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If a student lives off campus and calls 911 for an emergency, it will probably get routed to MPD.
“Some of the calls MPD responds to are in close proximity to campus,” Garrett said. “They listen to us and we listen to them. If we have something in close proximity to campus, MPD and UPD will lend a hand and send a few units to help. The two listen to each other.” Students can use 765-2851111 instead of 911 to reach UPD directly.
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All 911 calls in Delaware County go to Delaware County Emergency Communications, according to Delaware County dispatcher Adam Garrett. Dispatchers refer the call to UPD if it is on Ball State property. Oftentimes, technology on phones allows the dispatchers to see the caller’s location.
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all State has its own full-service police force, University Police Department, and so does the City of Muncie— Muncie Police Department. Anyone who spends time off campus might wonder about the differences between the two—Who answers when someone calls 911? From whom might one get a ticket on the weekend? Here is a breakdown of the two police departments with jurisdiction around Ball State.
Team falls from 1st to 4th place in its MAC conference division ANTHONY LOMBARDI ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | sports@bsudailynews.com Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford has seen his team drop four straight games following last week’s home losses to Ohio and Kent State. During that stretch, the Cardinals fell from first into a fourth-place tie in the Mid-American Conference West Division. Whitford said while the game plan isn’t being consistently executed on the court, it’s what his team hasn’t done off the court that’s translated to Ball State’s recent performances. “We didn’t have a good process this week, [and] that’s what bothered me,” Whitford said. “Not the fact that we lost to Kent, not the fact we lost to Ohio … we didn’t have a good week in our own way of going about business in the things that really matter at the end of the day.” One issue impeding Ball State’s ability to grow as a unit has been the lack of consistent rotations. Four Cardinals who have started at least three games this year have missed time for various reasons, and redshirt sophomore Mading Thok transferred out of the program at the end of last semester.
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A recently passed ordinance to prohibit food trucks is causing some confusion for what is allowed and where trucks can sell. Ricardo Licona, a senior telecommunications major and owner of Puerta al Paraiso’s food truck, said he wished the terms of the ordinance were outlined better. He said it isn’t clear where exactly he is allowed to park at which times. He doesn’t think the ordinance is going to affect his truck much, and said there should be situational exceptions. “I go to places like the CONTACT US
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Amanda Champ serves food from her food truck at the Muncie Arts Walk. A recently passed ordinance prohibits food trucks from operating within 150 feet of a restaurant.
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When the 18-member a cappella group SedOctave heard they received third at the first International Championship of Collegiate A cappella Midwest Quarterfinal competition, they jumped in the air and screamed. But they knew it wasn’t just a win for their fledgling group, it was one for Ball State too. Ball State officially recognized the Association of Collegiate A cappella (ACA) and its groups last semester. And while Note to Self and Ladies’ Choice A cappella attended quarterfinals last year, the four organizations had never traveled together. On campus, some ACA members wouldn’t know if they’d passed a fellow performer, but at the University of Chicago, everyone came together, said Michaela Upchurch, a sophomore music education major and member of Ladies’ Choice A cappella and SedOctave. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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Class to head to Cuba after embargo lifts
Students to write travel journalism book after week-long trip VICTORIA MOTON GUEST REPORTER | vrmoton@bsu.edu
During the upcoming Spring Break, more than a dozen Ball State students will experience Cuba before most others get the chance. Journalism professor Ryan Sparrow started preparing the class long before the re-
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Who patrols off-campus neighborhoods? UPD has regular car and foot patrols, and sometimes use bike patrols, UPD Police Chief James Duckham said. UPD actively patrols its response area—campus and the surrounding streets. MPD, however, only responds to calls for service, Police Chief Steve Stewart said. “We are a very busy department,” Stewart said. “We go from one call to the next.” UPD, therefore, patrols campus and off-campus on the weekends and during the week. It is likely students cited on the weekends are ticketed by UPD, unless MPD responds to a call for service. If MPD responds to a crime like a burglary that affects students, will it show up in Clery data? Campus Security Reports are released in October every year to comply with the Jeanne Clery Campus Crime Act. These reports include statistics for on-campus and off-campus crimes like sex offenses, burglary and arson. UPD pulls together this data for the reports every year, along with the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards. Stewart said once a year, UPD requests numbers for service calls for the Ball State jurisdiction from MPD to include any crime that occurred in the neighborhoods directly off-campus. Does either department have
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any services for students? UPD offers services to the Ball State community like Charlie’s Charter and bike registration. They offer outreach programs like Rape Aggression Defense and Lunch-with-a-Cop. UPD’s motor assist program offers free vehicle assistance to those on campus, including battery jumps, car unlocks and inflating tires. “Those are for things that happen on campus. If your mom was on campus and she needed a lockout, we would respond,” Duckham said. “Anything that happens on campus, we respond to.” How do the departments work together? Duckham described UPD’s area of influence as “concurrent patrol jurisdiction,” with MPD. That means that UPD’s area falls under MPD’s jurisdiction but UPD takes the lead in its area. “[The jurisdiction] can vary if we call for mutual aid but we try to remain consistent with the neighborhoods around campus,” Duckham said. The two departments will share information if needed for an investigation, but service calls or cases don’t normally get switched from one department to another, Stewart said. Stewart said the two departments are basically the same because they are both full-service police stations. “We work well together and we all will investigate crime until hell freezes over,” he said. “There is no difference; we’re all in it for the same reasons—to help people and keep everyone safe.”
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ture because they aren’t technologically advanced. Sparrow read a story from NPR saying Cubans keep up with American television by putting it on a flash drive and passing it around. They also don’t have Internet access to download American shows or use social media. He says Cuba is a unique situation, and he wanted to get to it before it becomes Westernized. “I want to get to Cuba before Starbucks and McDonald’s do,” he said.
WHO CAN CURRENTLY TRAVEL TO CUBA? • Relatives of Cubans • Academics • People on official government business • Humanitarian or religious missions • Journalists • People on accredited cultural education programs SOURCE: The Associated Press
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ABOVE: Muncie Police Officer J. Lacy, along with officers from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, secure the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center after a report of an armed assailant on Nov. 15, 2013. Muncie Police Department only responds to calls for service in the areas that are in University Police Department’s response area. BELOW: Sergeant Matt Gaither runs a driver’s license after pulling over a car for taking a wide turn. The University Police Department regularly patrols campus and the surrounding streets.
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Champs Bar, Grill and Carry Out, said while he has not had any bad experiences with food vendors in the past, he agrees with the ordinance and that the distance limit should be even greater. “I look at it this way: if [food vendors] are allowed to park wherever they want, like if they’re allowed to come into my parking lot and sit here and sell food, that’s depriving me of being able to sell food,” Cooper said. “I think it should be even farther away. I think it should be at least 1,000 feet … [because a food truck] hampers the stationary business from being able to sell their product to the people.” Amber Whitehead, a sophomore elementary education major, said the ordinance will interfere with the food vendors’ abilities to do their jobs. “I feel like that’s kind of ridiculous. I mean, I don’t think
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operators are considerate of brick-and-mortar business[es] and in fact have a relationship with many, some have not been ... there have been complaints. For those [food vendors] who have created positive relationships, there shouldn’t be any issue,” Crowder said. “The second issue the ordinance addresses is the use of the public right of way. The sidewalks and streets in front of businesses belong to the City … there are rules that dictate how you can use public property.” Crowder said the ordinance allows for food vendors to obtain a waiver to operate in front of business or next to a storefront if they are invited, but that all food businesses in a 150-foot radius would need to agree to their presence. Brian Cooper, kitchen manager for Mr. and Mrs. B
INDIANAPOLIS — College students could find it harder to skip classes without detection thanks to a new app developed by an Indianapolis startup. Core Principle Inc.’s Class120 app allows parents, professors and campus administrators to monitor whether students attend class. Founder Jeff Whorley told The Indianapolis Star he was inspired to create the app after talking with a professor about the number of students who skip classes. Nationally, students report they skip about 20 percent of classes throughout college, he said. That translates to more than $31 billion a year spent on classes students don’t attend. The app can’t force students to go, but it can provide incentives by alerting parents, professors and administrators of an absence. Students also are notified that they’ve missed a lesson. SCREENSHOT FROM CLASS120 APP So far, about 2,000 people are using Class120 is an app that allows parents, and campus administrators to Class120. Whorley hopes professors check whether students attend class. About to increase that number 2,000 people currently use the app. to 5,000 by this fall. Greg Havill of Carmel, a parent of two college-aged students, purchased the app to encourage his children to attend classes. He even wagered $300 with his son in hopes he’ll achieve perfect attendance this semester. “It’s ultimately up to the student whether he will get up at 8 a.m. and go to class,” Havill said. “But if the student knows he’s being monitored and there will be a consequence if he doesn’t go to class, it will help.” The app costs $17.99 a month or $199 a year.
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raising questions and getting some type of solution because everything also needs some kind of regulation,” Licona said. Cheryl Crowder, events director for Muncie Downtown Development, said the ordinance was introduced for two reasons: to protect businesses from food vendors that aren’t considerate of brick-and-mortar restaurants, and to preserve the public right of way and how businesses use public spaces in the county. “While most food truck
“8 Days of Cuba.” “I’m really interested to see how journalists gather their information in a different country,” Zachary said. She said this trip will help her build confidence to speak with people who don’t natively speak English. She’s never been out of the country and is excited to embrace a new culture. “For the last 50 years, [Cuba] has been shielded from Western culture,” Sparrow said. He said this is an important time to experience their cul-
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would happen since November. Until the trip, students will learn about travel journalism. The class will board a plane Feb. 27 at 7 a.m. They will be in Cuba for eight days, visiting Havana and Trinidad. Jessika Zachary, a journalism major and a Spanish minor, said they’ve broken down the class into two parts. One part of the class is researching Cuba, and the other side is doing travel journalism. They will bring both sides together to create a book and a website called
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Licona is also in the process of opening his own restaurant in the Village Promenade by mid-March. His plan to become a restaurant owner made him sympathize with proponents of the ordinance. “Everything in business is about the location, so obviously for food trucks they got to be a little bit more respectful about the boundaries that they can cross,” Licona said. “Some people pay a premium price for their location. Like in the Village or downtown, they’re paying higher rents to stay there.” With his business in the planning stages, he said he is neither for nor against the ordinance. “I think what the city did was definitely a step into
cent embargo was lifted. He said he never thought the university wouldn’t accept his proposal. Ball State has a policy that does not allow travel to countries that are on a travel warning list or an embargo. Sparrow found that the policy didn’t apply to their class trip. “It always kept inching forward,” he said. “Cuba is a political situation, not a security situation.” Ball State changed its travel policy during Winter Break, but Sparrow said he knew the trip
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it’s any different than people building a restaurant right next to [another] restaurant; you’re more than able to do that,” Whitehead said. “If a
person wanted to eat the restaurant’s food then they would, so if they want to eat the food truck’s food then they can’t.”
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TUESDAY Looking to end its four-game losing streak, the men’s basketball team travels to Akron for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
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WEDNESDAY The women’s basketball team looks to improve on its 5-2 start in MAC play at 7 p.m. at Miami, Ohio.
Strong offense leads team to 5-1 record
FRIDAY The men’s volleyball team opens a five-game homestand against Quincy at 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena.
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Against Ohio, Ball State was without starting point guard Zavier Turner. Turner dressed, but did not play due to a coach’s decision. Whitford clarified the decision to sit Turner in the 82-73 loss to the Bobcats was in the best interest of the program. Turner returned against Kent State, appearing off the bench and totaling five points, an assist and two turnovers. The 24 minutes of game time, however, were 10 less than his season average. With Turner’s minutes down over the last two games, Whitford has leaned on two players who have missed time this season due to injury. “Right now we’re playing [redshirt junior Jeremiah Davis] and [freshman Francis Kiapway] at [point and shooting guard], and those guys are not ready,” Whitford said. “Those guys just need time and reps.” While Ball State welcomed Turner back to the lineup against Kent State, starting center Matt Kamieniecki, the Cardinals’ tallest player and leading rebounder, missed the game due to back spasms. Kamieniecki’s absence forced the Cardinals into unfamiliar rotations, allowing Kent State’s Jimmy Hall to dominate inside. Hall finished with 32 points on 14 of 17 from the field. “Statistically speaking, where [Kamieniecki] really helps our team is defensively and rebounding,” Whitford said.
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1 game due to back spasms “He’s great at both of them, and that would have been his job [against Kent State].” Due to the nature of back spasms, Whitford isn’t sure how many games Kamieniecki will miss, but said he didn’t think the fifth-year senior would miss significant time. With Kamieniecki’s shortterm availability uncertain, it becomes even more vital Turner stays on the court and directs an efficient offense. “Getting [Turner’s] confidence back up and letting him know that we’re behind him is what we got to do now,” sophomore Franko House said. “We got to get back together as a team.” Being a team without a lot of depth leaves Ball State’s present margin for error slim. But even when the roster is deeper, Whitford knows it’s what happens off the court that ultimately makes the difference. “We got to have a great locker room, a great culture and a great work ethic,” Whitford said. “I set the standard, so I have to set the standard in a place that is going to dictate long-term success for [Ball State].”
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Junior outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski hits the ball over the net during the game against Penn State on Jan. 16 at Worthen Arena. The Ball State men’s volleyball team is currently No. 14 in the nation.
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The Ball State men’s volleyball team has jumped out to a 5-1 record so far this season, and the team’s offense has been the key to becoming the No. 14 team in the nation. On the season, the Cardinals hold an impressive attack percentage of .321, which outmatches their opponents’ average of .129. Ball State is currently tied for second in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in attack percentage.
KILLS PER SET - 11.6
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The Cardinals’ lone defeat of the season came Friday at Harvard, as the team was swept 3-0 while hitting just .122 in the match. However, the team bounced back, attacking at a .303 percentage in a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. “It was nice to see the guys perform at [that] level [Saturday] after how they struggled [Friday],” head coach Joel Wal-
ton said in a statement after the win over Sacred Heart. For Ball State this season, its offense goes as well as junior outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski goes. Niemczewski posted a mere two kills against Harvard with four attack errors to give him a -.167 attack percentage on the night. He responded against the Pioneers, however, blasting 10 kills on 24 attempts. When Niemczewski has an attack percentage of .290 or above, the Cardinals have earned three of their five wins. Niemczewski leads the team in kills with 60 on the season to go along with a .288 attack percentage. When the Cardinals are leading in attack percentage, they win - it’s that simple. The
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only match in which Ball State trailed in attack percentage was its only loss of the year this weekend. In a 3-1 win over Saint Francis (Penn.) on Jan. 17, Ball State hit just .175 in the first set compared to .351 for Saint Francis. The Cardinals lost the first set, but won the final three while dominating attack percentage for the rest of the match. “Going into that game we knew the thing that was going to win us that match was effort,” senior Shane Witmer said. The Cardinals will look to continue their hot offensive start to the season and continue to rise in the national polls as they begin play in the MIVA.
Although the women’s basketball team leads the MAC West Division, it held the lead for less than 10 minutes combined in its two most recent losses against Buffalo and Ohio. The Cardinals’ opponents controlled the lead for an average of 27 minutes during each game. In Ball State’s five MidAmerican Conference wins, the Cardinals have averaged about 30 minutes with the lead per game. In a win over Akron on Jan. 21, Ball State led for most of the game to pull out a road victory. “The girls really stepped up their game and improved in all aspects,” head coach Brady Sallee said after the win over the Zips. “We felt in control the entire game.” Against Akron, Ball State improved its play on the boards and was out-rebounded by one.
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Rebounds 618 Rebounds 34.3 per game Rebounding -4.1 margin
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In nearly all of its victories in MAC play, Ball State has been outworked on the glass by its opponent, the largest margin being seven. The Cardinals have the second-worst rebounding margin in the league at -4.1, according to mac-sports.com. In losses, the Cardinals have struggled even more with rebounding. They were outmatched on the boards to Buffalo by 16 and to Ohio by nine. “They were physical and outtoughed us,” Sallee said. “We aren’t going to win if they beat us in toughness.” The Cardinals currently sit atop the MAC West Division with a 5-2 conference record. They will look to continue their success in their next game against a Miami team they led against for 35 minutes in a 7241 victory on Jan. 7.
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Senior Brooklyn Schumacher strikes a pose in her floor routine during the meet against Central Michigan on Jan. 23 at Irving Gymnasium. Schumacher was the top scorer for Ball State on bars.
LOSS FRIDAY PUTS GYMNASTICS 0-4 The Ball State gymnastics team suffered another loss Friday at the hands of five-time Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan University, putting its record at 0-4 for the season. The Cardinals lost 199.775 to 196.175. Head coach Joanna Saleem said the Cardinals did well in three events – bars, floor and vault – even though beam was not their best performance. The team had falls off the beam, which lowered the overall scores. Freshman Baylee Bell was second overall in beam with a score of 9.800. Sophomore Miranda Kuehl was the Cardinals’ second-highest scorer, with a 9.700. “Any time you have something like that happen, there’s work to be done in the gym, but I’m really excited about them being able to come back on floor and being able to focus on what we still had left to do,” Saleem said. She said the team needs to be able to refocus after someone has an error in their routine on beam. “We need to be able to make sure that we have the competitive mindset we need to be able to have that resistance,” Saleem said. “As any coach will tell you, beam can be an Achilles’ heel for any team. I just feel like the falls got contagious today.” For the other three events, Saleem said the team has been staying consistent with where they need to be. – STAFF REPORTS
MEN’S TENNIS
TEAM IMPROVES WITH 5-2 WIN SUNDAY The Ball State men’s tennis team improved to 2-2 on the season with a 5-2 win over Eastern Illinois Sunday at the Muncie YMCA. The Cardinals began the match by taking the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to take a 1-0 lead. At No. 2 doubles, senior Ray Leonard and sophomore Andrew Stutz downed Ryan Henderson and Rui Silva 6-3. Sophomore Collin Rigney and partner Matt Helm won 6-2 at No. 3 doubles. In singles, sophomore Lucas Andersen earned a win at No. 1 singles to put Ball State up 2-0. Senior Patrick Elliott was the second Cardinal to pick up a singles win. Leonard fell 6-4, 6-4 to Robert Skolik and No. 3 singles while Stutz earned a three-set victory at No. 5 singles. Stutz clinched the victory for Ball State with his individual win. Freshman Jan Jirus dropped a three-set match at No. 4, and Rigney defeated Grant Reiman 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 6 singles. Ball State looks to carry its momentum into its next match 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Cleveland State. – STAFF REPORTS
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“We really got to know each other and meet the new people that we didn’t really know that were in different groups,” Upchurch said. SedOctave formed last semester and contains many members like Upchurch and junior music education major Samantha Doub, who both perform in other groups. Because of this, Upchurch said SedOctave members didn’t have as much time to bond as a group. On Saturday, Doub, also a member of Ladies’ Choice, said that all changed. “I felt like there was a great connection onstage,” she said, “and one that I hadn’t really felt before as a group.” Upchurch said the highlight of their performance came when they performed “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Out of their three songs, SedOctave learned that one last. “We were all very worried coming back from Winter Break,” Up-
church said. “We were like, ‘Oh, my gosh. We have three weeks to learn a whole new song.’” After two weeks of practice in and outside of rehearsal, the song finally “clicked.” Everyone realized it, said Upchurch. So while the 10 competing a cappella groups waited onstage for the winners to be announced, Doub knew they had a chance of placing. SedOctave landed just five points behind the second place group, Huskie Hunks from
Northern Illinois University. Doub and Upchurch won’t proceed to semifinals in March, but they feel the ACA has gained something. Throughout the competition, a cappella groups from the University of Chicago congratulated Ball State students. “Some of the hosts came up to us and multiple times told us that we were the most entertaining [group], and regardless of any technical aspect, we were their favorite,” Upchurch said.
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Members of Ball State a cappella group SedOctave rehearse at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. SedOctave placed third at the ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal competition this weekend. Three other Ball State a cappella groups, Note to Self, Ladies’ Choice A Cappella and Unexpected Resolution, also competed in the competition Saturday in Chicago.
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