or a month) to reach a comfortable compromise.
It’s not OK to rush into roommate-dom on your own terms. No one likes to be imposed upon, so don’t crown yourself lord of the room upon entering. If your roommate is a clean-freak, try to be a little more tidy (or at least keep the mess on your side). If he or she enjoys living in a nest of their own clothes and lets dishes pile up, for your own good don’t tackle it with righteous indignation and antibacterial wipes. Their mother may approve, but they may not. Let it go and don’t resort to nagging. If their crumpled underwear starts creeping over to your side or microbiology students begin to use your room as a field study, have a respectful talk about your mutual living space ... at a safe distance.
It’s not OK to completely blow off freshman year. Some people barely go to classes their first year and will eventually face the consequences. Instead of preparing for graduation they will scramble to make up credits and gather funds to support an extra year of schooling. Take classes seriously and keep track of your grades. Don’t cheat yourself by wasting a year for nothing.
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MINI CHEESE TOSTADAS Directions: Place 1 teaspoon of refried beans, 1 teaspoon taco sauce and 1 teaspoon shredded cheese on a tortilla chip on a microwavable plate. Microwave for 30 seconds or until cheese is melted.
Comedians to perform improv routine at free show for UPB event HARCOURT CHIEF REPORTER | CONTANCE cmharcourt@bsu.edu
1-2-3 MAGIC MUG CAKE Ingredients: 1 box of angel food cake 1 box of other cake Directions: Mix the 2 dry cake mixes equal parts and scoop 3 tablespoons of cake mix into a regular sized mug. Then mix 2 tablespoons of water into the mix.
Put into the microwave for 1 minute and enjoy. To spice things up, add chocolate chips to the mix or top it off with icing and sprinkles. On a warm summer day, cool off by scooping in some ice cream into the mug to make instant cake and ice cream.
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MEXICAN CORN Ingredients: 1 ear of corn 1 paper towel
Directions for corn: Wet a paper towel and wring it out. Wrap the ear of corn in the damp towel and place on a microwavable plate. Microwave for 5 minutes. Remove paper towel.
Know which lines to cross, which lines to steer clear of while navigating college
It’s OK to not succeed at first. College is tough even for high school honor roll students, so don’t feel like a failure when you’re overwhelmed. If you have a panic attack or shed some tears in front of your academic adviser or professor, don’t be ashamed. This is the process of entering adulthood, and like adolescence, it can get ugly. Freshman year was a recurring mantra of “I can’t do this,” but eventually you learn to juggle whatever comes at you. Learn to laugh, learn to plan ahead and lean on friends along the way.
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Ingredients: 1 bag of tortilla chips 1 can of refried beans 1 bottle of taco sauce 1 bag of shredded cheddar cheese
Get schooled on the laws of survival ANNA ORTIZ FEATURES EDITOR
asy mac, ramen noodles and frozen meals are no strangers to most college students. Whether you need a late night snack or a quick meal between classes, microwavable meals are an easy solution. Midway through the year, after you’ve tried the assortment of ramen flavors, you’ll be begging for anything but beef-flavored noodles. “Homemade” microwave meals can keep you out of the boring college food rut and give you a little piece of the home cooking we all long for so dearly. Residence hall rooms leave little room to breathe and have little access to kitchens, while students moving into apartments or houses may have bare cupboards. With these recipes, all you need is a microwave, an appetite and a little determination. It is easy to be a college chef in less than 10 minutes.
Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon diced green bell pepper 1 tablespoon diced tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste Cooking spray Optional: Mushrooms, ham, spinach, bacon bits
The World Has Ended. Not really, that’s just the theme for the Glue & Scissors Society first event of the school year.
Optional: ½ teaspoon of mayonnaise Squirt of lime Dash of cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon melted butter Salt and pepper to taste
Finishing move: Cut the corn off the cob into a bowl. Combine mayonnaise, lime, cayenne pepper, Parmesan cheese, butter, salt and pepper into the bowl. Mix together.
The Second City Theatre has helped comedic legends Tina Fey, John Belushi and Steve Carell ignite their entertainment careers. And that’s just to name a few. At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Second City All-Stars will be coming to John R. Emens Auditorium for a free improv comedy show. Opening in 1959 on the north side of Chicago, The Second City evolved from a small, cabaret theatre to an improvisational stage that gave birth to comedic prophets. This intertwined theatre and comedy into an exclusive way of performing and creating humor. This improvisational theatre chooses its top performers for touring and these elite entertainers are en route for Emens Auditorium. Second City All-Stars Producer Joe Ruffner believes this is a fantastic collection with some of Chicago’s best improvisers. “Every show is a unique experience,” Ruffner said. “One of a kind.” When asked how often Second City All-Stars get placed on Saturday Night Live, Ruffner said there is no guarantee, but he hopes that some make it to the Big Apple. “Saturday Night Live is good about
coming and watching our shows to replace people,” Ruffner said. Program Director of the University Program Board Megan Rogers said this is a fun event to show new students what Ball State can offer. “People see comedy all the time,” Rogers said. “We didn’t want something from YouTube, this improv show will be the first time these performers have ever done it.” When choosing between New York’s Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre and The Second City Theatre, UPB chose The Second City for more than one reason. The location, history and comedic celebrities played major roles in selecting this show. “More people recognize The Second City because it’s closer to Muncie, an older organization and the legends that come from there,” Rogers said. For longtime improv lover and performer, senior theater and telecommunications major Luke McLaughlin, there was no question about attending the show. “Chicago’s improv is perfect for people without any background in it,” McLaughlin said. “It’s a cool outlet for people who want to try it.” Known for connecting theatre and comedy, The Second City has helped pave the way for different entertainment platforms. “The Second City will open students to new and different art forms,” McLaughlin said. “It’s not long and boring, it’s not Shakespeare; improv defies all of that.”
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Common Core legislation won’t change way educators are taught
Any new curriculum should be guideline, BSU professor said
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An unsure future for Common Core does not necessarily mean a change in the way Ball State teaching students are being taught. Indiana lawmakers stopped implementation of Common Core in early April, making it one of a diminishing number of states that implement their
own core requirements and testing instead of following the Common Core. Dean of Elementary Education John Jacobson said they prepare students to teach using whatever standards they encounter in their careers. Jacobson said even if Indiana decides to implement Common Core, “It’s not something that is really going to throw us through a loop.” Jacobson said he doesn’t want the implementation of Common Core to become a political issue. “This is not a debate that [Indiana Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz] is looking
at. It is looking at what are the standards we need and adopt the standards. Either Common Core or anything else,” Jacobson said. Director of English Education Pamela Hartman said the Common Core has the potential to be a powerful tool, depending on how and whether or not it is implemented. “They need to be used as guidelines rather than mandates for curriculum,” she said. “There are unintended consequences when new standards come down from professional groups or at the federal level.” One major consequence Hartman said is that man-
dates force a teacher to teach to a test that will, in the end, determine the salary and efficacy of a teacher. Under the current system, Indiana teachers work under a growth model, meaning a student completes ISTEP tests to determine where they stand compared to the median student. Then a student is assigned a range of growth they should meet and a teacher is evaluated on whether they have met the majority of their students expected growth. Jacobson said this system is actually one of the best ways to determine how effective
a teacher can be because it is based on individual students rather than expecting a teacher to treat all students the same. Focusing on individual students is something that Hartman said should be a part of any proposed curriculum. She said the lessons could include meeting the guidelines but also be more tuned to what the individual students need. “A Common Core could force teachers to teach to the test and not what students need as a whole or what individuals actually need,” Hartman said.
EPA investigates chemical INQSIT: Blackboard shift to take place in spring vapors in Muncie homes | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Study part of former Kisser Plating site cleanup superfund | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNCIE, Ind. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will investigate whether chemical vapors are migrating from a Muncie Superfund site into as many as 50 nearby homes. The yearlong study is part of a $700,000 cleanup at the former Kiser Plating factory, located about a block from the YMCA of Muncie, a fast-food restaurant and a health clinic, The Star Press reports. “What we’re really concerned about is vapor intrusion exposure or threat,” said Shelly Lam, on-scene coordinator in the EPA’s Superfund Division. Vapor intrusion occurs when
volatile chemicals from contaminated ground water or soil enter a building like radon gas seeping into homes. “They can actually travel with the ground water,” Lam said of volatile organic compounds. “They volatilize like rubbing alcohol with the cap left off.” The volatile vapors can migrate with ground water and enter homes through porous or cracked foundations, she said. “People can be exposed without even knowing it,” she said. The EPA has scheduled a public meeting to answer questions about the cleanup and vapor intrusion study Wednesday evening at a library. “We will work with residents right around the site to sample the air under their homes and in their homes,” Lam said. “If we find some site chemicals above health-related values, we will install a mitigation system, like
VAPOR INTRUSION WHAT
Volatile chemicals from contaminated groundwater or soil enter a building WHERE
Former Kiser Plating factory, about a block from the YMCA WHEN
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated up to 50 homes will be studied. a radon system. It vents those vapors so they’re not a threat to people in the house.” The EPA estimates up to 50 homes will be studied. “If we find more than 50 are affected, of course we will do additional work,” Lam said. Kiser Corp. operated plating operations at the site from 1911 to 1999. A fire destroyed most buildings there in 2001.
However, beginning spring semester, all labs will ban all assisting materials, Lutz said. This change in lab policy comes on the heels of another large technological change, the dropping of Gradebook and inQsit in favor of exclusively using Blackboard, which should be finalized at the beginning of the Spring 2014 semester. “There is a path for faculty and we have created some tools to help them be able to do that,” Lutz said. Lutz said the change is in the best interest of students looking to maximize the use of proctored computer labs, and ensure some flexibility as well. “We have had a very positive experience with it and obviously at a time of
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FOOD TRUCK: Twitter, Facebook inform customers of parking location | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The duo eventually scaled up to a more elaborate operation in the back of a heavily modified S.W.A.T. truck that was retired from the city of Newcastle. Inside they fitted it with refrigerators, a range, a 36-inch griddle, plumbing and other elements of a traditional kitchen. A mobile generator located in an attached trailer powers the truck. “There’s a challenge spacewise, but honestly, it’s the same setup as the kitchen that we have in most restaurants,” Garcia said. The operation is using social media and web-based promotions to advertise the truck. Students who like Puerta’s on Facebook receive a 10 percent discount. The truck also has a Twitter feed to announce their location, specials and other information. “I want to have a following base, so people know if we’re going to [park] any place,” Garcia said. “So they can know about it and not have to look for it.”
Some of Puerta’s restaurant specials have transitioned well to the truck. The IS Burrito aims to include all the elements of the original IS Special, but in a burrito. Operators said it is selling well along with nachos and taco salads. Escamilla and Garcia are currently working to develop new items specifically for the truck and said they welcome suggestions from customers. The operators said they had students in mind when formulating the idea. They said that since many students don’t have easy access to vehicles, transportation prevents them from exploring off-campus. “We thought if we moved it closer to them, we would see a better outcome,” Garcia said. “We thought we’d see more faces.” Escamilla and Garcia work with cooks brought in from the stationary Puerta’s locations to help them with their operation. “They have more experience than we do and they move a lot faster.” Escamilla said.
While Buckrop said there is no proof, the increase could be credited in part to the fellows. College of Communication, Information and Media fellow Chris Flook said this year he will focus on continuing the Micro-Grants he piloted last year. The CCIM Micro-Grants are targeted toward smaller projects, equipment and travel ranging from $100 to $1,000. The department has been given permission from the provost to continue the program. “I think there’s a growing trend to implement immersive learning into existing classes,” Flook said. “Even in regular curriculum as opposed to something not connected to outside partner.”
POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR SUSPECT, LEAD IN SUNDAY GUNFIRE The Muncie Police Department investigation has no suspect or leads for the gunshots University and Muncie police responded to on Sunday. According to a university email, reports of gunshots near the corner of University Avenue and Reserve Street came in early Sunday morning. Police recovered weapons at the scene and believe they had been shot into the air, based on witness accounts. UPD concluded that there was no threat to the Ball State community; Muncie police are taking over the closed investigation. – STAFF REPORTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING CONFERS STATUS CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board of Trustees hosted an executive session at the Ball State Indianapolis Center on Monday to discuss an individual’s “status as an employee.” Status changes discussed at the private meeting include change in title, change in salary, retirement, hiring or firing. Ball State spokesperson Tony Proudfoot said he was not familiar with the matter, but said it’s not a safe assumption that it is a matter of hiring or termination. “Think about any potential personnel item,” he said. “It could be anything related to an employee that would come under the purview or be necessary for the trustees to be aware of.” Even President Jo Ann Gora reports to the Board of Trustees, so Proudfoot said the matter could involve any of the roughly 3,600 employees at Ball State. Proudfoot said executive sessions are allowed under Indiana code and popular at most universities. “They have executive sessions before every public board meeting and they do have ad-hoc meetings from time to time,” Proudfoot said. “Executive sessions are not at all rare or unusual.” One of the main reasons for the meetings is due to the trustees living all over the state. “Getting them all together in one place at a time is a scheduling challenge,” Proudfoot said. “There’s business that needs to be handled in executive sessions and then there’s business that needs handled in the public meeting.” –
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The cooking equipment lines the inside of the Puerta’s food truck. The Puerta’s team retrofitted a SWAT vehicle for their mobile culinary endeavor.
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Flook said he originally got the idea from the architecture department, which has a similar program they were using. “I do my own immersive learning projects, so I had a lot of contacts on campus pretty well organized,” he said. “It was really nice to meet with and contact other fellows across campus.” Flook said he hopes to continue to support current projects and maybe add a few more. CCIM is also hoping to start a website primarily for their immersive learning projects soon. This year Ryan Hourigan, College of Fine Arts fellow, is planning to have 10 major immersive projects, if they are able to get grants. Last year he worked with faculty to double the amount of students in the fine arts
college that participated from the year before. “What I did was just get people together, mentor grant writing process, see that projects that were happening were happening smoothly,” Hourigan said. “A lot more faculty participated in the grant writing process because they had a go-to person. Before it was kind of difficult to figure out if your idea was immersive learning based on the provost’s definition.” Cecil Bohanon, College of Business fellow, filled a similar role in his college. “I worked with the dean, with department chairs and faculty members to try to find faculty members who are interested,” he said. He said the college went from no people, to three or four in-
terested in immersive learning. “Overall, we had more immersive projects and students increased,” Bohanon said. “You might not get something for this year, but you plant a seed for later on.” This year he hopes to focus more on new technology and modes of instruction and how they could be used for immersive learning. “The whole point is for students to get involved in a project with a tangible outcome,” he said. While working on immersive projects, Flook said he treats students more like professionals. “Their real projects, I think in our curriculum ...- when you’re doing a project that is actually going to be used ... it makes it all the more significant,” he said. “Plus it gets people liter-
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DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A teen opened fire with an assault rifle Tuesday at officers who shot back at an Atlanta-area elementary school, the police chief said, with dramatic overhead television footage capturing the young students racing out of the building, being escorted by teachers and police to safety. No one was injured. Just a week into the new school year, more than 800 students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade were evacuated from Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, a few miles east of Atlanta. They sat outside along a fence in a field for a time until school buses came to take them to their waiting parents and other relatives at a nearby Wal-Mart. When the first bus arrived about three hours after the shooting, cheers erupted in the store parking lot. The suspect, a 19-year-old with no clear ties to the school, fired at least a half-dozen shots from inside McNair at police who were swarming the scene outside, the chief said. Officers returned fire when the man was alone and they had a clear shot, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric L. Alexander said at a news conference. The suspect surrendered shortly after and he had other weapons, Alexander said. Police had no motive.
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THURSDAY Check out the Daily News for an inside look at the offensive line turnover of the Ball State football team.
Ball State field hockey will play a scrimmage against Iowa at 3 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex.
FRIDAY The Ball State soccer team will play its first official match of the season against Northern Iowa at 4:30.
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Early August tends to pose questions for college soccer programs. This year Ball State has more than its fair share. Seeing a double-digit roster overturn, coach Craig Roberts is still mixing and matching, trying to find his optimum lineup with only three days until the Cardinals’ first match. “There are still several [starting] spots to be won,” Roberts said. “We still have some time before our first game, and we will see how things fall into place.” The intrateam competition is stiff. The freshmen and transfers have been able to make an immediate impact. “The freshmen showed up in shape and ready to go,” junior forward Nicole Pembleton said. “You can’t tell who is new, which is good.”
Last Friday’s exhibition match five players have been beating against Butler was supposed to her consistently. answer some of those questions. Even the goalkeeper position is Even in a loss, Roberts said that still up for grabs. Senior Layne there were more positives to Schramm and freshman Brooke take from the match. Dennis are contending for the “Obviously the respot between sult isn’t what we INDIVIDUAL STATS the pipes. wanted, but I saw NICOLE PEMBLETON, Both played a really good things JUNIOR FORWARD half in the exfrom a lot of playhibition match • Games ers.” Roberts said. against Butler. Played: 20 Schramm in the A few fresh faces • Games validated their pracallowed Started: 10 first tice performances one goal and • Goals: 4 against real oppohad three saves; • Assists: 1 nents. In Ball State’s • Shots on Goal: 16 Dennis in the 3-2 loss, the Cardisecond allowed nals’ goals came from sophomore two goals and had two saves. midfielder Erin Greeley in her secRoberts said that he likes cerond appearance and from fresh- tain aspects of each keepers’ man forward Kelsey Wendlandt. game — Schramm’s experience “I think that will be a common and Brooke’s athleticism — and trend this season,” Roberts said. both are apt goalkeepers. “We have a lot of good players, so Even with all the intrateam the headlines for this team will competition, Roberts said that be frequently changing.” he is impressed with the team’s As a whole Roberts thinks his chemistry in the infant stages of team is athletically superior to the season. where they were a year ago. Last “The girls are really coming season, as leading goal-scorer, together,” Roberts said. “The Pembleton won nearly every chemistry is good, there is a real sprint drill. Now Roberts said flow in their game.”
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Ball State forward Nicole Pembleton attempts to elude Xavier defender Katie Schweer during their game on Aug 26, 2012. Despite their upcoming game on Friday the starting lineup has yet to be finalized.
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Players starting in front of her: Kylee Baker, Marquita Marshall, Mackenzie Kitchel LAUREN GROSS: MIDDLE BLOCKER
Players starting in front of her: Mindy Marx, Kelly Hopkins, Hayley Benson
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Kylee Baker attempts the kill against Illinois State during the Active Ankle Challenge on Aug. 25. Baker will start on a team with more variation than in years past.
have been better for them to be learning on the bench. Ball State’s depth chart could contribute to Shondell’s decision. With a healthy roster, he could have the luxury of giving some players redshirt status. Mangapora is an outside hitter, but would sit behind Kylee Baker, Marquita
Marshall, Mackenzie Kitchel and Alex Fuelling on the depth chart. Gross faces the same problem, with Mindy Marx, Kelly Hopkins and Hayley Benson all ahead of her for middle blocker. Instead of spending a year of eligibility sitting on the bench and not playing, Shondell can
After watching the new franchise quarterback go down 41 times last season and hit dozens more times, team owner Jim Irsay, general manager Ryan Grigson and coach Chuck Pagano all came to the same conclusion: take better care of Luck. Grigson, a former offensive lineman who now seemingly has a cellphone glued to his ear, wasted no time getting to work. His first move in free agency was signing 314-pound Gosder Cherilus, a tackle from Detroit who could reinforce the right side. A few hours later, he added former New England guard Donald Thomas, a 306-pound sometimes starter who could help inside. Six weeks later, Grigson used a third-round draft pick on guard Hugh Thornton and a fourth-rounder on center Khaled Holmes. So far the results have been mixed. Though Luck wasn’t sacked in Sunday’s 20-12 victory over New York, he was knocked to
the ground several times, and once scrambled for a first down. Backups Matt Hasselbeck and Chandler Harnish have been duress in both games, too. “We’re a work in progress. It’s going to take more practice, more games, but we’re moving in the right direction,” Thomas said Tuesday. But fixing an offensive line takes time and patience, things the Colts and Colts fans don’t have much of. On Saturday, Indianapolis will host Cleveland in the third preseason game, likely the longest and last real test for the starting linemen before the Sept. 8 season opener against Oakland. And if they’re going to keep Luck out of peril when the games count, the Colts need steady improvement. “We made a big jump from the first game to the second game [of the preseason],” Castonzo said. “It just comes down to each guy getting the job done, and I think we’ll be ready for the opener.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts spent big money to protect their multimillion dollar investment, Andrew Luck. So when Buffalo’s Mario Williams got a clean shot on Indy’s franchise quarterback on the fifth pass play of the preseason, left tackle Anthony Castonzo, like just about everyone else, was upset. “He said, ‘Do you want to get hurt, Andrew?’” Luck said, explaining the blown block was the result of a cadence error. “So I told him I’d publicly take that one on me. He’s in the clear for that.” Assessing blame isn’t the key issue in Indy’s locker room. Keeping Luck upright is, which is why the Colts made an enormous effort trying to revamp their offensive line.
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Despite an injury-riddled 2012 season, the Ball State women’s volleyball team may have the luxury of redshirting some freshmen players this season. Coach Steve Shondell said freshmen Sabrina Mangapora and Lauren Gross are the leading candidates to be redshirted for the Cardinals. Redshirting allows a player to forgo one season of playing time in order to improve physically and mentally, and use that season in the future. “Sabrina and Lauren are girls that I have to decide in the next week if we’re going to redshirt them or let them play,” Shondell said. “If they’re going to be girls that I don’t feel will be on the court a lot and making great contributions, then we’ll redshirt them.” Redshirts can be determined in a number of ways. Sometimes an athlete will be buried under several other players in the depth chart, making it unlikely for that player to see time. For Mangapora and Gross, it could be as simple as they need more time to get up to speed with the faster pace of college volleyball. Coaches can be hesitant to redshirt specific freshmen because of a lack of depth at a certain position. Last season, Ball State’s starters suffered recurring injuries, forcing freshmen to step up when it could
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redshirt them so they keep all four years of eligibility. “I want to watch them for another week before I make a decision,” Shondell said. “I try to redshirt as many freshmen as I can.” That strategy of redshirting as many freshmen as possible can pay off when they become fifth-year seniors, and have the maximum amount of experience a player can possibly have. For Shondell, the decision isn’t easy. Once a player is redshirted, that player can’t play all season. If the player does play, the year of eligibility is immediately lost. If injuries flare up in a similar fashion to last season, Shondell could be forced to play Mangapora and Gross regardless of what his preseason plan for them was. Injuries are unpredictable, but coaches plan for potential setbacks and who is behind the starters on the depth chart. The less depth, the less chance a player will be redshirted. “If I feel like they can really contribute to the team, then no I won’t redshirt them,” Shondell said. “But if I’m uncertain about that, then I’d rather be safe than sorry.”
After participating in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl following the 2012 season, the Ball State football team will have another opportunity to “go bowling.“ On Monday, the Mid-American Conference announced the creation of the Cameilla Bowl, which will pit a Bowl Eligible MAC team against a Sun Belt Conference team. The bowl will begin in the 2014 bowl season. The Cameilla Bowl will be the fourth bowl game that is available for the MAC teams. Last season, seven MAC teams were bowl-ligible, with five teams receiving a bowl game: Ball State (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl), Northern Illinois (Orange Bowl), Toledo (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Kent State (GoDaddy.com Bowl) and Central Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). The Cameilla Bowl will be played in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., and will be owned and operated by ESPN, according to a news release. Cameilla is the state flower of Alabama. – STAFF REPORTS
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