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QUANTITY Despite Ball State’s increased initiatives in immersive learning opportunities,
Debate coordinator warns voters
the university keeps losing state funding due to lack of STEM graduates
of ‘false promises’ in action points CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
State funding to Ball State
Year Amount 2000-01 $117,598,161 RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER 2001-02 $119,201,197 rmpodnar@bsu.edu 2002-03 $120,311,280 2003-04 $121,915,738 2004-05 $124,874,106 2005-06 $124,351,153 2006-07 $122,943,120 2007-08 $125,383,857 2008-09 $130,381,244 2009-10 $125,529,452 2010-11 $122,417,015 2012 $118,723,016 2013 $118,723,016 2014* $117,973,175 2015* $117,096,289* Indiana Commission for Higher Education proposal. Source: Randy Howard, treasurer, Ball State University
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n an effort to give every student what President Jo Ann Gora considers the “hallmark” of a Ball State education, the new Strategic Plan will expand immersive learning programs to each individual college. Some graduates, such as Joe Frost, owe their current employment to their immersive learning undergraduate experiences. In spring of 2010, Frost participated in an immersive learning project through the Building Better Communities Fellows Program, partnering his group with the Wayne County Heritage Program. A year after graduating in December of 2010, Frost’s previous immersive learning experience opened up a new job opportunity with Indiana Landmarks through professor Ron Morris. have participated with faculty mentors and community partners in immersive learning projects.
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Faculty members who cannot secure funding for their immersive learning ideas have the opportunity to submit proposals to receive a provost grant. Thirty-two proposals for projects spanning from summer 2013 to spring 2014 were submitted to the Office of the Provost in the beginning of February.
STUDENTS IN IMMERSIVE LEARNING 4,500 4,052
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“I had worked with him and he was able to get me a great reference,” Frost said. “I really think that if it weren’t for that immersive learning experience, I wouldn’t be sitting at the desk I am right now.” Immersive learning experiences, which formally entered Ball State’s goals as a university in 2007, when it became part of the Strategic Plan, has since grown exponentially and is now hailed as the “hallmark” of a Ball State education. Between 2007 and 2012, about 16,400 students from all seven colleges
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3,500 State funding to Ball State Year Amount 2,848 2000-01 $117,598,161 2,726 2,706 ACTUAL 2001-02 $119,201,197 2,613 2,460 2002-03 $120,311,280 PROJECTED* 2,500 2003-04 $121,915,738 2,236 *Projected 2004-05 $124,874,106 2,033 values are based 2005-06 $124,351,153 on an expected 2006-07 $122,943,120 1,848 increase of 10% 1,680 2007-08 $125,383,857 per year 2008-09 $130,381,244 1,500 $125,529,452 2009-10 2010-11 $122,417,015 2012 $118,723,016 2013 $118,723,016 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014* $117,973,175 2015* $117,096,289 * SOURCE: bsu.edu Indiana Commission for Higher Education proposal. Source: Randy Howard, treasurer, Ball State University
STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE YEARS $150million
Projected values
$140 million
Student Government Association presidential candidates were asked to answer what SGA Debate Coordinator Zach Hartley called the big question, “Why are you better for the job than the other candidates?” SGA slate presidential candidates met Monday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom for the first official debate to defend their slate’s platform points as well as scrutinize their competition’s ideas. Hartley echoed what Cardinal United presidential candidate Zeyne Guzeldereli said in his closing statement — that he had heard a lot of false promises and vague ideas. “Some people think that unrealistic expectations are set,” Hartley said. “I would not hesitate to say that all three of the slates think it, but it has been put out there now that false promises are being made. Students really need to look at these platforms and ask if this is a realistic goal.” Opening remarks from each candidate were a two minute, abridged version of the importance of their campaign. Cardinal United’s presidential candidate Guzeldereli said he is interested in listening to students most of all. “We can talk about our viewpoints, but what we are really interested in is [the students’] point of view, the problems you have faced on the campus and the changes you would have wanted to see implemented,” he said.
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The SGA slate presidential candidates discuss a number of issues including student involvement and media relations as part of their presidential debates Monday in the Student Center ballroom. The vice presidential debate will occur at 7 p.m. today in the Student Center ballroom.
Beane talks baseball management STUDENT GROUPS ‘Moneyball’ inspiration GUARD VOTING RIGHTS explains business plan to revolutionize major league RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu
With spring training just around the corner, baseball fans and other students listened to a baseball executive legend talk about the ins and outs of major league management. “A Conversation with Moneyball’s Billy Beane” was hosted Monday night in the John R. Emens Auditorium as part of the Excellence in Leadership program. Students and community members nearly filled the bottom floor of Emens; the balcony was closed off. The conversation was led by Mark Montieth, host of “One on One” on 1070 The Fan. Montieth opened the conversation asking Beane how he came up with his business plan that revolutionized baseball management, focusing on the numbers and statistics of players. “We were just trying to survive; we were trying to create something that allows these teams to be successful,”
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Billy Beane talks about his baseball philosophy Monday night in Emens Auditorium. Beane’s talk about baseball and life was part of the Excellence in Leadership Speaker Series.
Beane said. “We really didn’t feel like we invented anything. We were trying to steal ideas from people that were out there in other industries.” Beane, who is hailed as one of the most progressive baseball executives of all time, was the subject of the 2011 film “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt. He is also the general manager of the Oakland Athletics and was recently recog-
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nized as the 2012 Baseball Executive of the Year. Beane spoke about the process of his career being turned into a book and then a movie. Michael Lewis, who wrote “Moneyball,” told Beane he was just writing an article about his work with the Oakland Athletics, an article that turned into a book.
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College Republicans and University Democrats are working together to garner support against a bill they both consider unconstitutional. University Democrats met on Sunday with Indiana Rep. Sue Errington and Young Democrats District 9 chair and lobbyist Lindsay Shipps discussing Indiana House Bill 1311. “I read through the bill and thought ‘Well damn, [Rep. Peggy Mayfield, (R-Martinsville), who introduced the bill] doesn’t want any students to vote anymore,’” Shipps said. “I decided to take this bill under my wing and stomp the crap out of it.” A provision in House Bill 1311 bans students paying out-of-state TWEET US
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SYMM V UNITED STATES (1979)
Case in which the Supreme Court ruled against LeRoy Symm, the then Voting Registrar of Waller County, Texas. Symm required those looking to register to vote answer a survey, the first question of which was, “are you a college student?” The Attorney General of the United States filed suit, saying use of the questionnaire denied students the right to vote. The court found this to be unlawful, citing the 14th, 15th and 26th Amendments.
tuition from voting in Indiana. Both Shipps and Errington pointed out the unconstitutionality of this bill, saying it defies the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which states “no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”
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