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Ball State received five inches of snowfall as of Tuesday morning. This time last year, there was a windchill of negative 28 degrees, causing the first two days of the semester to be canceled. Faculty and students are informed of a campus-wide class cancellation at the same time. The notification could come from the emergency text messages, twitter and email that the university uses.

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his time last year, classes were can- predicted to reach 25-30 below zero. celed for the first two days of the Before classes were canceled last year, Tony Proudfoot, associate semester due to a windchill of BALL STATE vice president for marketing and communications, said he SHUTTLES negative 28 degrees. A year didn’t know of any time the university has closed due to KEEPS RUNNING later, the National Weather Service is Students can still cold temperatures. rely on service predicting similar temperatures.

“The most important thing is we understand students make despite poor road The NWS issued a wind chill a significant investment in their education,” he told the Daily conditions + PAGE 4 advisory for Delaware County, until News last January. “We have a responsibility to continue 10 this morning, and a warning our educational mission, if at all possible, and we take that See WINDCHILL, page 4 until Thursday morning, when windchill is responsibility very seriously.”

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Junior guard plays for first time after preseason foot injury ANTHONY FLETCHER STAFF REPORTER | adfletcher@bsu.edu

The Ball State men’s basketball team received a big boost in the debut of a Muncie native.

After being sidelined by a preseason foot injury that kept him out for eight to 10 weeks, junior transfer Jeremiah Davis impressed head coach James Whitford when he returned to the court last Saturday in Ball

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State’s 51-48 win over BethuneCookman.

“I thought Jeremiah gave us a big lift with his energy, his physicality,” Whitford said. “I look forward to getting him back in a bigger role.”

Davis was supposed to be limited to only 10 minutes off the bench, but exceeded that by playing 17 minutes. He contributed a field goal, two steals and three rebounds.

Davis also contributed to the game by bringing in a teamfirst mentality, a mindset Whitford praises him for. His energy and leadership off the

bench helped him win his first career game in a Ball State uniform after transferring from Cincinnati last season.

“I think [Jeremiah] is an exceptional leader,” Whitford said. “I couldn’t speak more highly of him in that way. He’s one of the highest character kids I’ve ever coached, and I love coaching him.”

Davis, one of four active upperclassmen on the Cardinals’ roster, was patient through the recovery process. Whitford said it will take some time for him to readjust to the different facets of the game.

JEREMIAH DAVIS, JUNIOR GUARD • Games played: 1 • Minutes per game: 17 • Points per game : 2 • Field goals made: 1 • Field goals attempted: 3 • Turnovers: 2 • Steals: 2 • Three-year backup to Nate Davis • 20-40 in passing with 259 See DAVIS, page 3 career yards 1. CLOUDY

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Two uniformed officers walk through Woodworth’s dining hall toward a small group of students, but instead of pulling out their handcuffs or Tasers, one of the officers pulls out his debit card, ready to pay for lunch.

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already witnessed this scene as some of the first to take part in the University Police Department’s new Lunch with a Cop program. “[UPD] is always looking for a way to form partnership with the student body and police,” UPD sergeant John Foster said. “This is a way to create personal relationships with students.”

Foster plans the lunches and, more often than not, is the one who answers students’ questions and hears their concerns over a tray of campus cuisine.

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WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO VETO BILL APPROVING KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Tuesday, The White House threatened to veto the first piece of legislation introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate, a bill approving the much-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline, in what was expected to be the first of many confrontations over energy and environmental policy.

Hours after supporters of the bipartisan bill, which is sponsored by all 54 Senate Republicans and six Democrats, announced its introduction, the White House said for the first time that President Barack Obama would veto it.

“If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn’t sign it,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday, saying legislation shouldn’t undermine the review process underway at the State Department or circumvent a pending lawsuit in Nebraska over its route.

It’s “premature to evaluate the project before something as basic as the route of the pipeline has been determined,” he said.

The two main sponsors, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Tuesday morning they had enough votes to overcome a filibuster of the bill but not a presidential veto.

3. ASTRONOMERS LOCATE NEAR-TWIN PLANETS WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Astronomers announced Tuesday that, depending on definitions, they have confirmed three or four more planets that are about the same size as Earth and are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold “Goldilocks Zone” for liquid water to form.

These planets are likely to be rocky like

Earth, and not gas giants or ice worlds.

They get about the same heat from their star as we get from the sun.

That brings the total number of planets that are no bigger than twice Earth’s size and in the habitable temperature zone to eight or nine.

NASA also announced that its planethunter telescope confirmed its 1,000th planet outside the solar system, most unlike Earth.

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2. HOUSE SPEAKER OPPOSES MULTIPLE BID BILL INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The speaker of the Indiana House isn’t backing a proposal to change state law so that fellow Republican Gov. Mike Pence could run both for re-election and the White House in 2016.

Speaker Brian Bosma said Tuesday he didn’t think it was good policy to allow elected officials to seek multiple positions at the same time.

Pence earlier in the day called the bill a “well-intentioned distraction”

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but said nothing to discourage it.

The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel, would allow a sitting governor or state lawmaker to simultaneously seek re-election and election to a federal office.

Pence has stoked speculation that he’ll enter the 2016 Republican presidential race. He said he will make a decision after the legislative session ends in April.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed Mexico’s embattled president to the White House Tuesday, seeking help to jump-start a new U.S. approach to immigration, Cuba and trade.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto praised Obama’s executive action to shield from deportation some 4 million immigrants — most of them from his country

— and his move to re-establish diplomatic ties with Cuba. Both presidents are hoping Congress will approve a new trade treaty that would involve countries stretching from Chile to Japan.

And they discussed the Sept. 26 abduction and presumed killing of 43 college students, allegedly at the hands of local officials and police in league with a drug cartel.

5. SAME-SEX COUPLES TRAVEL TO MARRY IN FLORIDA YULEE, Fla. (AP) — With gay marriage now legal in Florida, same-sex couples from around the Deep South crossed the border Tuesday as the Sunshine State became a prime regional destination for gay and lesbian weddings still banned back home.

Out-of-state couples lined up outside county courthouses early

Tuesday in the Panhandle and northern Florida counties. Some drove for hours to get marriage licenses at the first opportunity.

“As soon as we heard about the ruling we pretty much decided on a whim to come yesterday,” said Scott Singletary, 22. “We wanted to make sure to do it as soon as possible, in case [the law] changed.”

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SPORTS

TODAY The women’s basketball team hosts conference rival Miami at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.

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Sitting at 5-6, the men’s basketball team travels to Ypsilanti, Mich., for a 7 p.m. tilt against Eastern Michigan.

FRIDAY Men’s and women’s swimming and diving compete in a co-ed meet at 6 p.m. in Indianapolis.

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A breakdown of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as both squads begin their Mid-American Conference schedules

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Redshirt senior Matt Kamieniecki looks for an open teammate against Grambling State on Nov. 24 at Worthen Arena.

Ball State defeated Grambling 88-46.

Sean Seller Most points: 12.1

Matt Kamieniecki Most rebounds: 7.0

DAVIS: | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “The thing that stood out [against Bethune-Cookman] was him having the feel for when’s the right time to pull the trigger,” he said.

Davis was just 1-3 from the floor in his first game. He is expected to continue improvement and have a larger role in the offense as he eases back in to game action.

His return boosts a Ball State backcourt that will be without freshman Jeremie Tyler for the second semester due to academic ineligibility.

Even though Davis has been cleared to play, there still are restrictions to his playing in

Zavier Turner Most assists: 4.1

5-6 5-1 0-5 0-0 67.7 64.7 .423 377 .724

Record Home Away Conference record Points per game Points allowed per game Field goal percentage 3-Point field goal percentage Free-throw percentage

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he’s healthy for the rest of the season and not rush back. It’s still to be determined how much he’ll play. » JAMES WHITFORD, men’s basketball head coach practice and in the games.

Whitford plans to limit his minutes as a precaution to keep his foot healthy.

“He’s still not going to practice the whole practice. We’ll pick and choose our spots for him,” Whitford said. “The smart thing for us to do is make sure he’s healthy for the rest of the season and not rush back. It’s still to be determined how much he’ll play.”

It’s been a slow process, but Whitford wants to build Davis

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Sophomore guard Jill Morrison looks for an open teammate against Evansville on Nov. 19 at Worthen Arena. Ball State defeated the Aces 76-70.

back up the right way and see how his foots responds to the physicality of play.

As for Davis, he is just thankful to be out on the court again with his teammates. He still has high expectations for himself and the Ball State team that holds a 5-6 record and is preparing for its first conference game.

“I’m really excited to get back out there with my teammates,” said Davis. “I’m ready to go out there and help lead my team to some wins.”

5-7 4-2 1-5 1-0 63.9 64.7 .428 .351 .728

Nathalie Fontaine Most points: 15.3 Most rebounds: 6.2

Jill Morrison Most assists: 3.0

Calyn Hosea Most assists: 3.0

SOCCER

ELEVEN PLAYERS QUALIFY FOR ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM

The Ball State soccer team placed 11 players on the 2014 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Women’s Soccer Team.

“I was very happy to see how well my players did,” head coach Craig Roberts said. “It is something that not just me, but the other members of the staff really try to push and let them know that we want them to do well on the field and in school.”

To be eligible for the team, players must obtain a 3.20 grade-pointaverage and have participated in at least 50 percent of their team’s games. Freshmen and junior college transfers are not eligible.

All-Mac selection Leah Mattingly achieved a 3.866 GPA, the highest on the team. Mattingly finished the season tied for the team lead with 12 points.

Last season’s senior captains Cailey Starck, Victoria Jacobs and Nicole Pembleton also earned spots on the academic team.

“As a staff, we promise to always support and help the girls with their academics,” Roberts said. “We know that they came here not just for soccer.”

Ball State finished the season 11-7-2, going 6-5 in Mid-American Conference play and losing to No. 1 seed Buffalo in the conference semifinals.

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BALL STATE’S ACADEMIC ALL-MAC SELECTIONS • L EAH MATTINGLY: Sophomore,

3.866

•C AILEY STARCK: Senior, 3.750 •G ABBY VELDMAN: Sophomore,

3.713

•V ICTORIA JACOBS: Senior, 3.631 •C HAY MCNITT: Sophomore, 3.533 •B ROOKE DENNIS: Sophomore,

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• LINDSAY KEMPF: Senior, 3.484 • ELAINA MUSLEH: Junior, 3.384 • L AUREN HALL: Redshirt

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•N ICOLE PEMBLETON: Senior,

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•M ADISON OYER: Junior, 3.2

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Class to present Freedom Bus in February Students work on mobile museum for immersive project LAURA ARWOOD STAFF REPORTER | llarwood@bsu.edu A Ball State class is continuing a project to highlight the Civil Rights movement in Muncie after the initiative’s funding failed and its founder died.

The Freedom Bus project began in 2005 when late Bea Moten-Foster, the Martin Luther King Dream Team founder, was inspired by Rosa Parks’s legacy to find the same type of communal strength in East Central Indiana, said Susan Fisher, Dream Team chairwoman.

The bus, a mobile museum made from a recycled public transportation bus, will travel to nine counties in East Central Indiana to educate children on diversity and Civil Rights.

The bus will display personal stories from East Central Indiana in six sections – backstory, big idea, education and employment, local leaders, public accomplishments and hate crimes.

MITS donated the bus, and shortly after, the group was given a community grant for $10,000.

“The project has had its fair share of issues,” said Beth Messner, head of Virginia Ball

Center Seminar and Dream Team assistant secretary. “The engine [of the bus] blew out. It wasn’t exactly like they had the money to fix ... the engine, so the progress stalled.”

The community raised enough money to fix the engine, and MITS, in addition to donating the original engine, donated the cost of labor.

Among the struggles the Dream Team had already faced, founder Moten-Foster, died in 2011, Fisher said.

When the fundraising did not cover all costs of progress, Virginia Ball Center commissioned a seminar to begin rebuilding the inside of the bus to create a locallybased museum.

Messner said the objective of the bus was not to highlight the well-known stories, but the Civil Rights movement on a local level. All information came from local sources.

The 14 students in the 15-credit seminar worked to create the layout and designed the bus in the fall of 2014.

“We went to the Virginia Ball house every day for the semester. We spent our life there,” said Marie Prevost, a junior history major.

Prevost said she chose the seminar because of the impact it had on the community. The seminar was her second immersive learning project.

“This project was more indepth; it yielded a tangible

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The Freedom Bus is a mobile museum made from a recycled public transportation bus. A Ball State class is taking over a project to highlight the Civil Rights movement in Muncie after the initiative’s funding failed and its founder died.

result,” said Prevost, “I have plane ticket stubs from my last trip, pictures, but there was no tangibleness from it. In the grand scheme of things, I built a civil rights bus. I spent an entire semester having no idea what was going on, and I had an impact on somebody’s life.”

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More than 30 students have participated in the Lunch with a Cop program. The program is aimed to help form a partnership with the student body and police on campus.

The program originally came together from a collaboration between the Student Government Association and UPD as a way for students to voice their safety concerns, SGA member Jack Hesser said.

Any student can set up a lunch by emailing Foster at jfoster@bsu.edu or calling UPD’s office at 765-285-1832.

The lunches offer students a way to ask an officer questions about how law enforcement works and allows officers and students to form personal, friendly relationships.

The Freedom Bus will begin beta-testing through the Virginia Ball Center Seminar this semester, which will “troubleshoot design flaws,” Prevost said.

The completion date is estimated to be January 2016, said Messner; however, the museum will be on display

That way, Foster said, if the student does run into officers in the future they will come at the situation from a neutral or even friendly base.

But more than that, it lets students feel comfortable speaking with law enforcement and change the perception about police.

“We want students to know we aren’t just here to ‘bust people,’” Foster said.

For field training officer Renita de la Garza, the lunches let her show students that, even though she wears a badge and a uniform while she works, she is still a human being.

“What I’m enjoying is that we don’t always talk about

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temporarily Feb. 7, 2015 in honor of Black History Month.

Though it may sell tickets or host events, the mobile museum will cater mainly to elementary schools, said Messner.

Fisher said having the mobile museum based on the community strengthens its significance.

“As a group, we felt that of

what police do,” she said. “We can just bring things down to a person-to-person level. I’ve enjoyed that a lot.”

The lunches often take place during an officer’s normal shift, Foster said, but he sees this work as just as important as his other, more traditional law enforcement duties.

“The relationships we form are incredibly important,” Foster said. “That’s more sets of eyes that can see criminal activity. We can’t do our job without the community.”

The program hasn’t only benefited officers. Aileen Perez, a sophomore criminal justice major, jumped at the opportunity to speak with an officer about what it’s like to

course contributions by national leaders have been important, but there are also things that happened here every day acts of bravery, of defiance, if needed, that made things happen locally,” Fisher said. “So we want the entire community to know about this, but especially students.”

patrol campus.

“They are working for the university,” she said. “Why not try to understand what they do, or understand them?”

She said the lunch helped her feel safer on campus because she knows exactly why officers are on campus and how they work.

Sophomore accounting and criminal justice major Bonu Dustova said she thinks every student should have a lunch with an officer because it makes students see them differently.

“We are made to fear authority. I guess a lot of people see a cop and their first thought is to fear them,” she said. “Having lunch with one is a great way to change that.”

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The Ball State shuttles continue to operate despite the snowy weather. More students opt to take the shuttle than walk through the low temperatures and snow.

Shuttles continue despite snow, low temperatures Weather prompts students to use shuttle services KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu With the low temperatures and snowy weather, students are resorting to taking the shuttles instead of walking.

But even with the snowfall Monday night, Larry Stevens, a Ball State shuttle bus driver, said he felt safe driving on the roads. Shuttles run as long as the university does not cancel classes and close campus.

He came in for his shift at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning and said by then, the roads were pretty clear.

“There were slick spots, but I consider them and keep my speed down,” Stevens said. “Ball

State does a good job at keeping the roads on campus good.”

Stevens said the times on the schedule are usually off during bad weather, since drivers are taking precautions by driving slower. Last year was the worst weather in which he’s driven during his seven years as a driver.

“The snow was piling up faster than the grounds crew could clean it up,” he said.

“We had to run the buses through all that stuff.”

The drivers go through training through Ball State and the Department of Motor Vehicles, and before winter weather comes, they discuss what they are going to do and how to handle it.

Ashleigh Adams, a senior psychology major, said she usually takes the shuttles when it is cold outside, since she doesn’t like the cold and

is prone to slips.

She said she isn’t nervous at all to ride the shuttles through bad weather.

“I’ve never had a problem with skidding. They slam the brakes pretty hard,” she said.

Brandon Meuchel, a shuttle bus driver, said there isn’t that big of a difference driving with winter weather.

“You just have to brake a little earlier,” he said. “We have the normal winter rules.”

Kris Shroyer, supervisor of bus operations, said the shuttle service typically operates while classes are in session and whenever students are on campus.

“There are times we do operate when classes are canceled,” Shroyer said. “We do operate in cold weather to transport students wherever they’re going on campus. Really, when the weather hits, we’re that full service.”

In the future, classes will take place during bad weather when it is possible to do so, according to bsu.edu.

Joan Todd, executive director of public relations, was unable to comment on the policy of cancellation or make up classes at the time of print.

The university uses emergency text messaging, Twitter and email among other platforms to alert students of class cancellations or campus closures.

Faculty are informed of campus-wide class cancellation the same time students are.

Though university classes weren’t canceled the first day this semester, five inches of snow caused Muncie Community Schools to have a twohour delay.

As of press time, Burris Laboratory School and Muncie Community Schools were on a two-hour delay for Jan. 7.

Ana Pichardo, a communications official of the Muncie Community Schools, said the MCS have no standard of when to close. The decision to delay came from the Muncie Department of Public Works and school officials, she said.

“It all depends,” she said.

“It’s all on an individual case.”

Though Ball State cancels classes less often than K-12 schools, commuters still have to find a way to class, sometimes despite car troubles.

The Department of Public Safety provides the Motorist Assistance Program for students, employees and campus visitors, free of charge.

According to the Ball State website, Ball State police officers and public safety personnel can provide shovels, help de-ice frozen door locks, jump dead batteries and inflate tires. They also can provide transportation to purchase gas and unlock vehicle doors.

The service is available to those on campus during the fall and spring semesters from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. MondayThursday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Ball State students try to stay warm as temperatures continue to drop and snow piles up on Wednesday across campus.

Friday and from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the Ball State website.

People who wish to use the service can call 765285-1111.

For those who have to be outdoors, the Indiana State Health Department is urging people to take precautions.

“When temperatures drop below zero, it’s critical to stay indoors as much as possible,” said Deputy State Health Commissioner Jennifer Walthall in a press release.

“If you have to go outside, be sure to bundle up with warm, water-resistant clothing. If you’re on shovel duty, take breaks and drink extra water.”

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drop below zero, it’s critical to stay indoors as much as possible. If you have to go outside, be sure to bundle up with warm, water-resistant clothing.

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TRICKS TO STAY WARM AND SAVE YOUR MONEY MILLER KERN STAFF REPORTER

The Weather Channel’s 2014-2015 forecast heralds a milder winter for the Midwest than last year’s record-breaking season. Still, with Wednesday’s minimum temperature of minus 12, off-campus students may still be looking for ways to lower their electricity expenses. Here are some tips for a toasty home without breaking bank.

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Change your filters

Dirty filters cause heating systems to work harder and use more energy. To avoid this, replace the filter every few months or purchase a washable filter (they can last up to five years).

Added bonus: changing the filter also cuts down the amount of dust in your home.

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Control your thermostat

According to Duke Energy, turning the thermostat back 10 to 15 degrees for eight hours a day can save around 10 percent a year on heating and cooling bills.

Adjust the thermostat during classes to lower energy costs.

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Use your ceiling fans

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