Parking gains $534K in fees
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most recent public records obtained by The Daily News. Allison Gregory, a sophomore marketing and advertising major, received a parking ticket in 2013 after leaving her car in the DeHority Complex lot for about an hour and a half. “They’re very strict at Ball State,” Gregory said. “ ... They do a good job and they follow the rules, but sometimes, it would be nicer if they were more lenient.” According to the public records, the most common place on campus to receive a ticket is the John
Ball State raked in more than half of a million dollars in parking tickets during the 2012-13 academic year. The university made $534,264 in revenue for 2012-13 and issued 22,531 parking tickets for the entire year of 2013, according to the
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R. Emens Auditorium parking Nancy Wray, Parking Services ofstructure — from Jan. 1, 2013, to fice manager, said her department April 1, 2014, the university is just trying to uphold issued 4,295 tickets in those PARKING Ball State’s rules. VIOLATIONS parking spaces. “We have the university That structure is followed LOCATIONS regulations that we have by the lot between the Ar- See where people to follow,” she said. tickets chitecture Building and the received Wray said the money from 2013 to Whitinger Business Build- April 1, 2014. from parking tickets is ing with 2,507 tickets issued + PAGE 6 used for upkeep of all of during the same period. In the parking lots and to third place was the lot beprovide students with free tween the Teachers College and the shuttle service. Art and Journalism Building with See PARKING, page 6 2,293 tickets issued.
Cleveland Browns signs former record-breaking wide receiver after not selecting him in draft
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xpectations of being selected between rounds three and five of the NFL Draft proved too lofty for a former Ball State wide receiver. Willie Snead forwent his senior season at Ball State after registering 1,516 yards and 15 touchdowns in his junior campaign. Snead felt his stock was as high as it would ever be and declared for the NFL Draft. Teams had expressed interest in the 5-foot-11 receiver, so Snead said he believed he would be among the top of a deep class of receivers. Instead, he watched three receivers go in round three, including fellow Mid-American Conference product Dri Archer who went to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Five more receivers went in the fourth round. Three more in round five. Snead watched with friends and family as team after team passed over his name. “It’s been a long three days,” Snead said after the NFL Draft. “When it didn’t happen, I was sitting there looking at the TV just puzzled.” Snead released a sigh of relief when the Cleveland Browns called before the seventh round. The Browns again expressed interest after being the only team to reach out to Snead at the NFL Combine in February. The team planned to use its final draft pick on Snead. “[Cleveland] called me and told me I was on their draft board, and they really wanted me,” he said. See SNEAD, page 5
APPROXIMATE EXPECTED CONTRACTS JONATHAN NEWSOME
Four years, $2.3 million KEITH WENNING
Four years, $2.257 million WILLIE SNEAD
One year, $405,000 SOURCE: rotoworld.com
RECENT BALL STATE DRAFTED PLAYERS 2009
Third round: Robert Brewster - offensive tackle to the Dallas Cowboys Fifth round: Nate Davis - quarterback to the San Francisco 49ers 2005
Sixth round: Dante Ridgeway - wide receiver to the St. Louis Rams Sixth round: Justin Beriault - defensive back to the Dallas Cowboys Sixth round: Reggie Hodges - punter to the St. Louis Rams SOURCE: NFL.com
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Former wide receiver Willie Snead gets ready to go out onto the field before the game against Akron on Oct. 26, 2013, at InfoCision Stadium. The Cleveland Browns signed Snead on Saturday as an undrafted free agent.
Former Ball State players chosen during 2014 NFL Draft Former Colts GM says Newsome has abilities like linebacker Mathis MATT M KINNEY AND ANTHONY LOMBARDI | sports@bsudailynews.com c
For the first time since 2009, a Ball State player’s name was called in the NFL Draft. The Indianapolis Colts selected former Ball State defensive end Jonathan Newsome in the fifth round. One round later, record-setting quarterback Keith Wenning was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with
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After transferring from Ohio State, Newsome played in 23 games during his two seasons at Ball State, accumulating 116 total tackles, 16.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Newsome was named to the All-MidAmerican Conference Second Team in 2012 and was an All-MAC First Team selection in 2013. In August 2012, Newsome was arrested for marijuana possession and was due in court for attempting to shoplift male enhancement pills from Walmart in Muncie. “[The Colts] see Robert Mathis-like
abilities here,” said former Colts general manager Bill Polian on ESPN’s broadcast of the draft. “He’s not as fast as Robert. That will tell the tale. Is he fast enough for the NFL?” Newsome didn’t hear Polian say that about him, but he’s ready to work with Mathis. “I’m going to be his little brother,” Newsome said in a conference call. “He doesn’t know it yet, but I’m going to be like his little brother around there. ... I know he led the league in sacks last year and that’s really just what I love to do; I love to sack the quarterback. So why not learn from the best?” The 6-foot-3, 247-pound Newsome
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A recent Ball State alumnus and his boyfriend broke a Guinness World Record with 355 selfies in an hour. Alumnus Mark E. Miller took ap-
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$120 million contract, won’t get benched for Wenning. “I’m not going to come in and try to beat out Joe Flacco,” Wenning said in a conference call. “He’s the starter; he’s the man. I feel like he is a great quarterback that I can learn from.” Wenning played four years at Ball State, graduating May 3 as the school’s most decorated passer. In 49 games, Wenning owns the school record with 11,402 passing yards, 1,035 completions and 92 touchdowns. At the NFL Combine, Wenning ran a 5.00 40-yard dash, posted a 28inch vertical jump and a 100-inch broad jump.
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ran a 4.73 40-yard dash and benched 225 pounds 21 times at the NFL Combine in February in Indianapolis. Newsome looks to be an outside linebacker in the Colts’ 3-4 scheme. “Well, it wouldn’t be that much of a transition,” he said. “When we ran 3-4, I was an outside linebacker and I stood up a lot in our defense. Even when we were in 4-3, I stood up on the edge. So it wouldn’t be a problem. I can do all that stuff.”
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