Fire department uses synthetic smoke to create fire scenario
by Allison Suer
When computer science graduate student Mary Fleming found herself surrounded by smoke in a Scheidler apartment Thursday she wasn't sure what to do. It wasn't long before she had trouble breathing. She started to panic and didn't know her next move. However, the spectacle was completely planned.
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by Natalie Greer
Friday, November 21
-Micah Dalton and Ellery will play at The Living Room. Doors open at 8 p.m. and show starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance/$10 at the door. Pre-sale tickets are available at www.thelivingroommuncie.com
-Doc's Downtown will feature 8 Stories High, Funcie Funk and Jack of Suede at 10 p.
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Suspects could get 8 years if convicted of Class C felonies
by Sean Armie
Three Ball State University students were arrested late Wednesday in connection with the thefts of almost $16,000 worth of musical instruments from Zionsville Community High School.
Shawn P. Blankenship, John Guilliam and Jillian Smith were taken to Boone County Jail where they were placed on $10,000 bail on charges of theft and burglary - both Class C felonies.
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Frequent false triggers cause students to dismiss warnings
by Liz Mensching
When freshman Christina Vasquez decided to stay the night with friends Tuesday in the Knotts/ Edwards tower of LaFollette Complex, she never expected to be woken up in the early morning hours by screeching fire alarms. In fact, Vasquez was so unsuspecting that when she heard the alarm, she and her friends ignored it for close to 20 minutes before evacuating.
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Woman who sued university on racism claims faces felony charge
by Daniel Human
A Ball State University employee who filed a lawsuit against the university claiming she was harassed and racially discriminated against at work was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of threatening to shoot another employee, police said.
Maetta Vance, a University Banquet and Catering employee, was arrested on the charge of intimidation, a Class D felony, after Melissa Rubrecht, director of employee relations, told police that Vance made threatening comments about her, a Ball State Police report said.
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Trip to Africa helps former child soldiers with PTSD recovery
by Layne Ransom
During six months of service to a war refugee population in Africa, Lucinda Woodward, associate professor of psychology, was beaten and robbed in a taxi, stricken with malaria and inundated by numerous stories of torture and violence.
And she will be going back this summer.
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Speaker discusses gender issues in comedy presentation
by Megan Kirschner
The average male thinks about sex every 53 seconds. The average female thinks about sex once a day.
The average male speaks 7,000 words a day. The average female speaks 20,000 words a day.
Lori Ebert's spoke about these facts in her presentation "Everything you always wanted to know about the opposite sex" Thursday night in front of a packed Pruis Hall.
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The Ball State University Sports Administration program will be hosting a dodgeball tournament at 11 a.m. Saturday at the racquetball courts in Irving Gym.
The format of the tournament is 4-on-4 double elimination and each match consists of a best-of-three set.
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