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Ball State, Muncie full of so-called haunted landmarks year-round
Ball State’s strong-suit this year on offense has been the running game, but in the Homecoming matchup Saturday, it was quite the opposite. The Cardinals were averaging 232 rushing yards per game prior to Toledo. The Rockets held them to 26 net yards on the ground while they ran for 280 yards of their own. With 30 attempts on the ground between Darian Green, James Gilbert and mobile quarterback Riley Neal, the Cardinals averaged fewer than 1 yard per rush. Head coach Pete Lembo said with how Ball State has ran the ball this season, teams will find ways to key on the Ball State running game. “It’s not gonna change next week and it’s not gonna change the week after,” Lembo said. “They’re gonna pack the box; they’re gonna zone blitz us to death. We’re gonna have opportunities to throw it, and we gotta be able to throw and catch.”
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ctober brings thrilling “haunted” houses and trails like Scarevania, but these Muncie locations and their spirit residents are present year-round. BRACKEN LIBRARY
Bracken Library is home to stressed and sleepdeprived students, but it’s also a haven for its fair share of ghosts. Tragedy struck Bracken early on when two construction workers died during the process of its construction, according to the Orient, Ball State’s former yearbook. Perhaps these are the shadows and voices nighttime custodian George Adams, 56, has encountered during his shift. “Late at night, you’ll think you see someone walk by the bookshelves and no one will be there,” he said. Adams has numerous tales of hearing noises when he was sure he was cleaning alone. “It always feels like someone is watching you,” he said. One time, he and a female co-worker were waiting on what they thought was a female student in a restroom. “We were trying to clean but we didn’t go in because we could hear that someone was in there. We waited and waited and when no one came out I sent her in, but there was no one in there,” he said. Whether or not ghosts haunt the floors of Bracken, all employees can expect a visit from at least one unwelcome caller — bats. Adams said they frequently turn up in Bracken.
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University issues alert of handgun
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Around 3 a.m. Sunday, the university issued an emergency notification warning students of a handgun near campus. University spokesperson Joan Todd said there are no updates at this time. “Officers searched the area after receiving the call, and no suspects have been apprehended,” Todd said. The alert, which came in an email and text form, said the university received a report of two subjects with a handgun within the past 40 minutes around New York Avenue and Wayne Street. The subjects were described as two black males in a dark vehicle, heading Northbound on New York Avenue. – STAFF REPORTS
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Music venues around Muncie will fill up with bands from a multitude of genres at the Muncie MusicFest Saturday.
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After being canceled last year due to sponsorship issues, the festival got two grants to put it on this year. The goal for the festival is to showcase as many Muncie and local bands as possible, said Graham Watson, the co-director and a Ball State alumnus. “[The show] better supports our community by highlighting local talent and giving lesser-known musicians access to bigger and maybe less familiar audiences,” Watson said.
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Before MusicFest, the Downtown Development Project used to fund End of Summer Jam Fest, which brought national bands to Muncie. When that money ran out, Watson proposed gathering the talent from Muncie and surrounding communities together for a better show that would cost less. “The formula has always been really simple — cast a really wide net, find all the bands that are available on that date, book them
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with emphasis on Muncie bands or bands with a strong connection to Muncie and try to make the whole festival as all-ages and affordable as possible,” he said. The event is free to all attendees through partnerships with community organizations. A new feature of this year’s festival is the use of Cornerstone’s third floor, which has been unused for 40 years, Watson said. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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