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Multiple clothing stores leave mall Body Central, Wet Seal close Muncie locations this winter REBECCA BRUMFIELD STAFF REPORTER | rmbrumfield@bsu.edu
In less than a twoweek span, two clothing stores closed their doors for business in the Muncie Mall. Both RECENTLY CLOSED stores, targeting young Body Central closed teens and women, may in December 2014, be driven to file Chapter Wet Seal on Jan. 6 11 bankruptcy. Body Central, part of Body Shop America, Inc., is having financial troubles company-wide. According to a Body Central news release on Jan. 7, with financial insecurities at stake, the company has hired financial advisers to seek out alternatives for the company. The Muncie location closed in December 2014. Less than two weeks later, Wet Seal closed 338 stores in one swoop, including the Muncie location on Jan. 6, according to a Wet Seal press release. Cutting roughly 3,700 jobs nationwide, some stores were left with a four-day notice at a conference call on Jan. 2. Wet Seal has decided to rebuild its business, scaling back to operating with just 173 stores and its Internet business. The two vacant spots remain in the right wing of the mall, fewer than three spaces from each other. Other small corporate teen retail chains are experiencing hardships after the holiday season. PacSun and Aéropostale are on a watch list, according to the NASDAQ stock prices. Muncie Mall management said it couldn’t answer any questions about the trend.
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INFINITE MUSEUM SEE PAGE 5
Immersive learning project creates interactive David Owsley experience
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EMILY CONRAD STAFF REPORTER econrad@bsu.edu
f visitors to the David Owsley Museum of Art see people jumping around pieces of artwork, it’s because an app told them to. The app, the Infinite Museum, was developed by students developed to introduce a new interactive way to explore the museum. It is an interactive web application that provides users with prompts and information on the different artwork in the museum. Timothy Berg, an assistant professor of honors humanities, was in charge of the project, which got its name from the infinite number of experiences one can have at a museum. “I love the traditional museum experience, but I recognized that many people find it intimidating or cold, requiring a lot of knowledge of art history to enjoy,” he said. “I think there are creative ways to enjoy art in museums and I wanted to learn more about them.” See MUSEUM, page 4
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Beginning season 2-0 inspires team Cardinals defy preseason picks and ‘send a message’ to MAC ANTHONY LOMBARDI ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | @mobardi_edits With back-to-back wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, the Ball State men’s basketball team opened its Mid-American Conference schedule 2-0. The Cardinals are on a four-game winningstreak overall, and sophomore forward Franko House thinks the team’s recent play is sending a message to the rest of the league. Ball State was picked to finish last in the MAC West Division prior to the season.
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Change in defensive approach ‘catalyst’ for team SEE PAGE 6
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Students in an immersive learning class created a tool to help interact with the art at the David Owsley Museum of Art. The tool, Infinite Museum, uses 1,500 prompts that get visitors to interact with the artworks.
HISPANIC, LATINO ENROLLMENT INCREASES Diversity report shows drop in enrollment of other minority groups LAURA ARWOOD STAFF REPORTER | llarwood@bsu.edu
Although both African-American and Native-American enrollment has dropped at Ball State, the number of Hispanic and Latino undergraduates enrolled at Ball State has more than doubled in five years. Undergraduate Hispanic enrollCONTACT US
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ment has risen from 350 students in 2008-09 to 562 students in 2013-14, according to the Diversity Committee Report through recruitment and multiculturalism. The Diversity Committee Report is an annual, state-required report. Romelle Taday, vice president of Gamma Phi Omega, a Latinooriented sorority, said she chose Ball State because of its efforts to create a diverse campus. “When I finally picked Ball State, I found what I was looking for; a lot of diversity and a push for multiculturalism,” Taday said. “I think [Ball State] tries to make sure it’s TWEET US
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getting non-minority students to experience multiculturalism.” Taday grew up in an area rich in culture in Northern Illinois. She first experienced discrimination when she moved to a town a half hour away when she was in middle school. “I [used to live] in a melting pot. It was definitely a culture shock. …A lot of people hadn’t seen people from different races in town,” Taday said. “It helped me embrace my race and my culture. After that, I pushed for experiences that allow for culture.”
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Ball State reported about a 60 percent increase of Hispanic and Latino undergraduate students between the 2008–09 and 2013–14 academic years.
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