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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, 2015

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Let’s Spoon Frozen Yogurt will be opening in the Village in a few weeks. The owner’s original plan was to open during fall 2014.

Business to open following setbacks Frozen yogurt shop to fill spot in Village Promenade in few weeks

« In one year, [Whitford] showed me it’s a lot more than basketball in terms of playing.

Everybody has their NBA dreams, but I realize that wasn’t something I wanted to do. »

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Let’s Spoon Frozen Yogurt will be opening in the Village within weeks, several months after their planned 2014 opening.

The store had its construction delayed by several setbacks.

Owner Trake Carpenter decided to rework the layout of the shop. He also had problems obtaining the proper permits because it was transition time in the local government. Construction began at the end of November, but the holiday season hindered progress.

“A bunch of different things went into delaying everything from what was originally planned,” Carpenter said.

Lexi Althouse, VILLAGE a sophomore PROMENADE exercise science major who lives UPCOMING BUSINESSES in the Village • Let’s Spoon Promenade, said • Domino’s Pizza she was disapPOTENTIAL BUSINESSES pointed that • Coffee shop some of the new • Burger shop Village busi• Mexican restaurant nesses were not open yet.

“I was actually upset about this. I was paying for things promised to me that were not even built yet,” Althouse said. “I do understand that the workers could not work so swift, but I don’t think the Promenade should have made so many guarantees.”

Property manager for the Village Promenade Anna Kelsey said they gave rent compensation because of the delayed construction on the apartments themselves. She said the Promenade was never given concrete opening dates by any of the businesses and had never told residents when a business would definitely open.

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Kindon Crowder watches the video played before the game against Taylor University on Nov. 12, 2013 at Worthen Arena. Ball State won 73-53.

KINDON CROWDER, men’s basketball office assistant

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eing a part of the same program for five years brings stability - stability built through growth and belief in a process.

Not many know this better than Kindon Crowder.

Crowder spent his first two years at Ball State as a manager for the men’s basketball team. Two years of hard work and dedication later, he earned a spot as a practice player. As a senior in 2013-14, Crowder played in 17 games as a walk-on for first-year coach James Whitford.

After a 5-25 campaign, Crowder asked Whitford if he could volunteer as an office assistant for the 2014-15 season.

“I want to make sure I understand the game, learning under him,” Crowder said. “Learn how he teaches the concept of basketball.”

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CROWDER CAREER STATS

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Games played-started: 17-1 Minutes per game: 8.3 Points per game: 2.1 Field goal percentage: .361

Kindon Crowder helps the Ball State men’s basketball team during the game against Indiana State on Dec. 6 at Worthen Arena. Kindon is currently not on the coaching staff for the team due to the NCAA rules for the number of coaches that a team can have.

Three-point percentage: .267 Free-throw percentage: .250 Rebounds per game: 0.6 Assists per game: 0.6

Scotty’s owner plans brewery downtown Thr3e Wise Men owner needs city approval for downtown business TAYLOR WEDDLE STAFF REPORTER | tcweddle@bsu.edu

THE FUTURE IS IN THE CARDS

Former student sells life advice at Village coffee shop each week

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MUNCIE, INDIANA

The owner of Scotty’s Brewhouse said he is waiting on the city of Muncie to go forward with a new brewery in downtown Muncie.

Scott Wise, owner of Scotty’s Brewhouse, hopes to open a Thr3e Wise Men Brewery in the Cintas building on Jackson Street.

“It’s in the planning stage right now, so there’s no concrete or definite terms,” said Wise. “Scott

Truex and Mayor Dennis Tyler came to me with the idea of opening a brewery at the Cintas plant.”

John Fallon, the spokesperson for facilitating the Cintas building, said he would expect a brewery to bring in a lot of revenue.

“We’re still looking at all the possibilities,” Fallon said. “The building is still owned by Cintas, and, as of right now, there is nothing scheduled to discuss plans.”

Wise said the city would buy the building from the Cintas company and then make an offer to sell it to him.

“They came to me at a good time because I was thinking of opening a brewery in Indianapolis,” he said.

“Then I thought, ‘What better place

to do it than where it started?’”

Truex, Tyler and Wise have already discussed square feet to use, how many employees he could hire and how deliveries would work. This will be the third Scotty’s company in Muncie if Wise purchases the building.

Aside from the Village location, a Thr3e Wise Men pizza pub is scheduled to open December 2015 near the Marriott Hotel in Muncie.

Wise said he’s been looking for a facility for onsite brewing to expand on brewing and his distribution of craft beer. All of his restaurants receive 125 kegs of beer from his Broad Ripple location in northern Indianapolis.

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CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing over the two kneeling captives.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was traveling in the Middle East, vowed to save the men. But with his military only operating in a self-defense capacity at home, Abe faces a hard choice: openly pay the extremists or ask an ally like the United States to attempt a risky rescue inside Syria.

Tuesday’s video ... resembles others featuring five hostages previously beheaded by the Islamic State group, which controls a third of Iraq and Syria.

Speaking in English with a British accent, the militant demanded $200 million for the men’s release and appeared to link the ransom to a pledge Abe made Saturday of nonmilitary aid to help the government of Iraq and to assist Syrian refugees who have fled the Islamic State’s brutality.

2. INDIANA BILLS WOULD ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers filed bills that would allow the use of medical marijuana in Indiana, although neither measure is likely to advance in the Republican-controlled legislature.

Sen. Karen Tallian of Portage and Rep. Sue Errington of Muncie are sponsoring bills that would allow Indiana residents to use marijuana for medical purposes with a doctor’s recommendation.

Errington’s bill would allow people with conditions like cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, hepa-

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JAPAN CHOOSES RANSOM OR DEATH IN ISLAMIC STATE 3. U.S. BACKED GOVERNMENT IN YEMEN VULNERABLE (AP) — U.S. officials the president uttered those words, the HOSTAGE SITUATION saidWASHINGTON Tuesday’s violence by Houthi Iran-backed Houthi militia swept into the

titis C, Crohn’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease to use cannabis for treatment. The bill has been assigned to the House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, where it’s unlikely to get a hearing.

“I would like it to at least get a hearing, so people could come and tell their stories — patients and physicians and others,” Errington told The Star Press.

Errington said she’s heard from those suffering from chronic pain and seizures and wants to use medical marijuana to ease their ailments.

rebels against the American-backed government in Yemen is undermining the Obama administration’s military and intelligence operations against the Yemen-based al-Qaida affiliate, which took credit for the deadly Paris attacks earlier this month.

President Barack Obama cited Yemen as a terrorism success story in a September speech. But 10 days after

capital Sanaa, seizing a share of power.

On Tuesday, those same rebels seized the presidential palace and shelled the president’s residence, leading Yemeni officials to warn of a coup.

U.S. officials said the Houthis haven’t taken total control, but they acknowledge that the Yemeni government is more focused now on preserving its power than on running operations against al-Qaida.

4. JURY SELECTED IN COLORADO SHOOTING TRIAL CENTENNIAL, Colo. ( ) — As jury selection began Tuesday in the Colorado theater shooting, it was a far different James Holmes, with a clean appearance, at the defense table.

The former graduate student’s attorneys acknowledge he opened fire at a midnight “Batman” movie back in 2012, but no restraints were visible, though the judge had ordered him to be tethered to the floor in a way the public couldn’t see for the trial.

Holmes’s more conventional appear-

ance was an indication that the case was drawing closer to the time when a jury would see the defendant accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a suburban Denver theater. But first, attorneys have to sort through thousands of potential jurors.

The largest jury pool in the nation’s history, 9,000 people, fell to 7,000 after some summons could not be delivered and some people were excused. The pool will be winnowed to a handful in the weeks ahead.

5. FEDERAL PENALTIES AT ISSUE IN BP SPILL TRIAL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Images of oil-coated birds and testimony about “widespread socio-cultural harm” opened the third phase of a trial to establish environmental penalties BP must pay for spilling millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

The government wants the oil giant to pay another $13.7 billion for harming the animals as well as the business climate and

social fabric of coastal communities.

The pollution caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion disrupted human societies, livelihoods exacerbating economic inequality across the Gulf states, anthropologist Diane Austin testified Tuesday.

She based her findings on interviews with more than 1,300 people — not only fishermen who derive their living from the Gulf, but bankers and business owners of all kinds.

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TODAY The men’s basketball team hosts Ohio, looking to snap its two-game losing streak. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Crowder isn’t a graduate manager or assistant just yet due to NCAA rules on the number of coaches a team can have, but that hasn’t stopped him from being involved.

A few of his duties include helping gather film, providing stats from the opposing teams, checking up on the players and helping prepare for practices.

One challenge he had to take head-on that stands out is refereeing scrimmages in practice.

“I actually had to go on YouTube to figure out how to be a good ref,” Crowder said. “It’s real hard to make the right calls and keep the flow of practice going.”

Through practice as a manager, player and office assistant, Crowder knew he wanted to make a career of basketball.

Like many basketball players around the world, the professional level is the ultimate goal, but only a select few ever make it.

The odds didn’t intimidate him, as he realized there was another route to take toward having a job around the game.

FRIDAY The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams host a co-ed meet at 5 p.m.

SATURDAY After its game against Ohio on Wednesday, the men’s basketball team hosts Kent State at 2 p.m.

“In one year, [Whitford] showed me it’s a lot more than basketball in terms of playing,” Crowder said. “Everybody has their NBA dreams, but I realize that wasn’t something I wanted to do.”

Jauwan Scaife, a former Ball State player and current graduate manager for the program, has assisted Crowder in developing as a player and coach through the system. The two have established a brotherhood over the last six years. “[Crowder] is the hardest working guy in the gym and the office,” Scaife said. “He makes the difficult tasks most people try to avoid appear easy because of the humble approach he brings to every situation.”

Crowder’s approach to the game of basketball has in part been shaped by those in the Cardinals’ system.

While many aspiring players look to remain a part of the game through playing, Crowder knows it’s more than just shooting and dribbling the basketball.

“He’s a high-character guy and is going to be real successful one day,” Whitford said. “[Crowder] has an incredibly great spirit about him. [He’s an] affectionate person.”

« the [Crowder] is the hardest working guy in gym and the office. He makes the difficult tasks most people try to avoid appear easy because of the humble approach he brings to every situation.

JAUWAN SCAIFE, graduate manager for the program

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DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Former guard and current office assistant Kindon Crowder keeps the ball away from a Central Michigan player in the second half on March 1, 2014, at Worthen Arena.

Assistant pursues coaching Galligan played at Eastern Illinois under Sallee for 4 years CHASE AKINS STAFF REPORTER | @Akins27_akins

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Assistant women’s basketball coach Rachel Galligan watches the game against Purdue on Nov. 14 at Worthen Arena.

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An assistant coach for the Ball State women’s basketball team, Rachel Galligan played four years under head coach Brady Sallee during her time at Eastern Illinois.

Now, she has the opportunity to work alongside the man who helped teach her the game. “[Sallee] was demanding, but yet he cared,” Galligan said. “I always knew that he saw something in me, and I always knew that he wanted me to be my best ... It’s a huge reason I am the person that I am today.”

Becoming a coach was always something that Galligan wanted. Her opportunity came a few years after graduation.

“I had an assistant, Jackie Moore, that, at the age of 24, passed away of heart failure unexpectedly about a week before our season started,” Sallee said. “[Galligan] and I had a conversation about if

she wanted to start her coaching career.”

Galligan, while saddened with the death of her former assistant coach, saw this as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for her coaching career.

This year is Galligan’s third season as an assistant coach under Sallee and works predominately with the post players, though she has taken to recruiting quite quickly and easily.

While neither Sallee nor Galligan are certain as to what her future holds, Sallee expects nothing but greatness.

“I think the sky is the limit for her career,” Sallee said. “I think it could go wherever she wants it to go. My hope is that one day when I’m hanging the whistle up and I’m calling it quits that she’s still my right hand man, so to speak.”

However, in the end, Sallee wants what is best for Galligan.

“I would love nothing more than to finish my career with her still as my assistant,” he said. “But ultimately what I want is what is best for her, and that may not be staying with me for the long haul. It’s hard for me to think about doing this without her.”

Patriots dismiss talk of tampering NFL investigates possibility of team deflating footballs | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are brushing off and even finding humor in questions about whether they used under-inflated footballs in the game that put them in the Super Bowl.

The NFL hasn’t indicated how long its investigation will last into whether the team improperly let air out to make balls easier to throw and catch. That raises the possibility that it could extend into next week when the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will be in Arizona

preparing for the Super Bowl on Feb. 1.

A Seahawks spokesman said the team would defer to the league on the matter.

The NFL has said it is reviewing whether the Patriots manipulated footballs during their 45-7 home win over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship game Sunday night.

Deflating a football can change how players grip it or the way it travels through the air.

Under NFL rules, each team provides balls each game for use when its offense is on the field. The balls are inspected before the game, then handled during the game by personnel provided by the home team.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says the investiga-

tion is the least of his worries. And tight end Rob Gronkowski tweeted a photo of himself spiking the ball with the words: “WARNING GRONKING MAY CAUSE DEFLATION.” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick deferred questions Tuesday about the investigation, saying reporters should ask league officials. NFL officials declined to comment except to say the investigation was still pending.

Belichick earlier said he wasn’t aware there was an issue until Monday morning and promised to “cooperate fully with whatever the league wants us to, whatever questions they ask.”

Special teams captain Matthew Slater said the Patriots “try to do things the right way. We work hard at our

jobs, our professions, to be successful, and it’s unfortunate that things like this come up, but that’s life, that’s the world we live in.”

Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he did not notice issues with the football and didn’t specify when asked whether the Colts had reported the issue to officials.

“We talk just like they talk to officials [before the game],” he said. “We have an opportunity to talk to the officials about a lot of things.”

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman said the balls didn’t feel different than usual.

And defensive tackle Vince Wilfork seemed amused by the matter and didn’t shed any light on it.

“I don’t know anything about that,” he said. “I don’t touch footballs. I tackle people.”

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Freshman middle attacker Matt Walsh hits the ball over the net during the game against Penn State on Jan. 16 at Worthen Arena.

FRESHMAN EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK For the first time in his career, freshman MATT WALSH, Matt Walsh has earned the Midwestern MIDDLE ATTACKER Intercollegiate Volleyball Association De- • Kills: 22 fensive Player of the Week Award.

• Attack percentage: Walsh helped lead the Ball State men’s .667 percent volleyball team to an upset win over No. • Service aces: 7 10 Penn State, followed by a victory over • Digs: 4 Saint Francis (Penn.). Ball State is now • Solo blocks: 2 4-0 overall and has climbed to No. 14 in • Block assists: 19 • Blocks per set: 13.1 the latest AVCA Top 15 Poll.

Walsh, a middle attacker, recorded 15 blocks, 1.67 per set, in the Cardinals’ two wins. He finished the match against the Nittany Lions with eight block assists and three digs, and totaled seven block assists and one dig in the win over the Red Flashes.

Ball State returns to the court Jan. 23 as it travels to Boston to take on Harvard. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

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New rating system to assess value Universities will be judged on outcomes, affordability, access

PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS 2014-15

$22.4 million and 5,514 students (year to date—will increase)

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$23 million and 5,783 students

Universities will now be rated on who is offering the best value, beginning at the start of the 2015-16 school year.

While the rating system has not been fully developed yet, it will include categories like access, affordability and outcomes, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The DOE released this framework of the rating in December 2014. President Obama first announced the plan in August 2013 to help students who are trying to decide where to go to school compare colleges.

In a press release, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, as a nation, it is a responsibility to make college more accessible and affordable to make sure every student graduates with a valuable education.

“Our students deserve to know, before they enroll, that the schools they’ve chosen will deliver this value,” Duncan said. “With the guidance of thousands of wise voices, we can develop a useful rating system that will help more Americans realize the dream of a degree that unleashes their potential and opens doors to a better life.”

This rating system could help students who have a hard time paying for college by encouraging states to help pay for public colleges based on performance in the class-

2012-13

$21.7 million and 5,648 students 2011-12

$23.2 million and 5,973 students 2010-11

$22.8 million and 5,953 students SOURCE: Rob Wirt, associate director of scholarships and outreach

According to the office of financial aid, Ball State has awarded $22.4 million to more than 5,500 students during this school year to date.

room, according to the DOE. Of dependent undergraduates at Ball State who filed a FAFSA, 17 percent have an adjusted gross income range from less than $30,000, according to the office of financial aid.

Of the independent undergraduates who filed a FAFSA, 78 percent have an AGI of less than $30,000.

Since the system looks at financial aspects of colleges, their rating will tie in with the amount of financial aid they give, which could lead to an increase in the financial aid given to students.

It will also ensure that the student receiving the financial aid makes progress toward their degree, according to the DOE.

Access

The access category includes the percentage of students who have received the Pell grant and the number of first generation college students the institution has.

Ball State has awarded $22.4 million to more than 5,500 students during this school year to date, according to the office of financial aid.

Last school year, the university gave $23 million to more than 5,700 students, and in the 2010-11 school year, they gave $22.8 million to almost 6,000 students.

To help students pay for college, and make it feasible to attend if their families didn’t before them, Ball State has over 500 scholarships for in-

coming students to earn.

For upper level students, Rob Wirt, the associate director of scholarships and outreach, said the university offers “literally hundreds of scholarships through the university foundation, alumni office, admissions office, athletics and various departments and organizations.”

Affordability

Much of the rating system looks to help lower-income students afford the high prices of college.

This category looks at the net price of the university and loan debt.

Tuition has been increasing two percent for the past two years, said Bernie Hannon,

PRESIDENT FOCUSES ON MIDDLE CLASS Address promises to ease tax burden for most Americans | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAX HIKES

Raise the top capital gains rate on couples with incomes above $500,000 to 28 percent, the rate under President Ronald Reagan.

Impose a fee on roughly 100 massive financial firms with assets exceeding $50 billion.

Eliminate a tax break on inheritances. The administration estimates these changes would generate $320 billion over a decade.

TAX BREAKS

Create a $500 tax credit for families where both spouses work and have an annual income up to $210,000. Expand the child care credit to up to

Outcomes

The outcome category looks at the graduation and trans-

$3,000 per child under age 5.

Offer the Earned Income Tax Credit to childless workers and noncustodial parents. Consolidate six overlapping education tax breaks into two.

Offer two years of free community or technical college.

Students would need to go to school at least half-time, maintain a 2.5 grade point average and make progress toward a degree. The White House estimates that would cost $60 billion over a decade.

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Let’s Spoon Frozen Yogurt will be opening in the Village in a few weeks. The owner’s original plan was to open during fall 2014.

YOGURT:

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Call for federal and local laws allowing workers to earn up to a week of paid sick time a year.

Urge Congress to give federal workers an additional six weeks of paid parental leave. Call for more than $2 billion from Congress for paid family and medical leave programs.

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MIDDLE EAST

Urge Congress to pass a new authorization for use of military force against the Islamic State group and militant extremists in the Mideast. Until now, Obama has been relying on 9/11-era war powers.

CYBERSECURITY

Call for legislation enabling

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President Barack Obama gives his annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday.

information-sharing between the private sector and U.S. agencies like the Homeland Security Department. Companies would qualify for targeted liability protection if they comply with certain privacy restrictions.

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Threaten to veto congressional attempts to roll back Obama’s executive actions on climate change and immigration and existing laws on health care and financial reform.

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The Muncie brewery would supply beer to the 12 current restaurants and other companies that sell Thr3e Wise Men craft beer. Wise said five additional restaurants would open by the end of 2015 and will double the current production of beer.

For the upcoming brewery, Wise said he wants to hold sample tastings and tours,

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provide reception space in the facility and offer catering.

He also wants to bring in college students and graduates.

He plans on hiring full-time and part-time employees for delivery driver positions, brewing positions and laboratory positions.

“College towns like this experience a ‘brain and drain,’” he said. “Students come for the education, but leave for bigger cities to pursue careers. We need to keep the young minds of talent in Muncie.”

Althouse said many Promenade residents she talked to felt cheated. She said she had expected the empty spaces in the Village to have been filled by now, and is hoping for a greater variety of businesses to open.

“I enjoy [White Rabbit Books], Scotty’s [Brewhouse], Insomnia [Cookies], and Greeks [Pizzeria], but there are quite a few bars which I cannot benefit from yet,” Althouse said. “I would like to see other businesses sprout.”

For Let’s Spoon, Carpenter said he has all the equipment and furniture he needs to open the restaurant, and the only remaining work is painting the walls, hanging the ceilings and putting down the final flooring.

“Pretty much the only con-

struction stuff we have left is aesthetic stuff,” Carpenter said.

“Everything that needs to make it go is in there, it’s just kind of finishing it up and putting the details on everything.”

He has also finished hiring employees for now, but hopes in the future to have enough customers to hire more. Many of his employees are Ball State students who used to work at the Let’s Spoon locations in South Bend. Carpenter hopes that having former Let’s Spoon employees on his roster will make opening his first store easier.

“I think [the Village] is the most beneficial place in Muncie right now,” Carpenter said. “Obviously, with around 20,000 kids, it’s a good market. You know kind of what’s going to be here every year at what times of the year.”

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associate vice president of business affairs.

“We’ve tried to be very careful about pushing the cost off on students and families.

We’re trying to have some fair sharing of the burden,” Hannon said earlier this school year.

Ball State’s tuition for the 2014-15 school year is $8,682 per year for in-state tuition, according to bsu.edu.

The in-state tuition at Purdue University is about $10,002 per year and $10,388 at Indiana University Bloomington, according to purdue. edu and indiana.edu.

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fer rates of the university, as well as graduate earnings and the completion of advanced degrees.

Ball State’s six-year graduation rate from fall 2006 to July 2012 was 56 percent, and the four-year graduation rate from fall 2008 to July 2012 was 36 percent, according to bsu.edu.

Purdue University’s fouryear graduation rate for the 2008 cohort was 45.7 percent, and six-year was 73.8 percent, according to purdue.edu.

For Indiana University, their four-year rate for all campuses for the 2007 cohort combined was 36.2 percent and their six-year was 58.9 percent, according to iu.edu.

The freshman retention rate this year was 81.7 percent, a record high, Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs, said.

In the 2011-12 school year, Ball State gave out 272 associate degrees, 3,861 bachelor’s degrees, 1,940 master’s degrees and 91 doctoral degrees, according to bsu.edu.

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Scotty’s Brewhouse plans to build a new brewery in downtown Muncie.

A new university police initiative will allow students to communicate instantly with police in classrooms.

The university is working on setting up red emergency call boxes that create a direct link to the University Police Department.

“When pressed, the buttons immediately call dispatch at the University Police Department, [similar to dialing 911], and notify police of the location of the emergency,” said Joan Todd, executive director of public relations.

The red boxes act as a two-way radio, so instructors and students can communicate with the police.

Police can also send a mass message to classrooms. In case of an emergency, UPD will send an announcement through the boxes and then repeat it once to ensure the correct information is understood.

Todd said an email was sent to faculty and staff from UPD and Unified Technology Support.

An assistant professor of English Angela Jackson-Brown said she thinks the boxes are a mystery to most people.

“I don’t know how much use they would [be] since a lot of people probably don’t know anything about them,” Jackson-Brown said.

A university email said the installation process will continue throughout the Spring Semester. The boxes will be installed in every classroom.

“I guess I figured they were always there,” sophomore Brock Frazer said. “I guess it makes me feel safer, but I don’t really know what they do.”

Once all the boxes are fitted, students and employees will receive an email notification.

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“Whenever I approach the Scramble Light and the red hand is showing, I always use the button,” said Stephen Irr, a sophomore chemistry major. “I like to think of it as a service to everyone else.”

Irr often follows his classmate, Kara Gold, from Spanish class in Burkhardt to the Atrium, where

she usually lies about having to meet friends.

“I try not to say anything when he presses the button,” she said.

“It usually means a break in whatever insane subject he’s talking to me about.”

So far, Gold hasn’t noticed any difference in the time she and Irr spend at the Scramble Light, but does confirm a marked increase in eye-rolls from peers.

Hailey Abbot, a junior French major who had been waiting at the light 30 seconds before Irr arrived, commented on his habit.

“Standing by the Scramble Light is bad enough in 10-degree weather, but now I have to listen to that annoying voice say, ‘Wait’ over and over,” she said. “And of course today’s the day I left my headphones at home.”

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Get connected with campus Today’s Birthday (1/21/15) Fortune smiles on partnership this year.

Nurture friendships with shared fun. New financial opportunities arise after 3/20.

Retrospection and clarification of your own priorities leads to a collaborative renaissance after 4/8. Begin a new educational adventure. October brings new family prosperity, despite potential for communications breakdowns. Express your love through art, words, gesture and kind actions. Grow networks.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. (c) 2007, Tribune Media Services Inc. Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 Teamwork powers your project, so spend extra attention on clear communications with Mercury retrograde for the next few weeks. Things can get lost in translation. Review your work over habitually. Speak what’s in your heart, straight and unvarnished.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 Teamwork and partnership thrive with nurturing, and provide great results this month. Breakdowns occur when misunderstandings go unaddressed and fester. Keep communication channels open. Schedule carefully. Avoid stirring up jealousies. Thank your crew for their unique contributions.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 Establish new channels of communication this month, and keep them clear and operational with vigilance. Resolve misunderstandings as they occur. Check in frequently with social accounts and conversations. You’ve got the gift of words, but they can still get garbled.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 Review old material for new ideas over the next few weeks with Mercury retrograde. Revise your resume. Old promises could come back to haunt you. Double-count the numbers. Advance your career by finding ways to make it more joyful.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 You’re on fire at work this month, and there may be some fires to put out over the next few weeks with Mercury retrograde.

Misunderstandings stop the action. Clear them immediately. Share written objectives in a visible place.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9 There’s plenty of money to be made, and opportunities abound. Keep good records. Review financial statements to catch errors that could arise with Mercury’s retrograde. Track your time and materials. Keep communications clear. Respond to all inquiries.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8 The travel bug has bitten. Breakdowns and delays provoked by Mercury’s retrograde don’t scare you. It doesn’t need to be expensive. Allow extra time for interesting deviations.

Get advice from someone who’s been there. Study and explore.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7 There is no shortage of benefits, if you apply for them. Ask for what you want. Do the paperwork early to avoid breakdowns.

An opportunity window is open now that could benefit your family’s fortune. Do the numbers.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 For the next three weeks with Sun, New Moon and Mercury (retrograde) in Aquarius, practice, practice, practice. Work out breakdowns and mistakes. Cut costs by simplifying.

Improve your playing by putting in the time. Use persuasion and creativity.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 Home is where you heart is, especially over the next few weeks.

Breakdowns in domestic projects (especially regarding electronics and appliances) could require attention. Fix things before they break. Keep your infrastructure and systems functioning. Use your creative talents.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 9 Mercury retrograde breakdowns in confidence could throw you off your stride. Don’t pay attention to self-doubt.

Remind yourself of your own accomplishments and talents. Create a new theme song. Step into power and leadership this month.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6 For about three weeks with Mercury retrograde, revisit your old meditation or yoga program. Enjoy nostalgia and retrospection.

Dance to old songs you used to love. You’re gaining wisdom. Think, plan and review your objectives. Prepare for uncharted territory.

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What’s your fate?

Tarot reader finds niche at coffee shop DARA METCALFE STAFF REPORTER

He can predict fate and help with life-changing decisions.

Brandon Beeson, a former Ball State student, sets up at The Cup in the Village, but his business involves cards, not coffee.

Monday and Friday, from noon until 5 p.m., Beeson performs tarot readings for strangers.

His offbeat hobby fits in with the eclectic atmosphere of The Cup, said barista Brandon Shawver.

“Weirdness lives here,” said Shawver. “He’s part of our weirdness.”

Shawver sees The Cup as a haven for those who feel different.

And while Beeson may know the paths of others, his own wasn’t always so clear-cut.

He began his secondary education as an English major at Ivy Tech almost 11 years ago, but found himself doodling more than he wrote.

He discovered a love for the freedom of painting. Colors, like his cards, tell a lot about another person, he said.

In 2009, Beeson started at Ball State as an art major, but financial issues forced him to drop out.

“I didn’t have a plan,” he said.

“I freaked out and I didn’t know what to do.”

But Beeson pushed on. He balanced two jobs, dabbled in graphic design and even worked on a landscaping project before picking up his first tarot deck in January.

His friends gave him his first set of tarot cards, but the practice isn’t exactly foreign to him: his aunt is a medium.

“She’s been a guide for me,” he said.

Before he brought his cards, Beeson had been a regular at The Cup. He’d even hung his paintings in the coffee shop with Glue and Scissors, a Muncie art collective, Shawver said.

He never had his own “show” until recently.

During his readings, Beeson said he transfers all of his and his customer’s energy into the deck.

A tarot deck holds 78 cards with 22 pictures. The illustrations depict characters and four suits: cups, swords, wands and pentacles.

While he shuffles, Beeson said he receives a frequency of spiritual emotion from both parties. Facial expressions help too.

Sometimes, Beeson must

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Former Ball State student Brandon Beeson gives a student a tarot card reading on Jan. 12 at The Cup in the Village. During his readings, Beeson helps the clients work through difficulties that they may be experiencing or difficult decisions with which they are struggling.

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check to see if his customers want to continue the readings.

He’s gotten some judgmental reactions.

But ultimately, it’s worth it to Beeson.

“I like giving it back to people and [helping] guide them to happiness or the right path,” said Beeson.

3 CARDS $5 5 CARDS $8 16 CARDS $20

Prices may differ based on the duration of the readings.

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