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Paper goods cut back after overspending Woodworth initiates cost-saving plan to reduce waste TAYLOR WEDDLE STAFF REPORTER | tcweddle@bsu.edu Woodworth Commons is cutting back on paper goods after spending $20,000 more from July to December 2014 than it did during that same time period in 2013. A supervisor of Woodworth’s dining facility posted a flier asking the staff to be mindful of the use of paper goods, including napkins, plastic silverware, cups and to-go containers. The flier instructs staff to put food in the china bowls
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unless a customer confirms the meal as carryout. Jon Lewis, director of dining services, said the flier is a “management tool.” “The manager is just trying to get the staff to be aware we’re a little ahead on spending on paper goods,” Lewis said. According to the notice, Woodworth Commons is $20,000 over budget on paper goods. Lewis explained it was a rounded number. “They’re not $20,000 over budget,” he said. “They’re over $19,000 compared to last year’s expenditures.” Woodworth Commons, Noyer Centre and the Atrium have already spent more than half of the budget for paper goods for the facilities. For the remainder of the
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year, Woodworth has $75,842 left to spend for paper goods, compared to the $96,665 already spent. Between 2014 and 2015 budget reports, there is a $19,572 difference in purchases for paper goods. Each year, the dining staff estimates what will be needed for the budget by prior years’ usage. Lewis said the dining faculty “might have underestimated” the amount needed for the 2014-15 school year budgets. Lewis said if the staff continues “being aware” of saving paper goods and ‘’following the plan,” they won’t be over budget at the end of the year. Lewis said the facility might be wasting paper goods, using
a higher amount of inventory or purchasing more expensive items for this school year. He said dining often uses different products year to year to ensure the quality of its products. He said dining staff receives monthly reports of expenses. Woodworth Commons’ manager is also keeping the staff mindful of last month’s reports. Dining budgeted $6,740,850 total for Woodworth Commons for the year and had spent $3,080,110, or less than half, in December. As for other dining facilities such as the Atrium and Noyer Centre, the paper goods budgeted amount for the whole year is less than the current amount spent for the facilities.
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WOODWORTH PAPER GOODS SPENDING 2014, 2015
Woodworth Commons spent around $20,000 more on paper goods from July to December of fiscal year 2015 than was spent for the same time in fiscal year 2014. The graphic below shows the difference in spending for the two fiscal years.
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CAMERA SHOP CALLING Mike Powell quit school to take over camera shop, after 49 years he’s more than just an owner
Player named Freshman of Year, breaks rookie 3-point record For the second consecutive season, a Ball State men’s basketball player has been named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year. Sean Sellers was announced as the recipient of the award on Tuesday, a day after being named to the conference’s all-freshman team. Sophomore Zavier Turner received the honor last season. “I am proud of Sean for having a great freshman year,” Ball State coach James Whitford said in a statement. “We relied on him very heavily, and he consistently delivered. He has an incredibly bright future. In addition to being talented, he has high character and a great work ethic. I am confident SEAN SELLERS he will have a great career at Freshman forward Ball State.” Sellers started all but one game this season and led the Cardinals in total minutes played. He is the MAC’s top scoring freshman with 12.0 points per contest. Sellers broke the Ball State rookie record for most 3-pointers made in a season with 66 while shooting .437 from beyond the arc. He finished the year ranked fifth on the Cardinals’ freshman scoring list with 359 points.
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Ball State helping Afghan school receive national accreditation KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu After 10 years of war, Afghanistan’s education system had been severely damaged, the project coordinator for the Center for International Development said. Partly because of this, the Ball State Center for International Development has been working with The National Institute of Management and Administration (NIMA) in order to help the two-year Afghan university receive national accreditation. Ball State received a grant from the World Bank to work with NIMA. Ball State is working with NIMA to develop their curriculums, hire qualified teachers, assist the teachers in updating their teaching methods and help the university recruit and admit students.
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Mike Powell quit school during his junior year at Ball State in order to work full time at a camera shop after the business owner died. Powell now officially owns Jack’s Camera Shop which opened in Muncie in 1948.
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n the midst of Mike Powell’s junior year, while working full time for a camera shop, the owner of the business died. Quitting school wasn’t a choice for Powell — he had to. The shop needed to survive, he said. Long before Powell started working at the business, the camera shop opened in Muncie on Sept. 30, 1948. Its owner, Jack Walters, didn’t have to look far for name inspiration. He called his store Jack’s Camera Shop. Approximately 18 years later Powell started working at the downtown Muncie business part-time. Powell had experimented with photography in 4-H. His hobby inspired him to work at the camera shop. At the time, Powell attended Ball
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State and worked another job. Eventually, he was able to adjust his class schedule to work at the store full time. Now, Powell’s official title is owner, but he’s more than that. He’s the human resource professional and the maintenance guy — whatever the shop needs whenever it needs it. “I do it all. There is no typical day. I just walk in and see what flies,” he said. In 1986, Powell moved downtown and now lives right next to the shop. He said the situation is perfect — he hates traffic. He said he wouldn’t want to live in a town bigger than Muncie. He was born here, so keeping the shop in the area always made sense. For Powell, “the area” also means downtown. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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