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Ball State President Gora's top projects, awards

By Emma Kate Fittes / October 27, 2013

Since becoming president of Ball State in May 2004, Jo Ann Gora has won multiple awards and has been involved in five large projects, including two strategic plans and two capital campaigns. According to the university, during her 10 years as president, campus has seen $520 million of construction and renovations, some of which are ongoing. PROJECTS Education Redefined Strategic Plan In 2007 Gora launched the first strategic plan, Education Redefined.

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2 arrested after stabbing at Indiana University

By The Associated Press / October 27, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two Indiana University students were charged Sunday morning in connection with a stabbing that injured another student at a campus apartment building, school officials said. University police arrested 18-year-old Zesen Shen and 21-year-old Kaiyu Lao, IU spokesman Mark Land said in a news release.

WCRD runs live coverage during one of the final Student Government Association debates Feb. 19 in Pruis Hall. WCRD celebrated its 25th anniversary this week. DN FILE PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
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WCRD celebrates 25th anniversary by launching mobile app

By Staff Reports / October 25, 2013

Ball State’s campus radio station celebrated its 25th year of broadcasting by launching a new mobile app and free food today. WCRD began broadcasting in 1988 as an AM station with the support of Ball State alumnus David Letterman and Ball State professor emeritus Darrell Wible.

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Muncie power outages expected to be fixed by 3 p.m.

By Staff Reports / October 23, 2013

Power outages throughout Muncie should be fixed by 3 p.m., a spokesperson for Indiana Michigan Power said. Tracy Warner, a spokesperson for Indiana Michigan Power, said the outages left around 2,300 without power, including the Muncie Mall. Warner said the largest area without power was about 1,500 people near the intersection of Bethel and Tillotson avenues. The outages were caused when snow weighed down trees to touch and interfere with the power lines. “We have tree crews working as quickly as they can to clear those, but the snow and the leaves on the ground make it more time consuming,” Warner said. He said the power near Bethel and Tillotson should be restored by 2 p.m., and other areas, including the Muncie Mall, should be fixed by 3 p.m. Warner said outages may be possible as Muncie moves into the winter season. “It’s just hard to say the extent to which you can predict the weather,” he said.

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Apple unveils new products, gives away Mavericks OS free

By The Associated Press / October 22, 2013

Apple gears up for holidays with new Macs, iPads BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup in hopes of reclaiming lost ground in the tablet market and slashing the prices of its Mac computers to intensify the pressure on the beleaguered makers of PCs running Microsoft’s Windows. Tuesday’s unveiling of Apple’s latest products primes the company for a holiday shopping season onslaught aimed at a list of rivals that includes Google Inc., Samsung Electronics, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. A thinner, lighter and faster-running tablet computer called the iPad Air highlighted the event in San Francisco.

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Building Better Communities hires new Fort Wayne office director

By Staff Reports / October 18, 2013

Ball State named Beth Nue as the new director of the Fort Wayne office of Building Better Communities Friday. Building Better Communities is an immersive learning program that pairs Ball State students with community members to work to solve community problems with students ideas, according to the website. “We could do community outreach, make sure the community and alumni know about the programs,” Nue said. The new office in Fort Wayne offers the community ideas on how to create business connections for students and provide them with field experience. Nue’s goals are to interact with the leadership of the community and ensure they know the types of programs Ball State has to offer, such as media, art and architecture. Kelli Huth, director of the BBC fellows program, said the program looks to allow students to work in the Fort Wayne community and offer their expertise to those community members who could use it. Nue said this program exists to help increase involvement, improvement, advancement and development in Fort Wayne. “Basically we want to improve the economy as a whole with Ball State expertise,” Nue said.

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Officers train to recognize animal fighting

October 18, 2013

“If you outlaw pit bulls, then only outlaws will own pit bulls,” read the first slide during a class to help Delaware County police officers to recognize organized animal fighting. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hosted classes aimed to train more than 80 local law enforcement agents in effective ways to investigate and handle organized animal fighting today. This class comes in response to last year’s trial of Rahsaan Johnson, a Muncie man found guilty of 14 felony accounts of possession of an animal for fighting, according to the L.A.

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Obama signs bill to avert default, open government

By The Associated Press / October 17, 2013

WASHINGTON — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk.

Clouds frame the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, October 16, 2013, as Senate leaders announced a deal to end the government shutdown. MCT PHOTO
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Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

By The Associated Press / October 16, 2013

WASHINGTON — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S.

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