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A group of protestors from the anti-Trump rally marched on the streets, against traffic, on Saturday. People attended the anti-Trump rally at the Indiana Statehouse to listen to advocates express their concerns about Donald Trump.

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'Not our president'

We came out here because we believe that the presidency of Donald Trump is going to hurt not only women, but people of color, people with disabilities and we also think that people of color are in danger and people of trans identities and who are on the gender fluidity spectrum are in danger from a Trump presidency,” — Shelby Leveritt, social work

and women and gender studies major

Ball State students, Indiana residents gather in Indianapolis to protest president-elect Lauren DeLorenzo, Max Lewis, & Sara Barker Daily News Reporters

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Nearly four days after Donald Trump was announced as the new president, Hoosiers gathered at the Indiana Statehouse to protest. Some Ball State students made the trip Saturday to join the 500 protesters.

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ot all Hoosiers are happy with the new president-elect.

To make their voices heard, protesters, including Ball State students, gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Saturday to denounce Donald Trump.

Some were chanting, “Not our president,” while others went back and forth with counter protestors.

“I’m here today because I wanted to support the minority voice, really. I’m not here to protest democracy. I’m not trying to get Trump out of office,” said Carli Hendershot, a sociology graduate student. “I’m here because I want to support others that are really being acted upon right now. I want to be able to be a voice and be an ally to those people.”

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Museum on wheels damaged sometime in past 2 weeks Kara Berg Crime Reporter

Continuing a week filled with hate crimes and violence, the Martin Luther King Dream Team Freedom Bus was found vandalized Friday.

Someone used a hammer from one of the exhibits to damage another exhibit, set off the fire extinguisher and stole a few items, said Beth Messner, a communications studies professor.

However, the exact time and date the vandalism occurred is not known.

“I was very saddened,” Messner said.

“I think the message that we try to share through the bus is the importance of understanding history and importance of understanding civil rights. It’s a message a lot of people need to hear.”

The Freedom Bus, a mobile exhibit that brings civil rights history to children and communities across Indiana, has been in the works for 12 years. It just started touring the state in April 2016.

It’s one thing if someone disagrees with the Freedom Bus’ message and wants to have a conversation about it, Messner said.

But it’s another thing completely when someone decides to damage property.

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Grace Hollars // DN File

The Ball State football team must win their final two games of the season if they want to be bowl elgible for the first time since 2013. The last two games are on the road against Toledo (8-2, 5-1 MAC) and Miami (5-6, 5-2 MAC).

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Cardinals must win final 2 games to be bowl eligible Jake Fox Football Reporter

There are no more “ifs” for the Ball State football team.

Losers of three straight games, the Cardinals (4-6, 1-5 MAC) now have to win their final two games of the season if they want to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013.

“We’re in that single elimination mindset right now,” head coach Mike Neu said. “Apply it to the NCAA Tournament in March when you have the field of 64.

There’s something for us to play for. If we handle our business, there’s a bowl game that sits out there.”

It’s not as simple as it might sound.

In order to obtain the six wins needed to become bowl eligible, Ball State will have to go on the road to beat MAC power Toledo and a red-hot Miami team.

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After election, are shoppers ready to think about the holidays?

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The uncertainty surrounding who will be the next U.S. president is over. But with people still bitterly divided, are they ready to think about a holiday shopping season that thrives on feelings of joy and peace?

Reports from retailers, including department stores like Kohl’s, Macy’s and J.C. Penney, showed that shoppers had been starting to step up their spending in the weeks leading up to the election won

by Republican Donald Trump. And the companies are generally optimistic about a good holiday season, pointing to higher wages for workers and leaner inventories.

“A relatively happy employed consumer base is a willing group of consumers,” said Greg Portell, a partner in A.T. Kearney’s consumer products and retail and communications, media and technology group.

Pointing to the political environment is an easy excuse for retailers, analysts said.

Even after the rancor of the campaign, they believe, Trump supporters will be in the mood to spend and those who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton or another candidate may shop as a balm on their emotions.

“It’s retail therapy either way,” says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at NPD Group, a market research firm.

What the department stores were seeing before the election was a bit of a mixed bag.

Macy’s and Kohl’s raised their sales outlooks this week as they saw improvement, even as they posted another quarter of smaller declines. Nordstrom reported an increase in the key sales measure, and raised its earnings outlook.

But Penney cut its annual outlook for a key sales measure after reporting a surprise sales drop as it wrestled with weak clothing sales. Macy’s had specifically cited strength in apparel, across the men’s, women’s and children’s departments. Like some other

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retailers, Penney’s business has been volatile, bouncing back in the summer after a tough start to the year.

In general, a dip in buying is normal before a presidential election as people are distracted and advertising space is taken up by political ads, but spending usually bounces back afterward. In 2012 and 2004, year-over-year sales growth slowed an average of 22 percent in September and October, from the January through August period, but rebounded an average of 16 percent in November and December, according to consulting group AlixPartners.

Penney’s CEO Marvin Ellison noted from an economic standpoint, shoppers “are in really good shape,” he added.

“We are hoping that in the post-election, we are just going to see people spend,” he said.

Some consumers are nervous about changes under a Trump presidency that could affect a lot of different industries.

Donna Jonas, a retired customer service representative in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says she started spending less a couple months ago. The 63-year-old worries that Trump might privatize social security and what his plans might be for health care.

“It’s my financial future that I am concerned about,” she said.

Jonas says she has cut back on buying new books, and she and her husband won’t buy each other a holiday gift as they usually do. She also plans to spend less on gifts for her grandchildren.

Department store executives still say there are reasons to be hopeful.

“There are a lot of people feeling positive today” about a Trump presidency, said Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren, citing Trump’s victory speech that was seen as conciliatory.

As for those who are upset about the election, he says it’s too early to tell.

Ellison says it’s too soon to know how the election effect will pan out, but added, “We are a very resilient country.”

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SMASH BROS FOR CLOTHES

TODAY, 8 P.M. STUDEBAKER EAST 7TH-FLOOR LOUNGE the entry fee to this Smash Bros Tournament is an item of clothing that will be donated to Goodwill. There will also be food and drinks provided. People may donate clothes without entering the tournament, but a donation is required to play.

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TUESDAY, 5 P.M. STUDENT CENTER MULTIPURPOSE ROOM Join AASA and Spectrum for Hidden Blossoms: Discussion about Underrepresentation in Media. The groups will be talking about how minority groups tend to be underrepresented and misrepresented in different forms of media.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE AT TRIVIA AND WAFFLES NIGHT WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M. NOYER HOWICK/KLIPPLE LOUNGE Students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge in a trivia game about their majors, their APM and their Living Learning Community. There will also be free waffles and a prize to the winning team.

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SATURDAY, 5 :30 P.M. CLOWES MEMORIAL HALL Clowes Memorial Hall will host classic characters and amazing spectacles during Rodger's and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella." The national tour provides an opportunity for students to see professional theater and connect with others in their community.

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Muncie mayor promotes cycling in community Dennis Tyler's push for bike lanes well recieved Jordan Tafelski Daily News Reporter Muncie mayor Dennis Tyler is an avid cyclist, but a few years ago he stepped away from the hobby for reasons even he doesn’t know.

Following a brief health concern in 2012, he decided to get back into his old habit.

Tyler was at an auction and there happened to be bikes open for bidding. However, using his wife’s phone to complete the process without his glasses on hand, Tyler overbid by $300.

He’s fine with that, though.

“I got on that bike and just fell in love with it again,” Tyler said. “I’ve been doing it ever since.”

But he did have to sacrifice an annual tradition — riding his road bike in the Hilly Hundred in Bloomington — to attend Ball State’s Homecoming.

Tyler said he tries to ride about 100 miles each week, and it’s mostly for the health benefits. In events like the Hilly Hundred, he doesn’t focus on where he finishes.

“I try to compete with myself,” he said.

He’s also competing with other mayors.

Muncie is one of only 10 Indiana cities to be named a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, receiving a bronze rating from the organization earlier this year.

Muncie didn’t have any bike lanes when Tyler took office in 2012, but he brought forward the “Bike Muncie” campaign in 2014. He said the idea came from his time as a state legislator from 2006 to 2012.

“As I watched older cities and newer cities that were really moving forward in the right way, with economic development opportunities, one of the key ingredients of their economic development plan was healthier lifestyles,” he said. “Getting more people more involved in their health and wellness and creating a better quality of

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Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler said he tries to ride 100 miles a week on his bicycle. He spreads his love of cycling to Muncie by making it more bicycle-friendly through initiatives like the Cardinal Greenway and bike lanes.

place, which ends up being a better quality of life for everybody.

Tyler met with officials from Indiana University Health, Ball State and the city of Muncie and pitched his plan, which focused heavily on millennials and seniors.

The basic strategy was to rewrite ordinances and incorporate bike lanes throughout the city. It was an instant hit with officials.

“They just took the ball and ran with it,” Tyler said. “I just got out of the way.”

Muncie now has the largest single stretch of greenway in Indiana, something that has more than just Tyler excited.

“We really appreciate what he’s done to make the city of Muncie more bicyclefriendly,” said Jason Allardt, owner of

Kirk’s Bike Shop.

Ball State is also making strides to be more accommodating to cyclists.

“They’re incorporating more cycling opportunities into [the campus], and that will really help us as we go forward,” Tyler said.

Tyler’s personal favorite portion of the greenway is the southeastern area near the Prairie Creek Reservoir.

“It’s so beautiful, and particularly this time of year,” Tyler said. “Riding along the White River Greenway you see so many people out with their children and teaching them how to ride bikes, or riding together or walking together.”

The familial aspect is something

Tyler cherishes about the cycling opportunities in Muncie.

“Cycling is a great form of family entertainment I think, and a great way to get out and do things together and exercise and just enjoy the moment with each other,” Tyler said. “Families don’t seem to take the time that they did when I was younger to really enjoy the time and enjoy the weekends — it seems like life is just spinning so darn quick.”

Although he may have accidentally spent too much money buying a bike, that $300 overbid is starting to look like a steal.

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would come down to the wire.

Neu talked after the Eastern Michigan loss about how the Cardinals need to learn how to finish, but for the final two weeks, they have to be in win-now mode.

“In my mind, it’s all about a mindset and a belief we have to create,” Neu

said. “It’s something you can talk about, but you truly have to see it and believe it, and you have to get in each guy’s mind to know he’s really where he needs to be.”

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Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Toledo Nov. 22, 7 p.m. at Miami

Here’s how Ball State stacks up against each of those teams: Toledo (8-2, 5-1 MAC) After a 10-2 campaign and a win in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl a year ago, the Rockets are sitting at 8-2 with losses to BYU and Ohio.

Toledo also received three votes in the latest Coaches Top 25 Poll.

The Rockets play good, complementary football on offense to the tune of 539.7 total yards per game. They also average 39.4 points per contest.

Quarterback Logan Woodside leads the conference in passing yards (3,328), touchdowns (37) and efficiency (191.8). The junior also doesn’t make very many mistakes, with just six interceptions.

Pair that with one of the best running back duos in the MAC in Kareem Hunt (203 carries, 1,048 yards, seven touchdowns) and Terry Swanson (106 carries, 525 yards, three touchdowns), and you’ve got the only offense in the league that’s comparable to Western Michigan’s high-volume attack.

“Again, a team that doesn’t make a ton of mistakes,” Neu said. “They do a good job of playing consistent and making the plays when they come their way. I’m not surprised by the success.”

In Toledo’s lone MAC loss to Ohio, the Bobcats forced two turnovers and held the Rockets to just 122 yards on the ground. Ohio also put up 269 rushing yards on offense.

For Ball State to win this one, it

likely needs to win the turnover battle and control the flow of the game with sophomore running back James Gilbert.

Miami (5-6, 5-2 MAC) A month ago, this looked like the easiest remaining game on Ball State’s schedule. The RedHawks started the season 0-6 and lost their first two MAC games by multiple possessions.

But after an 18-14 win over Kent State Oct. 15, Miami took off. It has won five consecutive conference games, including victories over the likes of Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, and has a solid chance to win the MAC East and achieve bowl eligibility.

For that to happen, it would have to beat Ball State.

The RedHawks don’t do anything spectacular offensively (22.5 points and 354.1 total yards per game), but their strength lies on defense. In fact, they have the best defense in the conference statistically, giving up an average of just 347.3 yards.

Miami also leads the conference in interceptions, something that doesn’t bode well for a Ball State offense that has struggled with turnovers throughout the season.

If Ball State beats Toledo and gets to this point, it has the feeling of a grind-it-out, low-scoring affair that

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Secret Families prepares for holidays Non-profit organization to host 12th-annual community event Michelle Kaufman Immersive Learning Reporter Secret Families, a nonprofit that provides gifts to families in need, is currently looking for volunteers and monetary donations to prepare for the shopping and delivery day of the gifts on Dec. 3.

Secret Families was started in 2004 by Al and Chris Holdren, who provided two families a tree and presents.

Volunteers who participate in Secret Families shop at Meijer, wrap presents at Toyota of Muncie and then deliver the gifts or trees to the families. It is $550 to sponsor a family and monetary donations are accepted throughout the year. Families are selected through principals at local schools instead of an application process.

Melissa Daniels, customer and public relations manager at Toyota of Muncie, designed the dealership almost seven years ago with the concept of hosting the Secret Families events in mind.

“We can clear out the entire showroom and greet the public and have lots of people in the building. Secret Families was already in mind for this building before we even built it, so we’ve kind of built it around doing events like this,” Daniels said. “It’s

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Secret Families is a nonprofit organization in Muncie that delivers gifts or trees on Dec. 3 to various families in the community. The organization is currently looking for volunteers and monetary donations to prepare for the delivery.

grown more than we expected.”

In 2015, Secret Families delivered a decorated Christmas tree, presents, a $50 Meijer gift card and a Bible to 394 families.

Secret Families’ goal is to serve 400 to 500 families this year. Wasson Nursery donates

all its Christmas trees and Dalton & Co. Janitorial Supply donates items that can’t be bought with food stamps.

“It’s just a great way to experience Christmas and have some perspective in this world, and it’s a great way to feel like

you are really helping, so while there are many great charities that I like to support, this is very much the most hands-on charity that I participate in each year,” Daniels said. “It’s nice to hear the stories, go deliver to families and meet the families and see that you really are making a difference for people … it’s just kind of the spirit of the season is right there.”

Daniels calls the day “the most exhilarating and the most exhausting day of the year,” which ends with a donated dinner from MCL Cafeteria. Her husband and daughter open the dealership early in the morning and watch the quiet before the volunteers come. Cars are still sold on that day from the dealership, but staff members go on deliveries as well. “[Deliveries] can be really sad. I’ve cried [just because of] people wanting to share their story and how they didn’t have any hope, so it’s a good cry … it can also just be pure joy, little kiddos jumping up and down and [they’re] so excited, giving you hugs,” Daniels said. “It can just be a real sweet, humbling experience so it’s all over the map, but it’s always positive, it’s always uplifting. The goal of Secret Families is to spread hope and cheer in the Christmas season, and I definitely feel that we do that.”

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Republicans sweep Indiana General Assembly Mary Freda Daily News Reporter

Republicans won the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in this year’s election.

With a 239-192 majority in the House and a 51-48 majority in the Senate, Republicans have a gridlock on Congress and the presidency.

In the Indiana General Assembly, Republicans have an advantage, as well.

The Indiana House has a 70-30 Republican majority, while the Indiana Senate has a 41-9 majority.

The results, said political science professor Chad Kinsella, were contrary to what was anticipated.

“Unlike what many people thought was going to happen, they won all of these key offices,” Kinsella said. “I think it defied

expectations. So it puts Indiana firmly in the hands of the Republican party.”

Up until 10 p.m. Tuesday – election night – Kinsella said the general thought was that Republicans would only earn candidacy in the Attorney General’s office.

“Even myself, I thought [the Republican’s] were going to lose the governors race, superintendent’s race and many of the others down the ballot, but they won all of them,” Kinsella said.

While some Indiana residents may have hesitation about this Republican “supermajority,” political science professor Sean Hildebrand said that as a state, Indiana witnessed what “a more conservative path” can do to policies.

“Sure, they can take things in a more conservative direction if they want to, but we’ve seen them go socially

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Approximately 500 protesters filled the Indiana Statehouse lawn Saturday to denounce Presidentelect Donald Trump and make their voices heard. The protesters held signs and chanted to express their anti-Trump sentiments.

Approximately 500 protesters filled the statehouse lawn while holding signs and chanting to express antiTrump sentiments.

Shelby Leveritt, a junior social work and women and gender studies major, said she thought a Trump presidency could endanger some populations.

“We came out here because we believe that the presidency of Donald Trump is going to hurt not only women but people of color, people with disabilities and we also think that people of color are in danger and people of trans identities and who are on the gender fluidity spectrum are in danger from a Trump presidency,” Leveritt said.

One of the protest organizers, Audrey Bee, said she opposes Trump because of his previous statements about minority groups.

“People came because they were both afraid and angry. The president-elect has said, done or promised to do vile things against disenfranchised segments of the population,” Bee said. “Trump will either step down as the president-elect or his policies will end up being different than what was previously planned. The people’s collective power will give him no other option.”

Morgan Aprill, a second-year master’s student in TESOL Media Communications, said she felt that anger too.

“A lot of young people still did vote for Clinton because they were like, ‘well, we can’t have Trump because that’s going to be awful, because of the hatred that he’s been spewing,’” Aprill said. “I know for myself and a lot of my friends, we have been going through shock and despair and now it’s progressing into anger for pretty much being spat on by the establishment.”

However, Brien James, an Indiana resident and Trump supporter at the rally, said he wanted to observe the events in

conservative, what two to three years ago with the Religious Freedom [Restoration Act] and we saw what happened with that,” Hildebrand said.

While these changes don’t take place until January, Director of Communications and Technology at the Indiana House Republican Caucus, Erin Reece, reported the results of the election and what Republican State Representative Brian Bosma said in a press release Wednesday.

“This session, we will keep our focus on continued fiscal integrity, a longterm infrastructure funding plan, and teacher and student focused education opportunities,” Bosma said.

Future legislation isn’t definite at this point. However, based off of survey results, many points for legislation are reoccurring topics that citizens are interested in.

the state’s capital to see how the evening would unfold.

“We just came out to observe and to watch and I’m concerned that some of these protests that have taken place this week — innocent people are being attacked, I’ve seen it on the news,” James said. “If that were to happen, I want to be here to try to protect my fellow citizens and if not I just want to watch.”

Even though James had different views from those protesting, he respected their right to free speech.

“People have every right to protest. I encourage their right to peacefully protest as long as things aren’t being torn up and people aren’t being hurt, then go for it,” James said.

After the rally ended, a group split off and headed to Monument Circle.

From there, the group split again, with one section heading north and the other heading south.

Police say the group that went north “splintered off” and began walking in the road, blocking traffic.

Tasers and pepper balls were deployed after the group of protesters attempted to pass a barrier that had been set up by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Officers began detaining individuals who passed the barrier — immediately following, other protesters began throwing rocks at the police.

Two police officers received minor injuries but were not expected to go to the hospital, according to a statement from IMPD. As a result of the rally, seven people were arrested, four of whom were from Indianapolis.

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The damage took an entire day to clean up, with the help of many extra hands from the community who volunteered, Messer said.

“It’s really something at the heart of our organization’s mission and has required a lot of dedication and effort from hundreds of people to make this happen,” Messner said. “To have the bus vandalized in that way is something that’s personal.”

This act of vandalism may be one of 201 incidents of election related harassment and intimidation that occurred across the country during election week, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The increase in the amount of hate crimes this week appears to be even worse than what took place after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to USA Today reporting.

“Someone may not have acted out this way if the political atmosphere and public dialogue wasn’t so emotionally charged,” Messner said. “It’s providing a license for people to act this way ... I think that climate has perhaps encouraged somebody to express something they may not have before.”

With the support they’ve been getting from the Muncie community, Messner said she’d like to think the vandalism doesn’t represent the city as a whole.

It may be how some feel, but the community has always been supportive of the Freedom Bus project over the past 12 years, she said.

But there’s a lot of pain on both sides of the election results, Messner said, and that pain may not be being expressed in the best ways.

“One of the most important things that needs to change, is that we need to listen to one another,” Messner said. “Some people understand how to express that pain in ways that promote dialogue and understanding ... and I think other people may not have tools to express the pain in that way.”

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Someone may not have acted out this way if the political atmosphere and public dialogue wasn’t so emotionally charged."

— Beth Messner, communications studies professor

“We’ve seen at least in the Hoosier survey that we do here in the Bowen Center, that the main issues somewhat mirror,” Hildebrand said. “What people are definitely interested in, they’re interested in roads, they’re interested in jobs, economic development and they’re interested in better schools.”

As for what this means for students, Hildebrand said education is something both parties value.

“Education finance for the kids is something, Republican or Democratic, they just might have slightly different definitions on what that should be, but they usually like to do it,” Hildebrand said.

Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.

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The Martin Luther King Dream Team Freedom Bus was vandalized Friday.

Someone used a hammer from one of the exhibits and a fire extinguisher to cause damage to the exhibits. A few items were also stolen from the exhibit.

If everyone was able to listen to be committed to understanding, the dialogue would be more productive, Messner said. And that goes for both ends of the political spectrum.

Although the vandalism was hurtful, Messner said she’s incredibly grateful for all the support they’ve gotten from the community. She said she’s been receiving messages from all over, with people expressing their dismay and offering support for the project.

But this isn’t stopping the project, she said.

The bus is going out Wednesday for an event with an after-school program, and it will keep rolling forward.

Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.

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The Book Arts Collaborative is an ongoing immersive learning class that teaches students how to bind books and how to letterpress. The class is accepting book submissions for their press, which will publish 50 to 100 copies of the winning book.

Muncie bindery takes art submissions Immersive learning class, business works with local artists Carli Scalf Daily News Reporter

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The Book Arts Collaborative is like no other immersive learning class at Ball State.

Walking into the project’s space, located in the Madjax building in downtown Muncie, feels like walking into another world. Printing presses between 70 and 140 years old line one wall; a tidy row of aprons and a shelf of finished work lines another.

In the middle work area, you will undoubtedly find a few students or the project director, Rai Peterson, hard at work.

“Here, everything is a very big adventure,” Peterson said.

The collaborative began as a labor of love for Peterson, who had been teaching book binding in her English classes for several years, but became interested in expanding into printing and creating new curriculum to teach the skill.

The idea for Book Arts was born, and the summer was spent preparing the space downtown not just for class, but for business.

Peterson said the six credit hour class functions as its own business with three main avenues of sale: original handprinted pieces such as coasters, cards and journals, workshops on printing for the community and rental of time with the printing equipment.

“Students get experience running a business and selling to retailers,” Peterson said. “At the beginning we had to decide: did we want to make popular

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and commercial art, or did we want to be a high-end bindery?”

Students ultimately decided to be a high-end bindery that also made affordable work for the Muncie community. Deciding on defining characteristics of the business like this allowed students to get experience starting a company from the ground up.

Senior finance and marketing major Brandon Gilstrap is the product marketing and finance manager for the project. He finds the hands-on experience he’s received to be invaluable.

“I just knew the opportunity to be at the start of a business is something I probably wouldn’t have had,” Gilstrap said. “I do all the pricing, I keep track of all the materials, and then me and my team go to all of the retailers.”

Gilstrap said while many think the class is geared toward art or English majors, it has been a great project for business, and the mix of majors within the class makes the business run smoothly. Paige Baker, a junior graphic arts management major, agrees.

“This isn’t just an experience for people interested in art. This is something that any major can reap the benefits from,” Baker said.

Students work in the space for 10 hours a week on their own schedule.

They work on projects, with more time put in for other responsibilities to keep the business running.

The collaborative has products in several Muncie locations, including Art Mart and Gordy Fine Art & Framing.

Gilstrap said he was able to successfully

pitch their products to some companies in Indianapolis, and expanding outside of the Munice area has been exciting.

Their products are also sold during First Thursday Artswalks by Tribune Showprint, which shares the Madjax space with Book Arts.

Peterson said their relationship with Rob and Kim Miller, the owners of Tribune Showprint, has been crucial because of the equipment and expertise they share.

Peterson is also assisted by the project’s artist-in-residence, Sarojini Jha Johnson.

Peterson’s favorite thing about Book Arts is the service it provides to both the students and the community.

“We put fine art into people’s hands for a low price. We want people to feel lucky to live in Muncie,” Peterson said. “They can buy a handmade journal for the same price as a machine-made one from another store.”

The handmade quality of the work also appeals to the students.

“I love that this is a class that brings the past into the future and makes it valuable,” Baker said. “Many people think that these methods are obsolete, but here we make them an art and give it meaning.”

Beyond workshops, community members can also get involved by submitting an original work to the group's artist’s submission project. The collaborative will pick one winner and create between 50 and 100 handmade copies of the winning book.

They are taking submissions from single or group authors at $20 a book.

Submissions can be mailed to Peterson

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

• To enter an original work for reproduction, Book Arts is taking submissions from single or group authors at $20 a book.

• Submissions can be mailed to Rai Peterson at the Ball Arts and Communications Building, or can be dropped off at the Madjax building on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. by Dec. 9.

• All submissions should have either contact information or a return address affixed.

• Want to check out Book Arts? Interested students and community members are welcome to stop by the shop and visit anytime on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Madjax building in Muncie. Learn more about Book Arts at bookartscollaborative.com.

at the Ball Arts and Communications Building, or can be dropped off at the Madjax building on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. by Dec. 9. All submissions should have either contact information or a return address affixed.

Beyond all of the other qualities that make Book Arts unique is Peterson’s outlook for its future.

While most immersive learning classes have a defined end date, she hopes to keep the collaborative running as a functional business for as long as possible.

“We will be here next year — this is near and dear and important to me,” she said. “We hope to be here forever.”

Contact Carli Scalf with any questions or concerns at crscalf@bsu.edu.

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Family business still hand-dips chocolates Lowery's Candies follows traditional method since 1941 Michelle Kaufman Daily News Reporter Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie.

Lowery’s Candies is celebrating its 75th birthday this year and continues to hand dip each piece of the more than 100 varieties of chocolate items sold there.

Vicki Brown and her son, Charles Joseph, are second- and third-generation owners of the family-owned business.

Lowery’s was started in 1941 and moved locations to Brown’s parents' home 51 years ago, where it remains today.

Brown has worked full time at Lowery’s since 1974, and Joseph since 1998.

“At first, I didn’t like [the storefront in our house] because I felt it was intrusive to have all these people in the back end bothering me," Brown said. "I’d wanna go out and talk to my mother and she was busy, busy, busy, but I got used to it and now I really love it and you get to eat all the candy.”

Lowery's still uses kitchenware from 1941 to make the candy, and they will dip anything a customer wants in chocolate.

“The fact that we’re doing it the traditional, old school way — we still hand dip where everybody has transitioned over to machinery, that's what makes it even more special,” Joseph said. “We’re bucking the norm. In the world we live in now, it’s faster, faster, faster, faster, and ... it’s just fun to see something so traditional and 'old' holding its own against competitors in the mainstream society.”

Frieda Howard started working at Lowery’s in the '60s and learned how to be a dipper from Brown’s mother. She graduated from high school and returned to work at Lowery’s 11 years ago.

“I got away from the business for a while and then one day I called [Brown] and asked if I could come back to work,” Howard said.

Howard said the secret to getting perfect hand-dipped candies is knowing the correct temperature.

"I just know the texture of it," Howard said. "It’s hard to explain — I just know if it’s too warm, too cold, it’s just gotta feel just right.”

Because they refuse to add preservatives to their chocolate, Lowery’s is only open from Labor Day to the last Saturday before Father’s Day. From the last week in August until Dec. 31, 2.4 tons of

individual candy pieces will be sold. An additional 1.2 tons of chocolate is sold from Jan. 1 through Father’s Day. Lowery’s chocolate comes from Blommer’s, the biggest chocolate supplier in the United States. Companies such as Hershey’s and Nestlé also get their chocolate from Blommer’s.

“They’ve been in business two years longer than us, so we’re one of their oldest customers,” Brown said. “The Blommer’s salesman told me that he thinks we have to be, if not the largest, one of the largest true hand-dipping companies in the nation.”

Because Lowery’s has been around for so long, they are starting to see longtime customer’s kids and grandkids and some of the regular customers visit every day.

“It’s great, it’s fun when you see a customer that you’ve dealt with for ages … you can actually have a good time with them," Joseph said. "They feel a connection with us and that’s awesome to have customers that you know on a first-name basis that come in and you see them out at the grocery store and it’s like, ‘Hey, how are you doing, haven’t seen you all summer, how’s the kids, how’s life treating you?'"

Laurie Wilhelm has been a Lowery’s customer for 15 years. She said the business is a staple in the community and it would be missed if it ever went away.

“Any time I could sneak over and get some candy, I do," she said. "My kids used to go to a babysitter near here, so when they were really little I would pop by here with the kids and get them a piece of candy every once in awhile. [Now] any chance they can get, they’ll try to get over here.”

The family atmosphere at Lowery’s is both Brown and Joseph's favorite part about the business.

“We love to have fun … you look forward to coming to work cause you get to talk to everybody and see everybody," Brown said. "They’re all my friends, that’s the best part."

The atmosphere was what even brought Joseph back after leaving at one point. “[Muncie] feels like home. When my wife and I first got married, we actually moved out of Muncie because she worked in Indy and I worked here, and where we lived at, it just never felt like home," Joseph said. "It got to the point that when 76985 we had our child, we just jetted back to Muncie because it just is home."

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