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FRIDAY | SEPT. 30, 2016
The Daily News tunes Ten years of
Muncie MusicFest hosts 40 bands with ties to local community
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Stephanie Amador // DN File
The 10th annual Muncie MusicFest will take place at the Cornerstone Center of the Arts, Village Green Records and various local bars today from 5 to 10 p.m. The festival will host 40 bands that are either from the area or have local ties.
Kirsten Wamsley Daily News Reporter
or 10 hours tonight, Muncie will be filled with the sound of local bands as the 10th Muncie MusicFest takes place. The festival will host 40 bands who are either from the area or have local ties. It begins at 5 p.m. at the Cornerstone Center of the Arts and ends at 10 p.m. The event has stages between Cornerstone and Village Green Records. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., the concerts will continue in local bars. “If you can find the right place to stand in Cornerstone while this is happening, you can hear four different concerts happening at once,” said Andrew Hesik, a member of the management team for the festival. See MUSICFEST, page 5
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BENEFICENCE DIALOGUE
STUDENTS DISCUSS DIVERSITY
CLOWNS
Dialogue aims to create more welcoming, inclusive environment Sara Barker Multicultural Reporter Students lined the hallways of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Wednesday night ready to talk about a big topic at Ball State – diversity. The annual Beneficence Dialogue, hosted by the Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Student Government Association, aimed to start conversations in groups about what the university needs to do to create a more welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. “I think it’s very important to have people actually involved in groups small enough that they can contribute and can’t hide,” interim president Terry King said. “So when you’re in a big auditorium, you don’t have to participate. You can just sit there and be passive. This is forcing everybody to contribute some thoughts and ideas and also receive some thoughts and ideas from others.” The night started with an update from the Multicultural Center, setting the stage for other speakers to give updates, as well. See BENEFICENCE, page 6
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Students can begin filing the FAFSA as early as Oct. 1.
DINNER FOR 2ISH
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Allison Coffin // DN File
Punter Kyle Schmidt punts the ball during the game against Eastern Kentucky Sept. 17 in Scheumann Stadium. Schmidt has punted 18 times for a 42.3 yard average this season.
Kyle Schmidt embraces his role as Ball State's punter Jake Fox Football Reporter There’s one player on every football team who only sees the field when things don’t go right: the punter. And for Ball State, it’s fifth-year senior Kyle Schmidt. Punter isn’t the most glamorous position, but it’s vital for a team to be able to flip field position when the offense stalls. However, if all went according to plan for Ball State head coach Mike Neu, Schmidt would never have to leave the sideline for the Cardinals. “I look at Schmidt every day when we’re in the game, and I’m like, ‘I don’t want to see you on the field,’” Neu said at his press conference before last week’s game at Florida Atlantic. “’I like you, but I don’t want you to play. I want to score touchdowns.’ For us, I think the mindset has always got to be that way.”
See SCHMIDT, page 4
SERVING BALL STATE UNIVERSITY AND MUNCIE COMMUNITIES SINCE 1922
Fifth-year senior embodies 'team player' mentality