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Magician performs on campus tonight, has appeared on ‘Tosh.0,’ ‘The Tonight Show’ SEE PAGE 3 FOR Q&A WITH JOEL WARD

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New ordinance could ban food trucks from Village, downtown during business hours

Anonymity of social media leads to sexual, threatening comments CALEB CONLEY AND DANIELLE GRADY | features@bsudailynews.com Comments about a Ball State professor’s body and wardrobe have been on social media for years, most of which she found amusing.

But the anonymity of Yik Yak led to different kinds of remarks about Katherine Den- KEY PLAYERS ker, an assistant proJUDGES fessor of communica• Barry Hawkins, tion studies. assistant director of Sexual and threatenstudent life ing comments caused the University Police • Dallas Pike, instructor of educational studies Department to get involved. They escorted • Adrienne Rhines, associate attorney at her to a car after one Kiley, Harker and Certain particularly graphic Yak. “It forces you to think FOR MORE, see page 3 about your own huSOURCE: American Parliamentary manity,” she said.

Debate Association and the Debate Team Elsewhere on campus, assistant director of the Ball State debate team, Robin Phelps-Ward proposed the idea of a public event debating the possibility of banning the app.

They felt it was important to have a serious conversation with the community.

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Food trucks and vendors lined the streets of downtown Muncie for the annual Muncie Gras. Choices ranged from giant elephant ears to chicken on a stick.

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Ball State gymnastics received a record attendance of 1,564 people for its meet against Florida on Jan. 11 at Irving Gym.

Gymnastics draws record attendance Recreation services considers possible change of location CHANCE FULLER AND ASHLEY LAHUE | GUEST REPORTERS If Ball State gymnastics continues to draw as large of a crowd as the team’s first meet, a move to Worthen Arena could be in store, said Dan Byrnes, director of sports facilities and recreation services.

Sunday’s meet against the University of Florida brought a record-breaking crowd of 1,564 people to Irving Gym, located in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

“Normally our crowds are five to six hundred … that’s why we built it the way we did,” Byrnes said.

With only 600 seats available, nearly 1,000 spectators stood for the duration of the twohour gymnastics meet.

According to USA Gymnastics, the sport has seen a 28 percent increase in athletes in the past 10 years, reaching 110,000 gymnasts nationwide.

Worthen Arena cannot currently anchor the uneven bars into the floor itself. They must be anchored down with water weights, which both Ball State and Florida coaches felt was not ideal for their athletes. Most gymnasts are used to practicing on anchored uneven bars.

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new ordinance has left a local food truck owner unsure of his future in Muncie, the Village and downtown areas.

The Muncie City Council passed an ordinance unanimously on Monday that would prohibit food vendors from operating within 150 feet, or about half a block, of an established food service business during business hours.

Bob Mattax, owner of Slop on Top food truck, said he doesn’t know what will happen to his business, especially during this time of the year.

“We’re currently in the offseason, it’s really hard to run a food truck when it’s cold out.

We’ll just have to evaluate things when spring rolls around,” Mattax said. “Honestly there’s a good chance that we’ll have to find another place to operate because this ruling will be pretty prohibitive.”

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Puerto Vallarta had a food truck at Homecoming Village on Oct. 6 where students could get See FOOD TRUCK, page 5 a variety of Mexican dishes to-go.

BREAK-INS RISE DURING CAMPUS BREAK University police respond to increase in burglaries over 2014 Winter Break RACHEL PODNAR STAFF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu

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During Winter Break, crime around campus increases. UPD responds to more breakins during the break than in both fall and spring semesters combined.

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The number of break-ins to which the University Police Department responds typically increases during Winter Break, but this year saw more than the previous two years.

University Police Department responded to seven calls for burglary during Winter Break, an increase from zero calls after Fall Semester 2013 and one call after Fall Semester 2012.

Six of those break-ins were located off campus. Compared to this past October, when students were in session, only one of three break-ins UPD responded to were located off campus.

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The break-ins reflected in data only include calls the department responds to, so it does not include burglaries Muncie Police Department may have responded to, and the off-campus break-ins were not necessarily in student houses.

UPD Chief James Duckham said burglary is a crime of opportunity and thus increases over breaks because off-campus student homes are unoccupied.

“Burglars will look for residences that are unoccupied,” he said. “They also know that, although the residence is unoccupied, it is not vacant.

Students leave valuables in their residences when they leave.”

He said during breaks, UPD’s vehicle and foot patrol sectors or response areas stay the same as when students are in session, but patrol officers pay special attention to empty houses.

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3. OBAMA ADVISES COMPROMISE IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives paid lip service Tuesday to the notion of bipartisanship in their first meeting since the Republicans assumed full control of Congress.

But neither side appeared to give ground on Republican priorities that have been met with a flurry of veto threats from the White House.

As he opened Tuesday’s meeting, Obama urged leaders to stake out areas

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister announced he would seek tighter surveillance of convicted extremists Tuesday, and reports emerged that the weapons used by a terror cell to kill 17 people around Paris came from outside the country.

Christophe Crepin, a French police union representative, said several people were being sought in relation to the “substantial” financing of the three gunmen. He said the weapons stockpile came from abroad and the amount spent plus the logistics of the attacks indicated an organized network.

A prosecutor announced a man already in custody had ties to one of the brothers who carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

French police say as many as six members of the terrorist cell that carried out the Paris attacks may still be at large, including a man seen driving a car registered to the widow of one of the gunmen. The country has deployed 10,000 troops to protect sensitive sites, including Jewish schools and synagogues, mosques and travel hubs.

of compromise on trade, tax reform and cybersecurity, saying he was hopeful that “a spirit of cooperation and putting America first” will prevail. The president was flanked by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the two Republicans now in charge of Congress.

Republicans have taken aim at core elements of the president’s agenda, including legislation on immigration and health care that the White House has vowed to veto.

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2. ISRAEL HONORS JEWISH VICTIMS OF ATTACK JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of mourners joined Israeli leaders and the families of the four Jewish victims of a Paris terror attack on a kosher supermarket for an emotional funeral procession Tuesday, reflecting the deep sense of connection and concern in Israel over the safety of fellow Jews in Europe.

The ceremony turned into a nationwide expression of mourning and solidarity.

Relatives of each victim spoke briefly and lit a torch in memory of their loved

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ones before stepping off the stage to embrace Israel’s president and prime minister. The ceremony concluded with Israel’s national anthem.

The four victims — Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab, Philipe Braham and FrancoisMichel Saada — died Friday during a tense hostage standoff at the market in Paris.

They were among 17 people killed in three days of attacks last week by terrorists claiming allegiance to al-Qaida and the Islamic State extremist groups.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The subway train had just pulled out from a busy Washington station when it ground to a halt and foul-smelling smoke began filling the cars and the tunnel.

In the fear and chaos that followed, riders prayed but also helped one another, performing mouth-to-mouth on an unconscious woman and offering an inhaler to a man curled in a fetal position on the train’s floor. Some waited for rescuers as instructed, while others opened the doors

and broke out of the cars on their own.

One woman died and more than 80 other people were sent to the hospital, mostly for smoke inhalation, after an electrical malfunction Monday that left a multitude of unanswered questions a day later.

Commuters demanded to know: Was the train’s evacuation unnecessarily delayed? Were riders given the right information? What caused the woman’s death?

Authorities in the nation’s capital had no immediate answers.

5. BILL MAY STOP SCHOOLS FROM CHAIRING BOARD INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Republicandominated Indiana Legislature wants to remove the Democratic state schools superintendent from chairing the State Board of Education.

A bill filed Tuesday would allow Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s appointees to the Board of Education to elect their own chairman, most likely ousting schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz as

the current chair.

Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long says the “dysfunction” from the board’s fights with Ritz over the past two years makes the change necessary.

The bill would also allow the board to hire its own staff independent of Ritz’s.

Ritz is the only Democrat holding a Statehouse office. Other Democrats say the bill is a political attack on her authority.

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MAGIC JOEL WARD’S PERFORMANCE

He’s performed on “The Tonight Show” and “Tosh.0,” but this evening, magician Joel Ward makes his Ball State debut at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Here, he talks his unlikely beginnings and how magic can be the greatest pick-up line.

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Q: How did you get started doing magic?

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A: I first saw a magician when I was 6 years old. I was in the first grade, and a magician came to my school to perform at an assembly and asked for a volunteer. I was a shy kid and didn’t even raise my hand. He picked me. He handed me two metal rings and told me to hold them together. He said that I was going to be the magician and told me to drop one of the rings.

When I did, they linked together.

The entire school applauded and the magician told me I was now a magician. I believed him. I went home that day after school and told my mom that I got to help out the “musician.” I didn’t have my two front teeth at the time so when I explained it, she finally realized that it was magic that I was talking about. From that moment, I knew I was going to be a magician.

Tour, about 30 shows in January and February. I average a couple hundred shows a year.

Q: Do you generally perform the same set at every performance, or do you switch it up?

A: The great thing about performing magic shows is that I can change it. And I change it almost every time I perform. I like to get a sense of the crowd.

Certain tricks go over better for certain audiences. And I study improvisation. So if I feel a particular trick will go over better for a particular audience, I will make that choice in the middle of a performance.

Q: Do you think the art of magic gets less attention now that it would have in the past, say 10 years ago?

Q: What is the most intriguing thing about magic?

A: Magic is a fascinating art form.

When I was young, the trick, the gimmick and the answer intrigued me. When I started high school I did magic to meet girls.

It was an icebreaker. I didn’t have to rely on a good conversation.

Instead, I could make my phone number appear. That was fun for me. Today, I’m in it for the laughs.

Magic has this thing that makes people feel like a kid again. When you watch a magic trick and can’t figure it out, your first reaction is to just laugh. It’s really fun. I love watching the reactions.

Q: What is your favorite trick? Why?

A: I have had lots of favorite tricks over the years. Probably my favorite to perform these days involves a ladies ring, a tennis ball and some fun comedy and magic.

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Magician Joel Ward makes his Ball State debut at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center tonight at 8 p.m.

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can with magic, and television is a great way to do that. But performing live is my favorite.

Q: How did you make your way up to such big Q: What is your favornames? What does it ite thing about perQ: Where is the cool- mean to you to be able forming? to perform for these A: I would have to say the coolest place you have per- types of audiences? est thing about my job is that I formed?

A: I have been doing magic get to travel and see the world.

A: Living in Hollywood, I get to perform at some cool places. I perform regularly for celebrities. Recently, I performed a private party for Johnny Depp.

That was pretty cool. And I also performed for Katy Perry’s birthday party. That was equally cool. She rented out this private club in Hollywood called the “Magic Castle.”

There were tons of celebrities there and I ended up hanging

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 This possibility of banning the app has already happened at colleges in Chicago, New Mexico and Vermont, according to an October article in USA TODAY. The Ball State debate begins tonight at 6 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building, room 175 and will include two teams with two debate students on each team. The government team supports banning the app while the opposition team supports the existence of the app.

Robin Phelps-Ward introduced the topic to her students after listening in on bus-ride conversations to and from debate tournaments. “...I was intrigued, worried and confused by some of the comments I read,” said Phelps-Ward.

Most of the comments about Denker reference her blazers.

Some go further. She said it is likely because she teaches a large lecture class and because she is a woman.

“I’m going to get feedback

for so long that it just kind of happens. I am positioned in Los Angeles and perform at many comedy clubs and private clubs in LA. People see me perform and get my business card. When the opportunity arises, I am called. It’s a mixture of luck, being at the right place at the right time and hard work. I think it’s fun doing television. I mean, I love to reach as many people as I

just like university presidents or anyone else gets feedback,” Denker said.

Minority students at a South Carolina University formed a group called “A Coalition of Concerned Students.” Greenville Online reported that the students presented a list of grievances to university administrators, asking for a public commitment to prosecute people who attack minorities on social media.

But last week’s terrorist attack at the satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo has called into question the subject of free speech, which the opposition team intends on including in their first statement of the debate. “[Free speech] is a hot topic on campus and definitely also on a national scope of things everywhere,” said Dakota Wappes, a senior debate team member.

Wappes will be debating on the side of the government.

Phelps-Ward hopes the debate will engage the campus community, but some Ball State students already have an opinion on the app.

I have been fortunate to perform all over the world: Asia, South America, all over the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Central America. Everywhere is different, and people respond to magic differently. And magic is a universal language. I don’t have to speak the language for people to understand it. It’s pretty cool.

Q: Do you look to other magicians for inspira-

A freshman musical theater major, David Ibarra described some posts on Yik Yak as “gross” and “crude.”

“I had Yik Yak for one day, posted two things: one regarding snow and the other regarding my hometown Seattle, and I received a wide variety of rude comments, so I deleted the app,” Ibarra said.

He believes the existence of the app should be independent on the individual and not the administration.

Mackenzie Klahr and Bri Kirkham contributed to this article.

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A: I look up to a lot of magicians. When I was younger, I loved David Copperfield and Lance Burton. Today I admire Penn and Teller. They have a perfect blend of original magic, showmanship and rawness to their show that is so poetic.

Also, a good friend of mine, Michael Carbonaro, is another magician I look up to. He has a really great show on TruTV called “The Carbonaro Effect.”

You should check it out.

Q: How often do you perform?

A: I try to perform magic as much as possible. One year I did 500 shows at a casino in Lake Tahoe. Right now, I am on the road doing my 2015 College

A: Magic is a dying art form.

Technology has really changed how we see magic today. We see so many great new gadgets that can do amazing things and movies where CGI is commonplace. I think it’s hard to capture magic on a camera. Magic is best performed live. And close up magic, pure sleight of hand, is still an art form in the purest sense. When you see someone make a coin disappear right in front of your eyes, that is real magic.

Q: What advice would you give someone trying to get into professional magic?

A: I would suggest them learning some magic on their own first. Magicians are secretive of their art, but once you prove yourself to another magician then they open their doors. I would suggest learning some magic on YouTube, or buying a book. Libraries are filled with magic books. There are also tons of magic organizations all over the world. I would search Google for The International Brotherhood of Magicians for more information. If all of this sounds too hard, you can just buy a magic trick after my show on Wednesday. I sell a cool card trick for $5.

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Ferguson shuffles members of cabinet President selects adviser to fill interim communications role HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER | ALAN afhovorka@bsu.edu The futures of two top administrative positions are uncertain as President Paul Ferguson continues to shift the Ball State hierarchy.

The university is not looking for any replacements after two resignations. Instead, Julie Hopwood, Ferguson’s longtime adviser, is serving as the interim vice president of enrollment management, marketing and communications, and filling two positions.

The two people who resigned are Tom Taylor, former vice president of enrollment management, marketing and communications and a member of the president’s cabinet, and Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president of marketing and communications and spokesperson for the university.

Hopwood will maintain her role as Ferguson’s adviser while she fills Taylor’s position. This will leave Proudfoot’s old position empty. Her appointment as interim VP will continue as necessary throughout 2015, President Ferguson said in an email to the university on Jan. 2.

Hopwood is working with enrollment management, marketing and communications to review the structures, budget, staff and other components of these offices. By the end of spring semester, she will be making a recommendation to the president on how to revise and reshape

HOPWOOD’S CAREER WITH FERGUSON Julie Hopwood has worked with President Paul Ferguson at four different universities since 2002.

Here is a list of the positions she had at each of those universities.

• University of Nevada Las Vegas: graduate assistant • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: assistant to the provost for policy and communication • University of Maine: senior adviser to the president • Ball State: chief of staff and interim vice president of enrollment management, marketing and communications these departments, she said in an email to The Daily News.

“From working with the leadership team in enrollment, marketing and communications, we will submit a strategic plan recommendation related to divisional organization and structure,” Hopwood said. “After review of that recommendation, the president will decide how and when to move forward in division leadership.”

These recommendations and possible revisions will fit into the president’s refocused vision for the university. However, his vision has not been formally announced.

But Ferguson has emphasized increasing the university’s research focus on numerous occasions. The president will be giving his “State of the University” address Feb. 6.

Hopwood filled the same interim role at the University of Maine two years earlier where she focused on the reorganization of UMaine’s en-

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Julie Hopwood talks with President Paul Ferguson about her transition into being the chief of staff, a position that hasn’t been around for 10 years. She has worked with Ferguson for 12 years at four different institutions.

rollment management, marketing and communications departments and divisions at Ferguson’s request.

In 2011, UMaine’s director of university relations resigned and Ferguson placed Hopwood in this position,

said Margaret Nagle, senior director of public relations and operations at the University of Maine.

“Under [Hopwood’s] leadership, the division created and implemented a long-term strategic plan mirroring the

Five Below to open Muncie location in March despite corporate lawsuit Retailer among new businesses set to fill Marketplace location | AMON RIZVI GUEST REPORTER Five Below is still scheduled to open in the Muncie Marketplace in March, despite corporate lawsuits from stockholders, one of the owners of the marketplace said.

According to Five Below, Inc.’s website, the store is one of the leading retailers of “extreme-value merchandise to the teen and pre-teen market.”

The retailer is known for the price of their merchandise ranging from $1 to $5.

According to the Dow Jones, the Philadelphia company’s shares were over $43, until a federal class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Five Below, Inc. and several officers and directors.

The stock as of Tuesday morning was just over $34.

Among other complaints, the defendants are accused of raising Five Below’s 2014 sales and earnings guidance twice,

while hiding that two founders intended to step down as CEO and Chairman, according to Globe Newswire.

“I don’t know that most consumers are aware of what the stock price is or isn’t unless they get a lot of coverage in the national media,” said Dagney Faulk, the director of research in the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at Ball State.

She also said the Muncie’s Five Below will only have troubles surviving once it opens “only if they have trouble as far as management or

logistical problems getting their store set up.”

Faulk also said Five Below is in a good location for business.

“It’s probably one of the hottest shopping centers in the area right now,” Faulk said. “All the stores are new and people may want to check them out. I would think that is a place that they can be successful.”

Five Below is scheduled to open next to Dick’s Sporting Goods and Michaels. McAlister’s Deli, AT&T, Men’s Warehouse and Jersey Mike’s Subs are also scheduled to open at the Muncie Marketplace.

PENCE PUSHES EDUCATION AS PRIORITY FOR LEGISLATORS DURING 2015 SESSION Governor promotes proposals to boost state charter schools | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Mike Pence heralded the health of Indiana’s economy in his State of the State speech Tuesday, while saying future progress depends on getting more students into high-quality schools.

In a speech being watched for signs that Pence might enter the 2016 presidential race, the first-term governor promoted his proposals for boosting Indiana’s charter schools and the state’s private school voucher program by directing tens of millions of additional dollars toward them. He also unveiled a push to add a balanced budget amendment to the state constitution, noting that Indiana is one of a handful of states without such a requirement in its constitution.

“It is a tribute to the public servants in this room that Indiana has adhered to that practice in recent years even though it is not required,” Pence said in remarks prepared for delivery.

He said adding the requirement to the constitution would ensure that “unlike Washington, D.C., we won’t bury our children and grandchildren under mountains of debt.”

Pence’s dig at Washington was one of many points sure

to resonate with conservative voters. He noted that states have emerged as “a source of inspiration on fiscal policy, economic growth, education and health care reform” while confidence in Washington is at an all-time low.

“Indiana is leading the way, proving every day that we can balance our budgets, run our schools, choose our health care and serve our people far better than a little intellectual elite in a far, distant Capitol ever could,” he said.

Pence told the joint session of the Republican-dominated House and Senate that the state’s fiscal discipline has led to economic growth, lower tax rates and job creation.

The governor’s budget proposal presented to lawmakers last week would increase school funding by 2 percent, or $134 million, in the first year of the state budget, and by 1 percent during the second year.

It would give $1,500 more per student for charter schools at an estimated cost of $41 million over the two years. It also lifts the school voucher program’s limit on per-student funding, which the Pence administration projects will cost $4 million annually.

Democrats, who are badly outnumbered in the General Assembly, maintain Pence’s proposals for additional voucher and charter school spending will come at the expense of traditional public schools. They also criticize

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Gov. Mike Pence gives his inaugural address in January 2013. The governor gave his State of the State address Tuesday and discussed his vision and goals for 2015.

his plan for spending some $700 million on building and highway projects but failing to include money to hire more child welfare caseworkers.

Pence has fueled speculation of a presidential campaign with several trips around the country and overseas in the past year. He has also taken steps to oppose federal government policies, winning the praise of tea party supporters.

The governor didn’t make any overt mention of national politics Tuesday. But by proposing the balanced budget amendment, Pence was highlighting a favored issue of conservative Republicans, who have for many years pushed for a U.S. constitutional amendment requiring a federal balanced budget.

Pence spokeswoman Christy Denault said details of the proposed Indiana amendment were still being worked out and it would soon be introduced in the Legislature.

The proposed amendment would have to be approved by two separately elected Legislatures before going to voters in a statewide referendum, which would be 2018 at the earliest.

Its potential impact was unclear, since the constitution currently prohibits the state from incurring debt.

The governor touted the state’s $2 billion in cash reserves, which were largely built under former Gov. Mitch Daniels with a funding boost from President Barack Obama’s 2009 federal stimulus program.

top priorities of ... the university’s five-year strategic plan,” Nagle said.

The following year, UMaine’s enrollment management, marketing and communications went through a comprehensive reorganization. It

then launched a branding and marketing campaign, started an athletics engagement initiative, a campus-wide Communicators Network and UMaine’s first written marketing and communications policies and procedures.

CHARLIE HEBDO NEWSPAPER FRONTS MUHAMMAD, DRAWING MORE THREATS

PARIS (AP) — In an emotional act of defiance, Charlie Hebdo resurrected its irreverent and often provocative newspaper Tuesday, featuring a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover that drew immediate criticism and threats of more violence.

Working in borrowed offices, surviving staff published an unprecedented print run of 3 million copies — more than 50 times the usual circulation.

It was to appear on newsstands Wednesday, one week to the day after the assault by two masked gunmen that killed 12 people, including much of the weekly’s editorial staff and two police officers. It was the beginning of three days of terror that saw 17 people killed before the three Islamic extremist attackers were gunned down by security forces.

Before the new edition was even released, one of Egypt’s top Islamic authorities had warned Charlie Hebdo against publishing more cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Dar al-Ifta, which is in charge of issuing religious edicts, called the planned cover an “unjustified provocation” for millions of Muslims who respect and love their prophet and warned the cartoon would likely spark a new wave of hatred.

CRIME:

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In November, UPD sent out a public safety notice to students reminding them to take caution before Winter Break, warning them of burglaries near campus.

About a month later, three burglaries occurred on Christmas Eve, within a short distance of each other, in the 1400 block of Washington and Gilbert streets.

Students from one of those houses got a call from UPD on Christmas Eve that their offcampus house had been broken into while they were away for the break.

Junior visual communication major Rachel Trewartha said the officer called to let her know the back sliding glass door had been broken like something was thrown through it, leaving glass shards on the floor.

“Nothing was touched, luckily,” Trewartha said. “Maybe people were drunk or something, but nothing else was disturbed.”

Trewartha and her roommates said they would not have known about the breakin if UPD had not alerted them, because they were not there to report the crime.

Duckham said burglaries are discovered by officers on patrol or reported by neighbors. If the students are not home, UPD tries to make contact with either them or the landlord.

“UPD actively patrols our response area looking for signs of residential burglaries,” he said. “If we locate something suspicious, UPD officers will investigate.”

Even if students made sure to lock their homes during break, Duckham said many students leave their homes and cars un-

UPD BREAK-IN RESPONSES DURING WINTER BREAKS The University Police Department responded to seven burglary calls over this past winter break — here are the responses over the past five years.

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UPD CHIEF’S TIPS TO AVOID BURGLARY • L ock all doors and windows, even if you will be gone only a few minutes • L eave lights on when you are not home •D o not leave valuables in plain sight •K eep an inventory of your valuables •D on’t post comings and goings on social media

locked on a daily basis now that they are back. He advises students to lock homes and cars when they are unattended and to leave lights on when no one is home.

“Be a good neighbor; if you see something, say something,” Duckham said.

Trewartha said she and her housemates made sure to lock up before Break and were surprised their house was targeted.

“You do think about [breakins over Break] because everybody leaves at once,” she said.

“It crossed my mind, but you never think it’s definitely going to happen.”

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NEWS

FOOD TRUCK: | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

According to City Council Member Linda Gregory, the ordinance was proposed because of complaints from Village restaurants about food vendors taking their business.

She pointed out that established businesses pay property taxes and provide upkeep for the sidewalks, as well as restrooms for the public; street vendors do not.

However, Gregory said, in hindsight, she regrets voting in favor of the law.

“I’m not sure it’s a good thing … I think having street vendors, at least during the summer months when people are out walking around, it adds a kind of ambience that you don’t have otherwise,” Gregory said. “I’m in favor of the little guy and free enterprise and all that kind of thing … at this point I think if I had it to do over I would probably vote against it.”

Mattax said he was disappointed the businesses that

were threatened by his truck didn’t approach him with their concerns, but instead went to the council. He said he has tried to cultivate good relationships with local restaurants and that no complaints have ever been brought to his or his employees’ attentions.

“That’s the hardest part, that I’ve been real nice and I’ve tried very hard to make sure that I’m friends with everyone, talking to code enforcement and the health department and other businesses and making sure that I wasn’t making anyone upset, and apparently that’s not true,” Mattax said.

Mattax said during the three years that Slop on Top has been in business, he’s realized that Muncie isn’t very food truck-friendly.

“Between not being able to be on [Ball State’s] campus and now not being able to be in the Village or downtown during prime serving time, I think it’s going to be a killer,” Mattax said. “[It] pretty much makes it difficult to make it work. I think Muncie and food trucks have a bleak future.”

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Slop on Top manager Christina McVay hands food out of the truck to Steven Putt and Charlie Koers. The food truck, located next to Village Green Records, opened in March 2013.

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Accept a challenge and move quickly for a nice benefit.

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SPORTS

Sitting at 7-7, 3-0 in the MAC, the women’s basketball team hosts Kent State at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.

TODAY The men’s basketball team tries to stay undefeated in conference play with a 7 p.m. contest at Western Michigan.

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SATURDAY The men’s volleyball team welcomes Penn State at 7:30 p.m. for a matchup at Worthen Arena.

FOOTBALL

MAC ANNOUNCES 2015 SCHEDULE

The Mid-American Conference released its 2015 conference schedule for football on Monday.

Ball State hosts Central Michigan, Toledo, Massachusetts and Bowling Green. The Cardinals will travel to take on Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ohio. Dates will be announced later.

The Cardinals’ non-conference schedule includes a home matchup against VMI and road contests at Texas A&M and Northwestern. Ball State can still add one non-conference game to complete its schedule.

The Cardinals finished the 2014 season with a 5-7 record overall and 4-4 in the MAC. It was the first time since the 2011-12 season that Ball State has been ineligible to play in a bowl game.

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BASKETBALL

PEPSI, ATHLETICS OFFERING $5 FOR DEAL

A combined 5-0 start in Mid-American Conference play by the Ball State men’s and women’s basketball teams has brought Pepsi and Ball State Athletics together for a special deal.

Fans will be able to purchase general admission tickets to any men’s or women’s upcoming basketball game for just $5, limit four, through today.

The men’s team travels to Western Michigan today for its next game, while the women host Kent State at home today. If either team wins, fans that are part of the $5 for 5-0 deal will receive a Ball State hat, courtesy of Pepsi.

To order tickets, fans can call 888-BSU-TICKET or visit the Worthen Arena ticket office during regular hours. Tickets can also be purchased before the women’s game against Kent State. The offer expires at 9 p.m. tonight.

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Freshman guard Francis Kiapway looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to during the game against Central Michigan on Jan. 10 at Worthen Arena.

Stepping into

a starting role Freshman guard moves up, leads team on winning streak ANTHONY FLETCHER STAFF REPORTER

After missing the first two including a 2-0 start in Midgames of the season with a American Conference play. foot injury, Ball State men’s Ball State head coach basketball guard Francis Ki- James Whitford has been apway didn’t shy away from pleased with Kiapway’s the big moment. In level of production his fourth career as a starter. He game, he buried two praised the freshthree-pointers in the man’s understandlast two minutes to ing of the game help Ball State defeat and how quickly Indiana State. he’s adjusted to Three games later, the style of play. after fellow freshAt 6-foot-3 and man Jeremie Tyler 190 pounds, KiapFrancis Kiapway way is bigger than was deemed aca2014-15 per demically ineligible game statistics a lot of guards. He for the rest of the • 5.5 points sees himself as season, Kiapway • 1.4 rebounds an energy player was promoted to • 1.3 assists who can spark the the starting lineup • 0.45 steals game with his deagainst Longwood.

• 21.6 minutes fense and scoring, “I didn’t really think whether it’s startit would happen,” said Kiap- ing or coming off the bench. way. “You never know when He can also play the point your number will get called. guard position and run the Mine did, and we haven’t offense. Whitford doesn’t lost a game since then.” look at Kiapway as a guard Since Kiapway became a who can have double-digit starter, the Cardinals are on assists every night, but still a four-game winning streak, trusts him to make good

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decisions with the ball.

“He’s a really solid piece that we really trust when he’s in there,” Whitford said. “I trust him. He makes very few mistakes, takes good shots, and lets the game come to him.”

Kiapway is also praised by his teammates and coaches for his strong work ethic and level of intensity, as well as the defensive prowess he brings to the court.

Junior forward Bo Calhoun has established a close relationship with Kiapway.

Calhoun credits Kiapway as a player who works hard for his position and doesn’t expect any handouts, always

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wanting to defend against the best guards on opposing teams. Prior to the season, the pair worked out in the offseason together.

“We hang out a lot outside the court,” Calhoun said. “Kiapway is a tough player who shows the desire to play.”

In Ball State’s last game, an 83-65 win over Central Michigan, Kiapway went 0-6 from the field.

Kiapway said he doesn’t expect his poor performance to carry over, but knows his intensity and work ethic are other attributes that can still help his team win.

With the ability to anchor the uneven bars, Ball State Athletics and Recreation Services made the joint decision to keep the gymnastics meet versus Florida in its normal facility: Irving Gym. Ball State plans to replace the Worthen Arena court this

summer and include the ability to anchor uneven bars.

After these changes have been made, Worthen Arena will become an ideal location for multi-team meets with larger crowds, such as the state gymnastics meet and the MAC championship, Byrnes said.

“We will have the ability to move gymnastics over to this venue and handle more people,” Byrnes said.

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