It’s true, 2013 was a good year for fashion. Pantone’s color of the year — emerald green —swept the streets, Rick Owens brought stomping to the runway, Prada cast a black model for the first time in 20 years and Kate Middleton continued to make me weep happy tears with every flawless outfit she sported.
Last year was a big year for technology and tech enthusiasts, but every year since year one has been a big year for tech. Moore’s law keeps bringing the ruckus and providing us with cool stuff, so I want to take a look at two favorite developments from 2013.
The University Police Department and Muncie Fire Department extinguished a vehicle fire on the top level of the McKinley Avenue parking garage earlier this evening.
Junior Willie Snead is forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL draft. Here are some facts about his career.
Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead has declared his intention to enter into the NFL, according to an email from Joe Hernandez, associate athletics director. Just a junior, Snead will forgo his senior season after setting Ball State records with 106 receptions, 1,516 yards and 15 touchdowns in a single season. He finished his career with 223 receptions, 2,991 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Extreme temperatures and warnings of frostbite kept students indoors Monday and today as many Ball State facilities and surrounding restaurants temporarily closed their doors.
Three days without being able to step outside can turn a comfy bedroom to a padded cell pretty easily. Comforts like snuggling in and watching television turn into “nothing is on, I hate life,” which spirals into sadness.
While campus is closed for another day due to snow and freezing temperatures, some local businesses and services are still open.
Maintenance personnel repaired DeHority Complex’s broken radiator this morning, after negative temperatures caused it to break yesterday. The radiator provides heat to the vestibule and surrounding area of DeHority complex, so the whole complex was not affected. George Edwards, the associate director of facilities, estimated that the radiator caused flooding about 10 feet in diameter in the front lobby of the building. Edwards said a custodian, who was considered essential personnel, had been planning to spend the night in DeHority due to an inability to drive, when the radiator broke.
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — The company that operates the power grid that supplies energy for more than 61 million people in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South is calling for the public to conserve electricity Tuesday because of the extreme cold. PJM Interconnection operates the power grid in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The grid operator asks the public to conserve electricity Tuesday, especially from 6 a.m.
INDIANAPOLIS — While plows still work to clear snow off Indiana roads, officials are beginning to worry about possible flooding. The National Weather Service is predicting rain with highs in the upper 30s on Friday.
MUNCIE — A Muncie official says she’s worried that the chances of several houses being repaired have been hurt because of their purchase by a company that buys tax-delinquent properties. The company — TLCF 2012A LLC of Philadelphia — bought 103 properties around Delaware County at an October tax sale for about $290,000.
A look at some of the things SGA may address this semester.
One local man said he may not have lived through Monday night had it not been for the Muncie police and the American Red Cross in conjunction with the city government.
A radiator in DeHority Complex broke Monday night causing flooding in the front lobby of the residence hall. The flooding stretched from the front doors of the building to the office doors located a few yards back. Staff set up six fans in the lobby to dry the carpet and two space heater in the vestibule. Most students seemed unconcerned with the breakage. “I can’t believe the radiator exploded but it doesn’t really concern me since it was in the front lobby and we have been snowed in,” Ben Mcintosh, a freshman speech pathology major.
Unexpected challenges categorized the first semester of activity for the Student Government Association after the former president’s remarks led to his resignation and a restructuring of the executive board.
A snowstorm that dumped a foot of snow on Muncie and caused lingering subzero temperatures caused Ball State to cancel classes for a second day.
CHICAGO — Much of the country grappled Monday with a historic freeze that shuttered schools and businesses at the start of the first full work week of 2014.
_Matt McKinney is a junior journalism major and writes ‘Killer Crossover’ for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Just days into the start of the men’s volleyball season, there’s nothing definite about starting lineups. Joel Walton is no stranger to that.
