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WEDNESDAY | SEPT. 7, 2016
The Daily News Emergency alerts spark criticism Ball State sent the following text alerts on Thursday:
8:27 p.m.
“Man with gun reported on Ball State’s Campus (DeHorty/ Woodworth Halls Avoid the area. Shelter in place. Visit www.bsu.edu for update.”
8:45 p.m.
“Concerning man with a gun call”
8:54 p.m.
“Concerning the man with a gun”
9:02 p.m.
“Suspect is white male in pink shirt w/ gray stripes & khaki pants. Gun in small of back. Last seen in area of Woodworth. Shelter in place until all clear given.”
10:19 p.m.
“Shelter in place has been lifted. There is no ongoing threat. (University Police Department) continues to investigate.” Allie Kirkman & Kaitlin Lange Daily News Reporters
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n the past, when a crime or emergency occurred on campus, the university alert system had been met with criticism from some students. In 2013, a student complained text messages were sent out too slow during reports of a possible armed assailant in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, the Daily News later reported. In fall of 2014, students were upset when no emergency alert was sent out in response to an armed burglary near campus. In May of this year, the alert system failed to send out a notification about a tornado warning, like the system was supposed to. Even though the university has added more emergency precautions over the years, which include sending alerts when there is a sexual assault near campus and installing red emergency call boxes in all of the classrooms, some students still had complaints about how the university handled information
regarding the person with a gun on campus Thursday. Students complained of the text messages being misspelled and vague in addition to what they said was a lack of knowledge of what to do from Ball State faculty members at the time of the campus lockdown. See ALERTS, page 3
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FOOTBALL
RUN GAME LEADS TO WEEK 1 WIN Cardinals rush for 325 yards, highest game total in 4 years Jake Fox Football Reporter Ball State head football coach Mike Neu said he’s loved his group of running backs since his first day on the job. After the first game of the season, he has even more reason to love them. The Cardinals rushed for 325 yards — their highest total since 2012 — and four scores in a 31-21 win over Georgia State on Saturday. Staying true to their running back by committee approach, three different backs scored a rushing touchdown in the season opener. Junior Darian Green had 93 of those yards and a touchdown. He said part of the reason Ball State was so successful against Georgia State is because he, sophomore James Gilbert and senior Teddy Williamson each have a different skill set, which keeps defenses off-balance. “[Gilbert] is the downhill, run-hard guy, I’m kind of the scatback and working on my downhill, and [Williamson] is the balanced running back,” Green said.
See RUNNING BACK, page 5
SPORTS RECAP
Five Ball State athletic teams traveled to compete over Labor Day weekend. PG 5
STUDENT CAR CRASH
Rollover near Scheumann Stadium parking lot results in only minor injuries. PG 4
GUN ON CAMPUS
Updates on the suspects who caused Thursday night's campus lockdown. PG 4
ONLINE SHOOTING ARREST
Suspect arrested for firing gun at Village Pantry posted bail.
Henry Tegler // DN
Seven Ball State students had the opportunity to partner with Turner Classic Movies for an immersive learning class this summer. Students created original content for a social media campaign called “Let’s Movie.”
Students partner with Turner Classic Movies Carli Scalf Daily News Reporter Seven students received the career experience of a lifetime this summer with an immersive learning class that partnered with Turner Classic Movies. Students had to create original content for a social media campaign the company was developing for the month of September. The campaign, called "Let’s Movie," was focused around slapstick comedy. However, TCM also wanted to specifically reach younger audiences, making Ball State the perfect fit. The project began because of a contact the instructor, Rich Edwards, had at the company. He had done work for TCM before but had never found an opportunity to get students involved until this project came along.
See TURNER, page 7
SERVING BALL STATE UNIVERSITY AND MUNCIE COMMUNITIES SINCE 1922
Immersive learning class develops content for 'let's movie' campaign