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Students work on documentary to educate students on benefits of local, sustainable farming

By Tyler Juranovich / November 13, 2013

• “Down to Earth” challenges viewers to buy local produce. • Film will premier at Dec. 5 event at Muncie Fairgrounds. • Students work as team to finish immersive learning project. Three students are putting the finishing touches on a documentary about food on a global scale. “We want students to be aware of where their food comes from and how it affects everything around it,” said Garret Brubaker, a junior telecommunications and video production major. Brubaker, along with Dan Edwards and Sam Noble, work in the Virginia B.

Cigarette buds scatter the ground at the smoking area by the Studebaker East Complex. The new ban will force the students, faculty and staff who use this area to move off campus to smoke. DN FILE PHOTO EMMA FLYNN
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Student group offers support to help fellow smokers fight the addiction

By Kara Berg / November 13, 2013

• Students meet weekly do discuss cravings. • Program looks to provide accountability. • Of adults ages 18-24, 18.9 percent smoke in the United States, according the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. One group of students on campus is gathering each semester to try to live a healthier lifestyle and comply with the university’s smoke-free campus initiative. The six-week program, run by the Amelia T.

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Purdue dance marathon raises more than $1 million

By The Associated Press / November 12, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Organizers of the Purdue University Dance Marathon are celebrating breaking the $1 million fundraising mark for the weekend’s event. Organizers said more than 2,000 Purdue students brought in just more than $1 million in donations for the Saturday and Sunday fundraiser for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

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Ball State SGA budget update for October

By Rachel Podnar / November 11, 2013

Total spent so far this semester: $16,286.50 Total budget for year: $111,697 Percent of money spent for the year: 14.6 percent This does not account for expenses that were set aside, including wages and funds for events that have not yet occurred. h3.

Members of the International Justice Mission show their barcodes. Their No Slave November campaign is to raise awareness for the estimated 27 million slaves in the world. DN PHOTO LAUREN CHAPMAN
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International Justice Mission looks to raise awareness for modern slavery

By Lauren Chapman / November 11, 2013

Students from the International Justice Mission will walk around campus until the end of November with barcodes on their bodies and the words “27 million” written beneath for the group’s “No Slave November.” The monthlong event is in support of the estimated 27 million slaves that have been trafficked into debt bondage, sex trafficking and labor. “International Justice Mission is an international organization that is doing some of the most significant work in the world with eliminating human trafficking and other forms of slavery,” Stephanie Metzger, Ball State’s IJM vice president, said. In the United States, the state department estimates that between 17,500 and 18,500 people are trafficked annually.

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Study: Record number of foreign students hit US

By The Associated Press / November 11, 2013

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels. Similarly, all-time high numbers of American students are studying abroad, although there are far fewer and they tend to do much shorter stints than students coming to the United States. The findings are in an analysis being released today that was conducted by a nonprofit group that worked with the State Department. They said international education programs do more than advance cultural enrichment; they also are an economic boon to communities that host foreign students and to the students themselves, who improve their job competitiveness. Foreign students contribute about $24 billion annually to the U.S.

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Typhoon deaths climb into thousands in Philippines

By The Associated Press / November 11, 2013

TACLOBAN, Philippines — Corpses hung from trees, were scattered on sidewalks or buried in flattened buildings — some of the 10,000 people believed killed in one Philippine city alone by ferocious Typhoon Haiyan that washed away homes and buildings with powerful winds and giant waves. As the scale of devastation became clear Sunday from one of the worst storms ever recorded, officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach parts of the archipelago cut off by flooding and landslides.

Students pose with Ind. superintendent of of public instruction Glenda Ritz after she spoke on campus Nov. 8. The Ball State alumna said she doesn’t approve of the state’s current teacher student assesment system. PROVIDED BY ERICA WALSH
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Ind. superintendent of public instruction talks student assessments, charter schools

By Tyler Juranovich / November 8, 2013

The superintendent of public instruction in Indiana said she doesn’t approve of the current teacher and student assessment system. Glenda Ritz, also a Ball State alumna, visited campus earlier today for a discussion on the state of education in Indiana. Though she supports teacher evaluations based on their student’s growth, she doesn’t think Indiana has a fair system for credible teacher evaluations. “I actually believe we are responsible for how our much our students achieve, but it has to be fair, and it shouldn’t be the predominant measure of a teacher,” Ritz said. Indiana’s current system focuses on ISTEP scores, taking a student’s score from the previous year and comparing it to how the student scored the current year.

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Multi-million dollar development looks to keep customers in Muncie

November 8, 2013

Muncie aims to become a competitor for shoppers in Central Indiana with a new multi-million dollar development. This new development will be located at the 600 block of East McGalliard Road. The cost is estimated to be between $10 million to $12 million to build and feature five to six outlets that will take up 800,000 square feet, including a Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

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Another bar to open in Village around January

By Staff Reports / November 7, 2013

Yet another bar will be joining the Village around January, said owner of Cleo’s & Redbird bar. Chris Ellison said he has already signed the lease for the building by the Locker Room, approved floor plans through the state and started some construction. The concept for the business is still under wraps, but Ellison said it will bring something new to the area. “That will be the newest concept next semester” he said.

Senior wide receiver Jamill Smith is hoisted into the air by teammate Zane Fakes after scoring a touchdown against Central Michigan University on Nov. 6. Ball State won the game 44-24. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
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Athletic Department will bus 240 students to football game

November 7, 2013

The athletic department will bus 240 students to the football game against Northern Illinois University on Wednesday. Jason Whitlock, an ESPN.com journalist and Ball State alumnus, agreed to pay $5,000 to transport 100 Ball State students to the game.

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