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University police officers speak with a man in the Letterman lobby who had a Nerf gun during the shelter-in-place alert on Wednesday. The call was a false alarm, caused by a Humans vs. Zombies player carrying his Nerf gear.
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A player with Nerf rifle prompts 911 call, police response Casey Smith & Allie Kirkman News Editors Students, faculty and staff were told to shelter in place for 20 minutes Wednesday after a report of an armed person on campus. It was a false alarm though, a report triggered by someone seeing a player in the Human vs. Zombies game. The alert was issued at 2:09 p.m.: “A male suspect wearing all black with a green bandana has been sighted carrying a long rifle near Bracken Library and Woodworth Complex.” Authorities at one point converged on a man in the lobby of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. The man left with officers but was not in handcuffs and did not appear to be arrested. Other details were not immediately available, though in the confusion, police rushed to check at two residence halls. Police radio traffic indicated alarms had been set off in Woodworth Complex and Botsford/ LISTEN TO THE 911 CALL Swinford AT BSUDAILYNEWS.COM residence halls, indicating an armed person at each of those locations. Officers who went to the halls radioed back that the alarms were sent not because of any sighting of armed people, but because the emergency alert had been issued campus-wide. An all clear was issued at 2:29 p.m. Shortly following, the Urban Games League — which hosts Humans vs. Zombies around Ball State’s campus — agreed to suspend games for the rest of the academic year while they discuss future options with University Police Department. See SCARE, page 4
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According to the Campus Master Plan, new residential buildings on the north side of campus will replace the LaFollette Complex, with an aim “to reinforce the sense of community.” The new residence halls on the north side of campus are expected to house 1,100 beds.
New residence halls, demolition of LaFollette Complex planned for north side of campus
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Andrew Smith Daily News Reporter
umpsters and fences are already moving in to begin the demolition of LaFollette Complex. With an aim to “reinforce the sense of community,” LaFollette is in the process of being replaced by two new residential buildings on the north side of campus, according to the Campus Master Plan. The new residence halls are expected to be completed by 2021 and will house 1,100 beds.
MASTER PLAN INCLUDES
• Increasing lawn space • Turning the parking lot between Robert Bell and LaFollete Complex into a green space • Replacing the University Apartments with new apartments near the Village and L.A. Pittenger Student Center. • Strengthening the North Residential neighborhood with new housing and dining options that replace LaFollette
“Unlike several other recently renovated residence halls, LaFollette Hall, because of its size, age and condition, is deemed economically unfeasible to renovate,” said Jim Lowe, associate vice president for facilities, planning and management. See LAFOLLETTE, page 4
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Sam Barloga Daily News Reporter One word came to Ball State men’s golf head coach Mike Fleck’s mind at the groundbreaking ceremony of what will become Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center. “I don’t want to say this, but I’m going to say this — finally,” Fleck said. It was a project that has been years in the making, and on Thursday afternoon Fleck, women’s golf head coach Katherine Mowat, Interim President Terry King, athletic director Mark Sandy and several donors shoveled the first scoops of dirt into the air to signify the start of a new era for golf at Ball State. “Our golf coaches visited four or five [indoor golf facilities] about two years ago, kind of looking at ideas and how we wanted to do it,” Sandy said. “I think in our conference it will be as good as any, and certainly won’t be as large as some of the ones in the power five conferences, but as far as the detail and what we’re going to put into it, it will be as good as all of them in the country.” The $1.7 million facility is funded entirely by donations and is expected to be completed by December. The namesake of the new center, Earl Yestingsmeier, coached Ball State men’s golf for 36 years from 1963 until 1998. See GOLF, page 6
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Ball State officials and donors broke ground on the Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center on Thursday. The $1.7 million facility, paid for completely by donations, is expected to be completed by December.
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