Ohio University came to Muncie this weekend to challenge the women’s basketball team, men’s basketball team and the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. CARDS IN ACTION Full coverage of these events and all of Ball State’s sports starts on PAGE 5. THE BALL STATE DAILYMUNCIE,DAILY INDIANA NEWSNEWSBSUDAILYNEWS.COM MONDAY, January 29, 2007 Vol. 84, Issue 90 DNMINUTE TRAVIS J. SMITH: 1987 - 2007 BUSINESS WEATHER High: 23 Low: 12 Light snow, frigid BW3s REMINDER Athlete dies in accident Summer course registration starts Feb. 12. stops ID TV “ He was my baby. He was my fi rstborn. When you talked to him, he always discount said ‘I love you.’” Buffalo Wild Wings no longer TAMI SMITH Armed & Famous? Mother offers BSU student discounts Aired & canceled Ryan Underwood ■ Staff Reporter Muncie’s reality television show is no longer a reality. Buffalo Wild Wings in Muncie is no longer work- CBS has canceled “Armed & ing with the Student Savings Club, which provides Famous,” an article posted on discount cards for students. media industry site Variety.com Mat Townsend, general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings in Muncie, said he was talking to a Student reported Friday. Savings Club sales representative about a program Calls to CBS media relations the club was imple- department were not returned menting when the Sunday. sales representative Free no more As of Sunday, CBS.com had no talked to him disre- According to the Savings listing for the show under its prime- spectfully. Club Web site, students time directory. TVGuide.com listed “I was spoken to by a sales rep in a very un- received free chips with a new episode of CSI: NY in the 8 PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDON MALONE professional manner,” the purchase of 12 wings p.m. Wednesday slot — “Armed & he said. or a sandwich with an ID Famous” previous assignment. Townsend said he or the Savings Club Card. For the last two weeks, FOX’s Two-car collision on Riverside Avenue kills Terre Haute native; called to ask why he “American Idol” ran in the same time wasn’t informed that the Student Savings Club slot as CBS’ “Armed,” shifting rat- family, friends, team recall freshman golfer as fun, friendly had begun allowing students to use their univer- ings numbers in favor of the singers’ sity IDs to get discounts. Students had been com- ing in to Buffalo Wild Wings to get discounts by spotlight. “Armed’s” Jan. 17 show From Staff Reports showing their IDs, and despite not knowing that placed third in the ratings race, while the club made this policy Townsend honored the Wednesday’s show slipped to a dis- Remembered฀ as฀ calling฀ himself Ball State freshman’s death still under investigation A head-on collision Saturday night resulted in the death of Ball State University student-athlete Travis J. Smith. discounts anyway, he said. According to the Sav- tant fourth, according to preliminary the next Tiger Woods by his friend ings Club Web site, with an ID or the Savings Club Brandon Malone, Travis J. Smith loved Smith was the front-seat passenger in a silver Toyota Solara driven by junior Todd Lamki. ratings on Zap2it.com. the game of golf. His mother, Tami Lamkin’s car crosses Lamkin’s car hits the Chrysler Pacifica Please see SAVINGS, page 2 The show’s Jan. 9 and 10 debut Smith, said it was his dream to play into the east-bound curb as Riverside takes Passengers were matched with favorable golf professionally. That dream made Johnstone and her lane and collides a slight right turn at daughter travel east head-on with a the intersection of Krystyna Johnstone, 55 results before “Idol” hit airwaves, him a part of the men’s golf team for on Riverside Avenue. Chrysler Pacifica. Reserve Street. Halynkna Johnstone, 25 TECH with “Armed” placing second during Ball State University. its fi rst Wednesday appearance, Travis, 19, died Saturday after a car accident on Riverside Avenue. Toyota Solara Zap2it.com reported. Passengers “It’s a tragic loss,” men’s golf coach The show cast Erik Estrada, Jason Travis J. Smith, 19 WiFi testing Mike Fleck said. “From a golf standpoint, Riverside Ave. Todd Lamkin, 21 “Wee Man” Acuna, LaToya Jackson, he was a kid who Ethan Whaley, 19 Trish Stratus and Jack Osbourne as came in as a fresh- Lamkin’s car Muncie police officers. It wrapped man and was com- spins 180 St. Reserve N on shuttles production on Jan. 9 — the same day petitive throughout degrees after the collision. W E the show’s first episode aired. the entire fall season. He was preparing for the spring season and S SOURCE: STAFF REPORTS | DN GRAPHIC/NICK BASHAM, JESSICA MAGLINGER continues SCORES from a playing stand- MEN’S BASKETBALL point, he was probably one of the runner-ups an Ohio State University bas- Project moves to phase two, BUFFALO - 76 TRAVIS SMITH for [Mid-American Three BSU students, ketball player, in a game on TV, EASTERN MICHIGAN- 89 Ball State freshman Conference] Fresh- Smith’s uncle Mark Dooley said. experiments with antennaes golfer died in man of the Year.” two Muncie residents Smith was rushed from the ac- (6) UCLA - 68 car accident Travis was born cident scene to the hospital and Ryan Underwood ■ Staff Reporter STANFORD- 75 May 5, 1987, to James involved in fatal crash pronounced dead later that night, and Tami Smith in Terre Haute, Arey said. Whether it be to check Facebook, e-mail, or fi n- Daniel Human ■ Chief Reporter (3) WISCONSIN - 57 where he lived most of his life until Whaley and Lamkin were treat- ish typing up a paper or conducting research, IOWA - 46 coming to Ball State in the fall. He’s Ball฀State฀University฀freshman฀ ed and released from the Ball Ball State University`s Computing Services are sister, Courtney, is in highschool. Travis J. Smith died after a traffi c Memorial Hospital emergency working on allowing students to have wireless SPORTS “He was my baby,” Tami Smith said. accident at about 6:30 p.m. Satur- room Saturday night, hospital access on campus buses. “He was my fi rst born. When you talk- day on Riverside Avenue, Muncie spokesman Neil Gifford said. Vernon Draper, assistant director of Networking ed to him, he always said ‘I Love You.’” Police Sgt. Brad Arey said. Whaley was taken to the hospi- and Communications for Computing Services, Gymnastics team He followed his father, who was a Smith was sitting in the front tal for facial injuries, Arey said. said this research project could benefi t students. beats Alaska four-year letter winner in basketball passenger seat of a silver Toy- Lamkin appeared to have only “There are some pretty neat possibilities for at Indiana State University, into ath- ota Solara, which belonged to minor injuries, he said. an outcome,” he said. “Better signal on outdoor The Ball State University letics, but chose to play golf instead a friend, with students Todd There was a smell of alcohol on campus buses is a likely result.” gymnastics team (1-3, 0-1) of basketball. Lamkin and Ethan Whaley, Arey Lamkin, 21, the driver, but police Draper said their fi rst order of business was recorded its fi rst victory of the Malone, a freshman at Marion Col- said. Smith had just fi nished hit- do not know if he was over the to install Firetide season, defeating the University lege, said he used to play basketball ting golf balls, and the men were blood alcohol content limit or not, equipment, which of Alaska-Anchorage 189.325 to headed to pick up a friend and is a developer of “ There are some 186.575 Sunday in Irving Gym. Please see SMITH, page 3 watch Smith’s friend Greg Oden, Please see ACCIDENT, page 3 mesh networks. pretty neat Senior Jenna Tarkington placed “Using a mesh network main- possibilities for an first in the vault with a score of tains multiple 9.775. Senior Kelly Watson set a outcome ... Better MEN’S BASKETBALL connections so if career-best in the floor with a score one connection signal on outdoor of 9.725, and won the all-around is dropped, there competition scoring 38.450. will be other val- campus busses is a The Cardinals swept the id options,” he likely result.” Seawolves in all four rounds. The said. “We thought BSU wins third MAC game if we use a mesh Cardinals won the vault 48.225 to VERNON DRAPER right it can pro- Assistant Director of Networking 47.450, the uneven parallel bars to be ‘that dude’ I have to step up and vide mobility so and Communications for 47.150 to 46.375, the balance Four Ball State players make plays. That was a big focus on students can sit Computing Services beam 45.750 to 45.350 and the me, when they were starting to make on the bus and fl oor exercise 48.200 to 47.400. score in double-fi gures, a run — not necessarily scoring — but use their laptop.” To raise awareness for breast Mills leads all with 20 I wanted to do something to stop the Sue Weller, director of Facilities Business Ser- cancer, the Cardinals wore pink run, stop the bleeding.” vices and Transportation, said she thought this The Cardinals held the Bobcats to 57 would be convenient for students. uniforms throughout the meet. ■ Will O’Hargan Chief Reporter points, a season-low for Ohio, and out- “There could be times when a student is rid- The Cardinals’ next meet will rebounded the second best rebounding ing back to his or her residence hall and could be Feb.