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Outreach program gets funds Immersive program continues with help from several sources EMMA KATE FITTES NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com

dent of economic development and community engagement, said the program is using a “variety of internal sources,” including some funding from the Building Better Communities Fund and some assistance from the provost’s office. “We managed to figure out how to get our funding solidified for the balance of this fiscal year, and that took the immediate pressure off,” he said. “So that funding is effectively good through June 30, 2014.” BBC Fellows is one section of the BBC that pairs interdisciplinary

Ball State’s Building Better Communities Fellows has secured funding for the next fiscal year after the immersive learning program’s grant ends in December. John Fallon, assistant vice presi-

teams of students and a faculty mentor to work with on-site, problem-based projects, according to their website. For the past 10 years, BBC Fellows has been funded by a $750,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment given every five years, which was matched by the university for a total of $1.5 million. Fallon said there are no other grants or funding opportunities for the future in the works now, but they are still looking.

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Building Better Communities is a community outreach program that focuses on pairing university resources, including students, with local businesses and community partners. The Building Better Communities Fellows is an immersive learning program and one part of the BBC. It pairs up students from different majors with a faculty advisor to work outside of the classroom on different projects.

See BBC, page 4

ANNA ORTIZ FEATURES EDITOR | features@bsudailynews.com

e Willy Wonka, change the world, build a house for the homeless, meet Betty White. The chalkboard scrawls are written in neon colors all answering the question, “Before I die I want to ...” The boards are posted on Village hangout Scotty’s Brewhouse, where people rush by the musings on their way to bars or stopping to glance at them on their way to campus. They are on fire stations, abandoned buildings and various other places across the city. Members of Union Chapel, a church located on 4622 N. Broadway Ave., put up more than 50 4-foot by 10-foot chalkboards around the city. “Anyway we can inspire our city, college students, high school students, people of any age to ask that question, then live that out,” Jeff Hughes, a pastor at Union Chapel, said. “I think we’re helping people to live life fully, not partially. It’s about living life with no regrets.” See CHALKBOARDS, page 6

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A chalkboard inviting people to write what they want to do before they die hangs on the wall at Scotty’s in the Village. The board is hosted by Union Chapel Ministries. There are multiple boards around the city of Muncie, and photos of the boards are sometimes shown at sermons.

Purdue staff NEW RECORD TAKES BACKSEAT TO WINNING remains calls speech Quarterback humble despite setting career milestone into question new | FOOTBALL

Mitch Daniels may have broken promise not to speak on politics during speech, some faculty say | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Some faculty members at Purdue University are questioning whether Mitch Daniels violated his pledge to avoid partisan politics as the school’s president by deciding to speak at a fundraiser for a conservative Minnesota think tank. Daniels spoke Monday in Minneapolis before supporters of the Center of the American Experiment, which promoted the speech as a review of the Republican’s eight years as Indiana governor. The group promotes itself as MITCH DANIELS backing right-to-work legislation, lower taxes and doing “nothing Purdue less than shifting Minnesota’s inUniversity tellectual and political center of President gravity to the right.” Daniels’ choice to speak at the fundraiser breaks the pledge of avoiding partisan activities he made when accepting the Purdue presidency last year, English and American studies professor Bill Mullen told the Journal & Courier. “There’s no reason the president of Purdue should be out giving public talks on lowering taxes in other states,” Mullen said.

broken the record set in 2008. Ball State’s 47-28 victory was the only thing on his mind. Wenning rushed for one touchdown in the victory, and added two more through the air. His second, a 72-yard deep ball to sophomore receiver Jordan Williams, broke the record. Williams was called on to pick up the slack as Willie Snead, Ball State’s leading receiver, left the game due to dehydration. Following his absence, Ball State was forced to run its offense with just two wide receivers. Offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky said Williams’ stepping up was big, but it didn’t completely alleviate

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A broken record won’t break the stride of Ball State’s offense. Senior quarterback Keith Wenning now holds the Ball State record for passing yards in a career. His celebration was short-lived, if at all. “It hasn’t really [sunk in] yet,” Wenning said. “You can’t think about it too much, or it’s going to hurt you.” After last week’s win over Virginia, Wenning didn’t know he had

the offense’s struggles. “We’ve got a handful (of receivers) that are hurt, and then Willie [Snead] went down with dehydration,” Skrosky said. “That really made it tough to manage.” Ball State, like it has for several weeks, was able to rely on its rushing attack. Junior running back Jahwan Edwards ran the ball 24 times for 155 yards and three touchdowns. Skrosky said the balance the team has established is critical to keeping the offense clicking. In three consecutive games, Ball State has rushed the ball at least 36 times.

See WENNING, page 3

OFFENSIVE RANKINGS YARDS PER GAME Ball State 478 MAC rank 3 National rank 29

PASSING YARDS PER GAME Ball State 337.5 MAC rank 1 National rank 12 RED ZONE SCORING PERCENTAGE Ball State .935 MAC rank 1 National rank: 17 FIRST DOWNS Ball State 148 MAC rank tied for 1 National rank tied for 4

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