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Fixing the flood
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Bill Bryant spent 26 years teaching and promoting Ball State as a university media services production manager. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2013 and died Sunday.
University develops plans to minimize future floodwater damage
Faculty member dedicated to school
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POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS INSTALLING ADDITIONAL BACKFLOW DEVICES
Backflow devices prevent water from moving from the exterior of a building to its interior. They generally have a plate or other mechanism that blocks out water not flowing in the normal direction.
ADJUSTING THE SIZE OF DRAINS AT THE BOTTOM OF RAMPS
A larger drain will take in more water, helping reduce flooding more quickly. INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SUMP PUMPS
Telecommunications, media passion for lifelong Cardinal
Sump pumps are used to remove accumulating water. Once the water is inside the sump, it is removed through drain lines.
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FILLING UP CRACKS IN BASEMENT WALLS
If walls are completely sealed, then water cannot seep through the cracks.
Second only to his family, Bill Bryant loved Ball State. After graduating in 1986 with a degree in telecommunications, he returned to spend 26 more years teaching and promoting the university. The University Media Services Production Manager spent his time at Ball State not only leading students and faculty in creating video products for the university, but also working to enhance the lives of everyone he interacted with, said Alan Gordon, director of university media services. “He was such a unique individual. He was always friendly, always positive and was always wiling to help others,” Gordon said. “Even if a faculty member came in at the 11th hour and he was getting ready to go for the day, he would go the extra mile to make sure that he could help them.” Bryant died Sunday after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2013, around his 50th birthday. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. “It’s just, he touched so many people and we are going to miss him, but we will never forget him,” Gordon said. “You can’t replace all of the types of qualities he had — he is just rare.” It wasn’t just at the university that Bryant worked to make the world a little better. He created a support group for men with prostate cancer in February of 2013 which met at Muncie Central High School monthly, according to a profile about his group published in Ball Bearings magazine.
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all State is developing ways to deal with rising water in a bid to minimize damage in the future after floodwater entered several campus buildings Friday. While Jim Lowe, director of engineering, construction and operations, said he didn’t have an estimate of the total cost from the flood, he said a lot of the costs would be from the manpower. vidually to see why different buildings had flooding instead of trying a onesize-fits-all approach. Of all the buildings on campus, Lowe said the water affected the Wagoner and Noyer Complexes the most. While flooding hit campus, it also had a significant impact on the surrounding area. Because of the flooding throughout the community, Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler tweeted on Friday that sandbags were available and that the fire department water rescue crews are ready if emergency assistance is needed. “Entire city flood emergency! Please don’t go out to travel except emergency,” Tyler tweeted.
Other costs would include power to run the fans and dehumidifiers to dry affected areas, small areas of flooring that might need replacing and other minor fixes. The flooding affected the entire campus from LaFollette Complex to Elliott Hall. “Every one of these buildings took in water in a different fashion,” Lowe said. “It’s pretty spaced out. It’s a broad range of opportunity, and it’s a dynamic change as well. A discussion on improvements today might be different from five years from now because campus is always changing.” Because of the expansive range, Lowe is looking at the problems indi-
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MUNCIE YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS, 2008-PRESENT 2011 - 48.52 inches 2008 - 42.81 inches FROG BABY - 41 inches 2014 - 39.12 inches 2013 - 39.08 inches 2010 - 37.33 inches 2012 - 33.14 inches 2009 - 32.65 inches
2015 (to date) - 23.83 inches
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SOFTBALL
Perry leaves Cardinals for Fighting Illini
Coach calls Illinois ‘good fit’, will miss Ball State senior class
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BAHAMAS OFFERS TEAM TIME TO BOND Coach looks forward to different environment, way of living overseas
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The decision to leave Muncie wasn’t an easy one for former Ball State softball coach Tyra Perry. Fresh off an NCAA Tournament appearance in her second season, Perry had connected with many people in the surrounding community. She said there were no problems adjusting to the area, finding the best restaurants and getting comfortable. She said goodbye to Ball State last week, however, as she was TYRA PERRY named the second head coach in Former Ball State softball Illinois softball history. coach “I don’t move around without really thinking about it, and really considering what’s going on,” Perry said. “Just having that excellent senior class at Ball State coming up made it a really tough decision.”
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In early August, the Ball State men’s basketball team will be leaving to play in the Bahamas. Every four years, teams can take a foreign tour. Ball State’s last trip was to Vancouver in 2011.
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Ball State men’s basketball coach James Whitford is looking forward to more than game experience during his team’s foreign tour. “Obviously we’re going to a beautiful place in the Bahamas,” Whitford said. “But we’ll get to see the area and see another way of living. In terms of team chemistry and bonding, it’s a huge asset because you get a lot of quality time together.” The Cardinals will leave on Aug. 3 for Nassau and return to Muncie on Aug. 8. They will play two games while in the Bahamas. The games will be
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against the PJ Stingers and the Bahamas All-Stars at The Kendal G. L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. Whitford said the opportunity to play in real game situations will benefit the team, because it’s a different environment than controlled practice time. Ball State has a total of 12 practices this summer, including two in the Bahamas. “In any new season, there’s a lot of things you have to teach,” Whitford said. “We have five new players. You have to put in your defense and put in your offense, and those things take time.” The Cardinals return 11 players from last season’s roster that finished 7-23. Whitford said the biggest impact of the foreign tour will be on the newcomers, however.
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