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LOCKDOWN

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A Muncie police officer stands outside of Woodworth Complex on Thursday, after a report came through that a gunman was spotted near DeHority and Woodworth complexes. Students were alerted via text, email and Twitter. Shortly after 10 p.m. students received notification that the campus-wide lockdown had been lifted.

Kara Berg & Casey Smith Daily News Reporters

Gunman on campus causes fear, panic in some students in residence halls

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t was a long hour and a half.

A single report of a man with a gun turned campus upside down Thursday night as Ball State police, Muncie officers and Indiana State Police searched buildings and ordered students to find shelter while they raced to track down two men said to be carrying a gun.

“I was really terrified,” said freshman nursing major Deona Webster.

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s police searched campus for a gunman, students away from the potential danger received the emergency alert texts. Some were worried and others were angry, but they generally felt safe.

Tenasha Stephens, a sophomore elementary and special education major, was in the Atrium and had just sat down for dinner when the campus-wide lockdown was announced.

See REACTIONS, page 5

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MORE THAN JUST MAKEUP

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SOCKS IN THE FRYING PAN Irish band performs in John J. Pruis Hall. PG 3

Drag queen 'Venus' to host drag show at Be Here Now at 9 p.m. today Alexandra Smith Daily News Reporter

After much practice, Jacob Goodpastor can get ready for a drag show performance in an hour and a half.

Goodpastor, known as “Venus” on stage, has been a drag queen for two years and will host Be Here Now’s drag show at 9 p.m. today.

In addition to organizing the show, he will also perform about six times during the event. Goodpastor has always had a love for being in the spotlight and dancing, traits that led him to buy his first outfit.

“I’ve also always had a fem[inine] side to me that I wanted to explore, and I enjoy playing characters,” he said. “So one day I was like, ‘I’m going to try this.’”

Goodpastor has come a long way from his first costume, bought at Party City.

Now, not only are his outfits custom, his wigs are made out of human hair.

He has also narrowed down his favorite makeup products and always listens to punk rock when “painting.”

For his name, Goodpastor took his inspiration from Lady Gaga’s single, “Venus,” and the Disney movie “The Little Mermaid.”

See DRAG SHOW, page 3

Breanna Daugherty // DN File

EMPLOYMENT

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Businesses struggle amid road closures in downtown Muncie. PG 4

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DINNER FOR 2ISH

Not one, not two, but three ways to cook chicken.

CHIRP: X FACTORS

Four keys in the football game between Ball State and Georgia State tonight.

The Ball State Cardinals open their season at Georgia State today at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

Ball State kicks off football season at Georgia State Jake Fox Football Reporter Fifth-year senior linebacker Aaron Taylor is no stranger to the Georgia Dome turf.

Before enrolling at Ball State, the Lawrenceville, Georgia, native played there as senior at Central Gwinnett High School.

Taylor said it was great playing on the same field as some of his pro idols, like Michael Vick, but he wasn’t satisfied with the loss his team took in that game.

“It was a long game,” he said. “Each team put up like 60 [points]. But we lost last time I was in the dome. That’s another reason I want to go back home and finish it off right.”

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THE ISSUE

Every issue we take a look at a national or worldly topic and get student commentary on what's happening around the globe.

Georgetown to give slave descendants priority for admission The Associated Press

Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, the president of the prominent Jesuit university in Washington announced Thursday.

The announcement from President John DeGioia came as Georgetown released a report calling on its leaders to offer a formal apology for the university’s participation in the slave trade.

In 1838, two priests who served as president of the university orchestrated the sale of 272 men, women and children for $115,000, or roughly $3.3 mil-

lion in today’s dollars, to pay off debts at the school.

The transaction was one of the most thoroughly documented large sales of enslaved people in history, and the names of many of the people sold are included in bills of sale, a transport manifest and other documents. Genealogical research conducted by Georgetown and by other organizations, including The New York Times, has identified many living descendants of the slaves.

The university will reach out to those descendants and recruit them to the university, and they will have the same advantage in admissions that’s given to people whose parents or grandparents attended Georgetown, DeGioia said.

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THEIR VIEW

ALEXIS MCKENZIE “I feel like the heart behind it is like to be inclusive, but I don’t think that that’s a good way of carrying that out for the sake of having a equal playing field,” McKenzie said.

JORDAN PRICE “All the suffering they went through, that is giving their descendants an opportunity to better themselves and not have to go through that," Price said.

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TAYLOR BAUER “I think the more opportunities and the more scholarships that we can give to people that have been affected by some of America’s mistakes in the past, the better," Bauer said.

MATTHEW TAYLOR “I think more towns should actually do that because, I mean, we damaged that community enough that we should repay back our debts,” Taylor said.

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GET UP

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The First Friday Food Truck Festival will be held at Old National Centre in Indianapolis today. The event starts at 5 p.m. and games and activities will be provided.

EVENTS

FRIDAY FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 @ 5 P.M.The Old National Centre in Indianapolis will host the First Friday Food Truck Festival today at 5 p.m. Games and activities will be provided, and the Indie Arts and Vintage Marketplace will also be open. Admission is $5.

"WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY"

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 @ 11 A.M. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, an IMAX Theater in Indianapolis (650 W. Washington St.) will show the family classic "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" in honor of Gene Wilder.

WHITE RIVER GREENWAY

MONDAY, SEPT. 5 Experience a sea of red, white and blue as more than a thousand American flags adorn Minnetrista’s lawn beside the White River Greenway in Muncie. Friends, families, and organizations can purchase a ribbon sponsorship as a personal dedication to a loved one. The display will be open from Labor Day through Sept. 11.

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ACROSS 1 Books in which each sheet of paper is folded into eight leaves 8 Factions 13 See 2-Down 16 Not likely to miss much 17 Politically active fowl?

18 Eyelashes 19 “A Chorus Line” number 20 Goddess with a throne headdress 22 Become clear 23 Flair 26 Easily bent 28 Clever insect?

32 Comfortable with 33 Dresden’s river 34 Takes in 37 Big hit 38 Subside, with “down” 39 Doozy 41 Loan fig.

42 “The Little Mermaid” prince 44 The kiwi is the smallest one 45 Embarrassed avian?

47 Fake it, in a way 50 Pageant accessory 51 Sandy’s home 52 Puts in place 54 Achievement of many a

CEO 57 Get rid of 59 Street-wise amphibian?

63 Birch of “American Beauty” 64 Require help 65 Slender woman 66 Oxford don associated with slips similar to 17-, 28-, 45-, and 59-Across DOWN 1 Anne Frank’s father 2 With 13-Across, Mexican restaurant choices 3 Loyal 4 20s dispenser 5 Bigwig 6 Dated 7 Swinging about 8 __ fly: productive MLB out 9 Hebrew prophet 10 Star 11 Operatic vocal effect 12 Dated 14 Coolers, briefly 15 Balancing aid on the slopes 21 Piece at the butcher shop 23 Goals 24 In a supple manner 25 Mayo is in it 27 Swell applications

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28 Edge 29 Letters at N.C.’s Camp Lejeune 30 Drink order 31 Clinton’s first Labor secretary 34 Locks often gray 35 Aries or Taurus 36 Brood 38 Make out 40 Make an impression 43 Hose problems 44 Stranded messenger 45 C equivalent 46 Time units 47 Hungers (for) 48 Raring to go 49 Given orally, as evidence 53 Golf club part 54 Complain 55 Thorn in one’s side 56 Dely. destination 58 Half a tuba sound 60 Econ. yardstick 61 One-tenth of a Vietnamese dong, formerly 62 E’en if

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Traditional Irish band takes Pruis stage Socks in the Frying Pan, a multi-award winning trio from County Clare on the West coast of Ireland, performs for Ball State students Thursday

Samantha Brammer // DN

The band Socks in the Frying Pan performed on Thursday at John J. Pruis Hall. The multi-award winning Irish band is known for its dynamic vocal harmonies and putting on high energy performances.

WEBSITE HELPS GRADUATES WITH CAREER PURSUITS Talify connects students to jobs by filtering search results itself Samantha Kupiainen Daily News Reporter When a majority of students graduate, the first thing on their mind is finding the perfect job that is worth the thousands of dollars and countless hours they spent studying to prepare for. Students want to put their education to work, and a new website called Talify aims to do just that.

Talify was built with the idea of connecting people with different areas of strengths and backgrounds to job, internship and volunteer opportunities.

The website is free to use for all Ball State students.

Talify aims to get the right students and

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“When Gaga was promoting that song she always dressed like a mermaid,” he said. “So it was very obvious that was the name for me.”

Like Goodpastor, Josh Kats, known as “Ida Kay,” had a passion for being onstage.

Kats has been in theater since he was 8 years old and loved singing, acting and dancing. He has been a drag queen for the past two years.

“I was actually serving at a bar in downtown Indianapolis and my current drag grandmother told me I should contact my now drag mother, and the rest was history,” Kats said.

A “drag mother” is the person who gets someone interested in drag for the first time, said Kats. That person becomes a confidant and someone to go to with questions about drag. “Drag families” are common; Kats has two drag sisters, a drag mother, father, grandmother, aunts and more.

For Kats, getting ready for a show can take an hour and a half to two hours. His process includes covering his eyebrows with Elmer’s glue and putting pounds of cake make up on his face. Sometimes, he even wears five pairs of dance tights

employers together, said Talify's director of campus outreach Jim Winters. What sets Talify apart from similar job search websites is that it sorts out jobs that would be best for the user by doing the filtering and searching itself.

The website narrows down options to those that best fit what the user is looking for, whether it be a part-time position, full-time job, paid internship or unpaid internship. There is even an option to look at factors such as desired income and willingness to travel.

“In under 30 minutes, Talify will identify your preferences and analyze your personal strengths — providing career and interview guidance uniquely tailored to you,” Winters said.

But it doesn’t end there. Talify also reaches out to companies and lets employers know about a user’s qualifications.

at a time.

“The process is strenuous,” Kats said. “[I put] duct tape in places that should never be duct taped.”

Kats’ original name was “Ida Killabi**h,” however, he changed it to be more audience-friendly.

During performances, he enjoys being able to channel all of his energy into what he’s doing. His favorite part is being able to meet the audience members. “[They] are so supportive,” Kats said.

For Goodpastor, being a drag queen isn’t about money or fame; it’s about creating a strong connection with fans. As someone who has suffered with eating disorders, self-harm and a mental health disorder, Goodpastor wants to promote the message that no one is ever alone.

“There’s always a tomorrow, and there’s always a new day to accomplish your goals,” Goodpastor said. “Never give up. I didn’t have anyone by my side for a long time so I feel like it’s my job to be there for other people.”

Doors open for Be Here Now’s show at 8 p.m.; the cost is $10 for those under 21, and $5 for those 21 and over.

Contact Alexandra Smith with any questions or concerns at ajsmith9@bsu.edu

Winters described it as “online dating for the job world, where the jobs are searching for you.”

Talify doesn’t just look at grades and work history. It also asks about involvement in activities, extracurriculars and clubs. It’s more personalized to the user, and not just the average person on a job search website.

For senior exercise science major Mitch Prather, he views it as a helpful tool for college students who are about to graduate or who are looking for an internship.

Prather is on track to graduate spring of 2017 and is in pursuit of a career as a collegiate coach. His first order of business after graduation is landing a job.

“I plan to start networking and continue to maintain the connections that I already have. Maybe look online for some job openings,” Prather said. “I’d definitely

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Talify.com is a free website for Ball State students to help them find jobs and internships after they graduate. It connects people with jobs that focus on their strengths and connects students and employers.

consider [using Talify]. Especially if I can’t find anything right off the back. I think it sounds like a great resource. It’s awesome to be able to put in a little more about you, like extracurriculars, when you’re looking for a job.”

Contact Samantha Kupiainen with any questions or concerns at slkupiainen@bsu.edu.

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'POKEMON GO' HELPS CLUB GAIN MEMBERS Pokemon Trainers Union increases in size due to app Victor Hamilton Campus Reporter

Mary Freda // DN

Downtown Muncie is in the middle of a large construction project. The project will open Walnut Street to two-way traffic, add ADA compliant sidewalks that promote outdoor dining, improve water drainage, add parking spots and add bike lanes.

Construction hurts business Closed streets lead to fewer customers downtown Mary Freda Daily News Reporter Downtown Muncie is in the middle of a major construction project.

Currently, the city is working to reconstruct the downtown streets, sidewalks and sewers.

While the construction will benefit downtown’s merchants in the long run, the longevity of the project has left some owners with fewer customers.

Mattie Coleman, owner of Town Boutique is one of the many business owners that has been impacted.

“I been downtown about 45 years and through my sewing and selling, I travel a lot with big conventions; I go to about eight conventions a year,” Coleman said. “I tell anybody, ‘always have a side job, a side business with your business’ because you never can tell what will

happen because you see with this work going on downtown, if I didn’t have some other place to go and make money, I’d done been gone.”

Along with the boutique, there are several other downtown restaurants, bars and small business that say it’s getting harder to remain open.

Victoria Veach, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership executive director, said progress is being made.

“Construction presents a challenge, but, for the most part, we are hearing positive comments as people anticipate the opening of Walnut Street to twoway traffic, ADA compliant sidewalks that promote outdoor dining, improved water drainage, added parking spots and added bike lanes,” Veach said. “We received confirmation that the phase South of Charles is ahead of schedule and on track to be paved this week.”

As of now, the project is still on schedule for substantial completion by the end of

September or first of October, she said.

Once construction is done, companies hope that students venture off campus to downtown Muncie.

“Muncie is a little different,” Debbe Caine, Hayloft Boutique owner, said.

“Students need to branch out a little bit and come into the downtown area and all of the areas, for that matter. Just get off campus, go check it out.”

Not only does downtown Muncie offer dining and shopping, it also offers employment opportunities for students.

“I’m keeping Ball State students by employing them and inspiring them to stay in Muncie,” Heidi Hale, Heidi J Hale owner, said. “It’s keeping them here because they have a job. They’re all metals majors and art majors, [and] there’s a place for them to come ... do what they went to school for and it’s right here in Muncie.”

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

The Pokemon Trainers Union at Ball State has nearly doubled within the last year, and the club’s president says the steady increase is thanks to the release of “Pokemon Go.” “Everyone’s joining the craze, which I think is a great thing,” Anthony Huber, Pokemon Trainers Union president, said. “It’s bringing a lot of people together who may not have played ‘Pokemon’ since they were a kid into the franchise.”

While the young organization has had a steady size of around 50 members, the club received over 200 signatures at the activity fair — the most the union has ever had.

Overall, the club has seen a 40 percent increase.

Founded by alumnus Nathan Golub in 2013, The Pokemon Trainers Union was created to connect fans of the franchise to celebrate everything and anything Pokemon.

The weekly meetings consist of members getting together and doing anything that has to do with Pokemon.

Popular club activities include: • Pokemon Bingo • Whose Linoone is it Anyway?

• Nintendo 3 DS “Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire” • Pokemon trading card game • The Pokemon TV show • “Pokemon Go” Along with weekly meetings, the club also puts on a Live Action Role Play (LARP) Pokemon Simulation every Semester.

The LARP is the club’s biggest event of the semester and allows contestants the opportunity to battle gyms across campus and attempt to become the Pokemon Champion of Ball State.

Pokemon Trainers Union member Dakota Gaither hopes that “Pokemon Go” has a lasting effect on people. “‘Pokemon Go’ really rejuvenated peoples interest in Pokemon. A lot of people say they watched the show as a kid or played the game as a kid,” Gaither said. “I want ‘Pokemon Go’ to actually encourage the people to actually play the games and let it encourage people to watch the show like they did when they were kids.”

Member Lauren Taylor thinks the group’s success also has a lot to do with the unity and shared spirit of its members.

“Growing up, a lot of kids who played Pokemon were stigmatized for it. It was just one of those things that automatically made you a nerd,” Taylor said. “But people kept on playing it, and when they came to college, they found other people that actually liked it, and, as a result, wanted to share that with each other and other people who may no have been able to get into it because of the stigma around it.”

Gaither said he hopes to see the club continue to increase in membership.

“I just want to encourage anyone that has any interest in Pokemon to come and check us out for a meeting or two,” he said.

Contact Victor Hamilton with any questions or concerns at vahamilton@bsu.edu.

TODAY'S BLACK WOMAN AIMS TO SUPPORT EVERYONE Organization empowers others, focuses on community service Mary Freda Daily News Reporter Ball State is home to over 400 student organizations , but one student group — Today’s Black Women (TBW) — is hoping to offer black women at the university a place to call home.

“Today’s Black Women is a group dedicated to empowering black women and cultivating collegiate minds,” TBW president Morgan Clark said. “One thing we like to stress to people is that even though we are very strong-willed and dedicated to empowering black women, we love seeing all people come out [and participate].”

The newly-founded student organization gives its members the opportunity to get involved on and off campus through community service, and also encourages those of any race, ethnicity or culture to participate. The purpose, Clark said, is to share a common goal with students of all kinds to support anyone they can in and around Muncie.

“Community service is something we’ve

really been striving towards lately,” Clark said. “Especially last year, we had at least eight different opportunities where we gave our girls options to come out with us.

We went to Second Harvest Food Bank, Mind Over Matter; we’ve [been to] the Ross Community Center — all types of places. Our goals are community service, empowering women and just having a good time sharing it with one another.”

Clark said TBW also promotes leadership through group bonding activities and professional development. The organization’s vice president, Cherrelle Bako, said her leadership role in club management has also been beneficial, allowing her to take on important tasks for the organization and taking responsibility to meet and recruit new members.

“Personally, TBW has given me a leadership role which is definitely important for me," Bako said. "It’s good experience, and I get to see and talk to so many freshmen and kind of be like their mentor, which is something that I think is really important, so I think the most beneficial thing is this leadership role that I’ve acquired through it.”

One of the greatest aspects of the groups, TBW treasurer DaShelle Blades said, is that

Mary Freda // DN

From left to right, vice president Cherrelle Bako, president Morgan Clark, treasurer DaShelle Blades and secretary Tyrah Brewer are all leaders of Today’s Black Women. The group encourages people of any race, ethnicity or culture to participate on and off campus through community service.

it also offers students a safe place to speak their minds. “[There is a] sense of belongingness — it is a close and intimate group,” Blades said.

“Our body meetings usually range from maybe 25 to 30 people, depending on the topic and depending on people’s schedules, but there is still that closeness. You’re not in a large organization meeting where you’re sometimes afraid to speak your mind because you don’t wanna be judged.”

An upcoming Ladies Night event is already in the works, and Clark said she hopes it will encourage more women to come to TBW meetings and get to know others there.

Today’s Black Women meets every other Monday in the Ball Communications Building in room 103, and all students welcomed to attend, Clark said.

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

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Half-eaten food was left abandoned inside of Woodworth Complex when students sought shelter after a gunman was spotted on campus near the DeHority and Woodworth complexes. The university was put on lockdown until shortly after 10 p.m. when students received notification that there was no ongoing threat.

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“The police didn’t come into my room, but I heard them all around us. I was really scared because I felt like they didn’t check on us. I cried twice, peed myself twice and had two panic attacks.”

In the end, police scanner traffic said security video showed the two men leaving Woodworth Complex without incident, but police would not confirm that. An otherwise normal Thursday night was ruined by all the uproar; however, no shots were fired, and no one was injured.

In a second-floor room in the Art and Journalism Building where several dozen students were sheltering in place, one female student said she was leaving but would be back: “I’m headed to the bathroom if anyone wants to go and you’re nervous.”

REPORT OF TWO MEN WITH A GUN The incident began with a report at 8:27 p.m. of a gunman spotted near DeHority and Woodworth complexes.

A second announcement over the university’s emergency alert system about half an hour later said two suspects were being pursued.

Authorities said the suspect thought to be carrying a gun was “a white male with dark, short hair, age 18-22, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves partly rolled up, brown cargo shorts, black socks and black shoes.” The second man was said to be around the same age wearing a pink-and-gray striped shirt.

Police radio traffic said a review of video from Woodworth Complex showed the two men left the building around 8:15 p.m.

Officers began searching nearby buildings, barricading Riverside Avenue between New York and McKinley avenues.

State troopers arrived around 9:20 p.m.

Emergency notifications from the university offered few details: “Gun in small of back. Last seen in area of Woodworth. Shelter in place until all clear given,” a text alert said shortly after 9 p.m.

RAS ORDER STUDENTS TO THEIR ROOMS Resident assistants had talked about emergencies like this in training but had

not practiced for them, said RA Levi McCarter of DeHority.

The emergency triggered sirens in both DeHority and Woodworth, blaring a warning about an “armed assailant in or near the building.” RAs were told to have students get into their rooms and lock their doors.

“My adrenaline is pumping,” McCarter said as he led students into DeHority. “This isn’t really something you can prepare for … It’s not like a fire alarm where you can practice it.”

At Woodworth, residence hall staff worked with their own students, along with others who were not from the hall but needed shelter. They told Woodworth residents to go to their rooms, and everyone else was led to a room near the dining hall. Police later moved those students to DeHority, checking IDs and making a list of students’ names.

Leah Heim, a sophomore English and French major, was one of the students waiting in line to be let into DeHority.

“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared,” Heim said. “We were all in a position to keep a level head. We’ve grown up [hearing about situations like this], we know how it goes.”

HIDING UNDER HER BED Webster, the freshman nursing major, said she was terrified throughout the entire lockdown. She and the three others in her room hid under their beds the whole time, even though they had to pee.

“We were freaking out and had no idea what to do,” Webster said. “It was like a high school lockdown, but 10 times worse because we didn’t have a teacher telling us what to do.”

Her mom told her she should transfer because of the threat, but Webster said she didn’t want to. She knew her mom was just worried for her safety.

Even after the all-clear was issued Thursday night, Webster said she was still scared.

“I can’t sleep in Woodworth tonight,” Webster said, “I probably won’t sleep at all tonight.”

Contact Kara Berg & Casey Smith with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.

Samantha Brammer // DN

A report came through Thursday at 8:27 p.m. that a gunman was spotted on campus. Students who were inside of the Atrium were advised by university officials to move into the Unified Media Lab and lights on the lower level were turned off.

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Stephens was ushered to the second floor of the Art and Journalism building. At the time, she knew very little about the situation and relied on the television screen projected on the second floor wall for information, which described a man in a pink shirt and khakis.

“That’s all,” she said. “We’ve been texted that there’s a man on campus with a gun, but we didn’t know if shots were fired.”

She didn’t even know how to react.

“Should I be scared?” she said. “I guess I feel safe because they shut down the lights.”

Sydney Shoultz, a freshman speech pathology major, was also on the second floor of the Art and Journalism building.

She said she felt safe but ill-informed.

“They are [good precautions], but it’s also a lot of wishy-washy information,” she said. “It’s just like, ‘these are the people you have to look for; there’s a gunman,’ and that’s all we get. You know, we don’t really know what the situation is so it’s hard to figure out how you’re supposed to feel about it.”

Alexa Cardelli, a computer information systems major who was locked down in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, was livid.

“The alert system, quite honestly, has been disappointing and absolutely asinine with the texts that they’re sending out,” she said. “The ones that make no sense and have grammar errors and are partial messages… this is a shame what my tax dollars are going to.”

She was in the building for Phi Mu recruitment when the lockdown began but didn’t find out about it until she tried to go to Starbucks on the first floor.

“We had no idea the building was on lockdown,” she said. “At that point it had been 20 or 25 minutes before we

had gotten the text message.”

Over in Noyer Complex, sophomore telecommunications major Skylar Crane got the alert as she was about to walk out the door.

“I was actually leaving for work, and then I got the text message,” she said.

“I had to call my boss.”

Crane works at Lafollette Complex but was allowed to stay home.

She said she felt well-informed throughout the ordeal.

“I think they’re handling it pretty well,” she said. “I heard they have a bunch of cops outside Bracken, and they’re walking through DeHority right now. They’re keeping everybody pretty well updated.”

In the Art and Journalism building, students kept their eyes on the monitors.

Freshman Chris Campi, a music media production major, said the atmosphere on the second floor was fairly calm.

“Now, it says there’s a second person,” he said with the glow of the monitor reflecting in his glasses. “A couple of us were joking that maybe it’s the same guy, and he just changed.”

In Studebaker West, undecided freshman Molly Carpenter said she stayed in her room once she got the notification.

“I guess that it’s still a concern since I haven’t gotten any information about the problem being solved yet,” she said. “I feel like it’s good that they described the person and where they were so that people stay away from the area.”

Jack Doyle, a freshman accounting major, said he wanted to see more in-depth updates from the university throughout the lockdown.

“I wish they would give us more information,” Doyle said, “so, like, we actually know what was going on… like I don’t know if there’s a guy just with a gun or if he’s actually hurting people. I just don’t know.”

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Garner called up to Cleveland Indians

Former Ball State pitcher makes Major League Baseball debut after being drafted in 2010 Colin Grylls Sports Editor Former Ball State pitcher Perci Garner was called up by the Cleveland Indians Wednesday.

In his Major League Baseball debut, Garner gave up one earned run in his two-thirds of an inning of work against Minnesota on Wednesday.

Garner was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft after being named firstteam All-Mid-American Conference his redshirt sophomore season.

That season, he posted a 4.62 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched with a 5-3 record. In his career at Ball State, he struck out 107 batters in 94 innings with a 6-3 record and 4.69 ERA. For two seasons, Garner was also a

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Five years later, Taylor will get a chance to reverse his fortune in his home state.

Ball State opens the season today in the Georgia Dome against Georgia State, the first true road game in an opener for the Cardinals since 2005.

First-year head coach Mike Neu said he thinks his players are excited to play in the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.

“Of course, when you get an opportunity to play a game in a professional stadium like that, it’s really cool,” he said. “We’ve got some guys from Atlanta, so it’s a little bit sweeter for those guys to have an opportunity to go back home where they grew up playing high school football.”

Sweet as it may be to play in front of family and friends, Taylor and fellow Georgia native Martez Hester still have a bitter taste in their mouths from last year’s matchup with Georgia State.

The Panthers came into Scheumann Stadium and pounced on the Cardinals, racing out to a 24-10 halftime lead.

member of the Ball State football team, though he didn’t see any snaps. He redshirted his freshman season in 2007 and was the third-string quarterback in 2008, the year the Cardinals finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record before dropping the MAC Championship game and the GMAC Bowl en route to their 12-2 finish.

A starter at Ball State, Garner toiled in the Phillies organization, reaching AAA Lehigh Valley for a single start in 2013.

He spent the bulk of the 2014 season starting in AA Reading, where he went 4-5 with a 4.85 ERA and 62 strikeouts.

In 2015, he was signed by the Indians as a free agent to be a reliever for Lynchburg of the Carolina League. Since moving to the bullpen, he hasn’t posted an ERA above 3.00, and this season he’s carried a Ball State Photo Services // Photo Provided 1.83 ERA across both AA and AAA ball.

Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or Perci Garner, former Ball State pitcher, was called up Wednesday by the Cleveland Indians. In the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, Garner was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round. concerns at @DN_sports

Then-senior Nick Arbuckle torched Ball Ball State’s offense than its defense on the State for 412 yards and a touchdown as Sun Belt conference call earlier this week.

Georgia State picked up a 31-19 victory. It “They’ll be fired up and have a lot of just was the Panthers’ second win against energy,” Miles said. “They’ve got a new an FBS program in school history, though coach, who I think is outstanding, and they went on to finish 6-7 (5-3 Sun Belt) they’ve got coach [Joey] Lynch there. after making their first-ever bowl game They’ll produce, and they’ve got some appearance. talent. That big This year, Arbuckle receiver [KeVonn is gone, and Georgia Mabon] they’ve State still hasn’t named “It’s so surreal for me. got is a really its starting quarterback. good player, and I mean, I grew up watching I really like their Still, Hester said the Ball State defense quarterback [Riley the Atlanta Falcons. For will have to improve Neal].” in order to contain He also said it me to actually play on the playmakers Penny has been difficult to Hart, Robert Davis and field, it’s a kid’s dream to develop a game plan Keith Rucker in the against a first-time play in an NFL stadium.” passing game. head coach.

“They’ve got athletes “We don’t know — Corey Hall, Starting Safety at receiver, and they’ve what you’re going got guys coming back to see because that made plays last year,” Hester said. there’s no game film on Mike Neu’s “It’s an explosive passing game ... And offense,” Miles said. “You’ve got to be we’re going to have to really bring it.” prepared for a little bit of everything.”

Georgia State head coach Trent Miles is After a long offseason full of change, in his fourth year with the Panthers after the Ball State players are ready to finally a five-year stint with Indiana State. He hit someone in a different color jersey. seemed to be more concerned with the Starting safety Corey Hall has been

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CROSS COUNTRY

Coach, players optimistic despite last place ranking

Staff hopes that freshmen recruits will bring new energy to Ball State cross-country team Cameron DeBlasio Daily News Reporter

Ball State cross country will have a young roster this season — half of its runners are freshmen.

Freshman Hannah Cummings said the shared youth has helped them bond.

“It’s funny, during lunch today, we were talking about our first freshman meet in high school and reminiscing about the memories of that,” she said.

Cummings, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of eight freshmen to join the program this fall. Distance coach Raynee DeGrio said he loves what the newcomers bring to the team.

“We’ll be a young team,” DeGrio said, “but that’s good because it brings in a lot of new energy and excitement surrounding what we’re doing.”

While there may be a lot of excitement within the program, the rest of the Mid-American Conference has yet to find a reason to believe in the Cardinals — they were voted to finish last in the MAC Preseason Poll for the fourth season in a row.

Although a MAC Championship is likely out of reach, DeGrio said Ball

State has more talent than the polls give them credit for.

“It doesn’t sound like other coaches have the highest opinion about where we’re going to be,” he said. “If we left with a top-eight, top-six finish in the conference, we’d be pretty happy.”

While the team seems to be going against the odds, DeGrio said the returning runners have already played a major role in laying the foundation for this program.

“Senior Erica Rinehart was a big part of the recruiting process last year for us,” he said. “Junior Jess Bryzek is someone who’s really bought into our program.

She’s a good embodiment of the team culture and the ‘buy in’ factor.

“Senior Jordan Timmons led us for a lot of the season and is one of our top returners. She leads by example and really sets the tone for the girls and shows them how we do things.”

Cummings said success may not be too far down the road for the team.

“I think that our biggest goal is to compete and fight for placement and points,” she said. “We’re really trying to make a name for ourselves, and I think we can do it this year.”

The Cardinals run in their first meet today at 6:45 p.m. in the Butler Open, held at Northview Christian Church in Carmel.

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waiting for almost two years now after missing last season due to injury.

Hall, a junior college transfer originally from Stockbridge, Georgia, said he’s ecstatic to return to the field in front of friends and family.

“It’s so surreal for me. I mean, I grew up watching the Atlanta Falcons,” he said. “For me to actually play on the field, it’s a kid’s dream to play in an NFL stadium.”

Taylor said he will also have a section at the game filled with relatives from the Atlanta area, plus some that are making the trip down from Tennessee.

It’s only fitting that he begin his senior year at Ball State the same way he ended his high school career — playing the game he loves in front of the people he loves.

“It means everything to me,” Taylor said. “Opening with Georgia State, that’s a big mark on my calendar. I’ve gotta go down there and give them the same feeling they gave us last year.”

Ball State and Georgia State will kick off at 7 p.m. today, with the game airing on ESPN3.

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