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Dennis Tyler serves his community with smile, hopes for city development
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The men’s basketball team struggled to keep a consistent lineup. One injury was fifth-year senior Matt Kamieniecki. Kamieniecki’s leave allowed junior forward Bo Calhoun to average 13.1 points and reached a career-high of 30 points at the end of the season.
Cardinals end year with 7-23 record Team finishes with longest losing streak in program’s history
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After losing to Bowling Green in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament, the Ball State men’s basketball season ended with a record of 7-23. The Cardinals finished the year on a 17-game losing streak — the longest in program history — but according to statistician Ken Pomeroy’s luck metric, Ball State was one of the unluckiest teams in the country. The luck rating is determined by a team’s actual winning percentage compared to what is expected based on game-by-game efficiency. Out of 351 teams, only Vermont finished with a lower luck rating than Ball State. The Cardinals started the year 7-6 overall and 2-0 in the MAC. The seven wins passed last season’s win total of five, and Ball State sat in first place in the Western Division. Despite its start, Ball State struggled to maintain a consistent starting lineup. Cincinnati transfer Jeremiah Davis, who was projected as a starter to begin the season, missed nine weeks with a foot injury. Davis played in the final 19 games, but it took time for the redshirt junior to get acclimated to game speed again. Freshman Jeremie Tyler was inserted into the starting lineup and averaged 12 points per game while shooting 42.9 percent from three. But at the start of the second semester, Tyler found himself academically ineligible and missed the remainder of the season.
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SAIGE DRIVER STAFF REPORTER
ayor Dennis Tyler is the one who attends meetings and promotes community projects, but it was his father, the ordinary, working Muncie resident, who inspired him to make a difference. Today, some city employees know him as a
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Muncie enthusiast. As Phillip Peckinpaugh, the director of the city’s animal control department, said, “There is no one who loves Muncie more than Mayor Dennis Tyler. He is the Leslie Knope of Muncie. He is a Muncie man.”
But long before any political “He said, ‘You have one of two choiccampaigns, Tyler grew up on the es. You can decide to get involved, get south side, playing basketball in involved in politics, get involved in his friend’s backyard or catching a the fire department and try to make movie with the rest of the changes,” Tyler explained, neighborhood kids. “‘or, you can sit down and “It was a ball,” he said. shut up and get back to “Seriously, it was great. work and just take it.’” We had great neighborTyler decided to get inhoods and great people.” volved. After graduating from He continued to serve Muncie Central High Muncie at the fire departSchool, Tyler started ment for a little over 42 Editor’s Note: working at the Muncie years. In 2003, he decided This story is the Fire Department. to test the political waters fourth in The Ball One day, Tyler came and unsuccessfully ran State Daily News home from working at for mayor. profile series, the fire department and “But I was competitive wasn’t happy with a cou- Famous for Muncie. and raised some issues,” ple of things going on in Tyler said. the station. His dad, who was on his Then, in 2006, Tyler went to the way to work, listened as Tyler ex- state house as a state legislator for plained his “sob story.” District 34. There, he served on “My dad was a common, ordinary committees focused on veterans’ afguy, but he was very, very smart,” fairs and public safety. Tyler said. “I was really happy doing what I After the story, Tyler asked his dad did in the Indiana General Assemwhat he thought of the whole situation. bly,” he said.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREPARES FOR MAC SEMIFINAL
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Mayor Dennis Tyler is a Muncie native who was inspired by his father to make a difference in his community. He graduated from Muncie Central High School and started working at the Muncie Fire Department. Above, Tyler speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. event at the Boys and Girls Club in Muncie, one of the many community events he attends.
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ALL-CLEAR ISSUED AT STUDENT CENTER BANK Employees felt irritation from handling cash shipment, called emergency services |
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An all-clear has been issued after university police and the Muncie Fire Department investigated “potentially hazardous materials introduced to money found at the Ball State Federal Credit Union” inside the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, according to a university email. University spokesperson Joan Todd said Ball State Federal Credit Union employees felt irritation on their hands af-
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ter receiving the money in a shipment earlier today. Later, after handling the money a second time and feeling irritation again, they called emergency services to report the potentially hazardous material. The public safety email account sent a notification to students at 5:49 p.m. UPD Police Corporal Scott Stafford said the notification was sent “real quick” after being notified of the situation. Police blocked the hallway in front of the Ball State Federal Credit Union while emergency personnel investigated the potentially hazardous material. After speaking with UPD Chief James Duckham, Todd said emergency personnel contained the money in bags and are still investigating the incident.
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HAZARDOUS MONEY WHO
Ball State Federal Credit Union employees WHAT
Experienced irritation on their hands after handling money delivered to the bank earlier on Wednesday. WHAT ELSE?
University police are still investigating the incident. As of print, no information was available on what the substance was or where it came from.
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“They’re still not clear on exactly what happened, but they took every precaution to ensure safety,” Todd said.
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Students were notified at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday about “potentially hazardous materials introduced to money found at the Ball State Federal Credit Union.” Emergency personnel investigated the closed-off area. After that, an all-clear was issued. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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