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BSU fills new Indy economic position Building Better Community’s Primacy of Place program grows |

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Ball State’s Building Better Communities recently created and filled a new position, director of economic development policy, in Indianapolis and is looking to add another in Fort Wayne. Primacy of Place Initiative is one THE POSITION  of five different Building Better sections of the Communities BBC and focuses director of economic on using univerdevelopment policy at Ball State’s sity resources Indianapolis Center for the “improvement of life expeTHE RESPONSIBILITES  riences for resiDavid Terrell will help dents, businesses encourage economic and visitors.” development and serve In his new posias a portal through tion, David Terwhich individuals rell, the former and local businesses adviser for the can access university Indiana lieutenant resources. governor, will be helping encourTHE GOAL age economic deThe position helps the velopment at Ball university meet the State’s Indianaponew goal in the 20122017 strategic plan lis Center. advancing Indiana. He will serve as a portal through which individuals and local businesses can access university resources. Those support resources could include everything from research to training. “For the first time now we are actually putting an individual, a university employee, in a region with some responsibility to a region,” said John Fallon, associate vice president of economic development and community engagement. The university has been considering the positions for a few months. It aligns with the new goal added in Ball State’s 2012-2017 strategic plan, advancing Indiana.

TREATS IN THE HEAT JORDAN HUFFER I SHOOT PEOPLE FOR FUN

Booths serve up classic food essentials at the Delaware County Fair The Delaware County Fairgrounds are filled with many smells, most of them coming from wonderful food. Fair food is one of the best parts of the county fair, and the vendors this year didn’t disappoint. I sampled five different foods from independent vendors.

SIRLOIN TIP DINNER   Wagner Food Service

This stand is something you can’t miss. The first thing you notice is the smell of the food cooking. They cook it in large cast iron skillets at the front of the booth for everyone to see. They have sandwiches and a veggie plate, as well as sides. The star of the show is the sirloin tip dinner. A regular costs$9 and a large costs $11. Mushrooms on top are an extra $1. Drinks are $2 and $4. The meat, mushrooms and onions are extremely tender and flavorful. This are laid over a bed of red potatoes, which are soft and buttery. The staff is more than willing to give you a sample of the meat so you can taste it for yourself before committing to a plate. The only bad thing is it is a little messy. But it’s a generous portion that will fill anyone up. This was my favorite food of the day. It was the perfect mix of fair food and a simple, good meal. I may have dreamt about it. RATING: HHHHH

PO-BOYS

The Big Easy New Orleans Cuisine New Orleans Cuisine is a one-of-a-kind booth that has authentic New Orleans style food. One of the owners is a New Orleans native, and draws on that experience for inspiration for their cajun-style food. They are more than happy to give you information on the food, which some people may not be familiar with. From this booth I sampled the Shrimp Po-Boy, which is $7. Several handbattered shrimp are served in a very soft roll with cajun mayo, lettuce and pickles. They also have a Red Beans, Rice and Sausage Bowl for $6. The Po-Boy was incredible with the soft bread and the crunchy shrimp balancing each other perfectly. I was still thinking about it the next day. The texture was wonderful and the spiciness of the cajun mayo and shrimp breading was balanced by the lettuce and pickles. I normally hate pickles on sandwiches, but I did not even notice them on this one. The best thing about the food here is the sweet tea. It’s real, southern, sweet tea that is well worth the $2 you will spend on it. I tend to be a bit of a snob when it comes to tea, but the taste of this was clean and sweet. You don’t get the nasty aftertaste like you would with some sweet teas. RATING: HHHHH

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Daniels denies censoring university Emails from Purdue president try to ban textbook from K-12 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels fended off calls for his ouster Wednesday and denied trying to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s governor, a day after an Associated Press report cited emails in which he opposed use of a book by historian and antiwar activist Howard Zinn. MITCH DANIELS Conservative Purdue free speech University advocates rose President to his defense, saying it was appropriate for Daniels to express concern about what was taught in public institutions. Emails published Tuesday by the AP show Daniels tried to ensure Zinn’s book was not used in Indiana’s K-12 and

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college classrooms and that he wanted to “disqualify the propaganda” he said was being taught to teachers in training at Indiana’s colleges. Daniels on Wednesday told reporters at Purdue that the story was “unfair and erroneous.” He had previously told the AP he was only referring to Zinn’s book appearing in K-12 classrooms. Neither he nor a spokesman replied to questions from the AP Wednesday about what he found to be in error. Daniels said at his news conference that he would never censor academic views. If Zinn had tenure at Purdue, he said, “I would defend him and his rights not to be dismissed for the nature of his work.” Daniels’ 2010 emails, obtained by the AP through a public records request, showed the governor requested that Zinn’s 1980 book examining American history with a focus on violence against Native Americans and on class inequality be banned from classrooms. The Republican also asked for a “cleanup” of college courses and talked about cutting funding for a program run by a local university

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professor who was one of his sharpest critics. “This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away,” Daniels wrote, referring to Zinn, in an exchange of emails between top state education officials on Feb. 9, 2010. “The obits and commentaries mentioned his book, ‘A People’s History of the United States,’ is the ‘textbook of choice in high schools and colleges around the country.’ It is a truly execrable, antifactual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page. “ His education adviser responded that the book was being used at Indiana University in a course for teachers. David Shane, a top fundraiser and state school board member, also recommended a strategy for reviewing the content of university courses. The publication of the emails sparked reaction in higher education circles nationwide, with some educators expressing alarm about whether a university president with such intentions would try to censor teachings. “It is ultimately bad for democracy. No head of state

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THE EMAILS The AP obtained emails between top state education officials and Mitch Daniels in 2010 through a public records request. They showed he requested Howard Zinn’s American history book, which focused on violence against Native Americans and on class inequality, be banned from K-12 classrooms. FEB. 9, 2010  “This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away,” Daniels wrote, referring to Zinn. “The obits and commentaries mentioned his book, ‘A People’s History of the United States,’ is the ‘textbook of choice in high schools and colleges around the country.’ It is a truly execrable, antifactual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page.” should engage in any form of censorship,” said Gerardo Gonzalez, dean of the Indiana University College of Education.

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MUNCIE ACTIVISTS TO HOLD VIGIL IN HONOR OF MARTIN Former student coordinates event to create outlet EMMA KATE FITTES NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com

Muncie activists are planning on holding a candlelight vigil in honor of Trayvon Martin on Sunday at 8 p.m. outside of the Delaware County Courthouse. Kai Bennett, a former Ball State student who is coordinating the event, said he hopes to create an outlet TRAYVON MARTIN for commuVictim of Fla. nity memshooting in bers to disFebruary 2012 cuss the case and pay their respects for Martin. “There’s just been a lot of talk about the [George] TWEET US

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Zimmerman case,” he said. “I know that people have a lot to say about the issues that are going on right now surrounding that case and I just thought that it would be a good time to remember Trayvon Martin and the loss that happened that day... I kind of thought it was important to bring the focus back to Trayvon.” The event will start with predetermined speakers, then have a moment of silence and open up for “soapbox,” where people have a limited amount of time to share their opinions. One of the speakers will be Marwin Strong, chairman of the Muncie Human Rights Commission. Strong said he has been to about 17 of these sort of events and has a lot of experience with cases of people dying from drugs and violence. His speech will focus on racial profiling as well as the Zimmerman case.

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