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Senior marketing major Alex Sventeckis poses with Alex Trebek on the set of “Jeopardy!”. Sventeckis was one of 15 contestants on the College Championship for “Jeopardy!”.
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ix categories. Three rounds. One winner. This is what faced Alex Sventeckis once he stepped behind the podium for the trivia-style television show, “Jeopardy!” Sventeckis is the first Ball State student to be in the “Jeopardy!” College Championship. For the senior marketing major, it was a childhood dream come true. Sventeckis said he would sit and watch host Alex Trebek challenge players as the trivia questions popped up on the iconic blue screen.
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Bill Nye and Ken Ham’s debate last week at the Creation Museum in Kentucky has reignited the debate of teaching creationism in the classroom. Since the ruling against Everson vs. Board of Education of the township of Ewing in 1947, it has been against federal law to teach religious ideas or creationism in public schools. This ban does not apply to private schools, however, because they don’t receive money directly from the state. At least one Indiana lawmaker said the state’s school voucher program indirectly allows tax dollars to support religious teaching. State Sen. Sue Errington of District 26, which includes Delaware County, opposes creationism in science courses in public schools and the voucher program. The voucher program, in spirit, is mixing the state and religion, she said. “I don’t believe it should be taught as a science,” Errington said. “Not to say it doesn’t have SUE ERRINGTON State senator value — it’s just not a science.” of District 26, Errington said it could be taught which includes in public schools in a philosophy Delaware County or history of religion class, but not in a science class. In August, President Jo Ann Gora took a stance against teaching intelligent design after Eric Hedin, an astronomy assistant professor, was accused of teaching it in one of his classes. Gora said creationsim and intelligent design are not sciences and have no place in a science course. In 2011, Indiana legislators passed Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to offset the costs of attending a private school to eligible Indiana students. Heritage Hall Christian School in Muncie participates in the state’s voucher program and teaches creationism and intelligent design to its students. “We teach evolution not as a fact, but a theory; God is the fact,” said Dennis Ice, headmaster of Heritage Hall Christian School. “We believe in a young Earth that was created by God.”
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Tonight, the two vice presidential candidates will square off in the first of the debates for the Student Government Association’s election season. Sophomore political science major Carli Hendershot will represent Cardinal Connection, and Junior marketing major Gabrielle Bunn will represent Empower. Both have SGA experience, a valuable asset for a vice presidential nominee, because theySenate meetings. The debate will be held in Cardinal Hall B at 7 p.m. and will be moderated by SGA debate coordinator Payne Horning.
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CARLI HENDERSHOT
a sophomore political science major. Cardinal Connection
Hendershot comes to the slate with two years of experience as a senator representing Spectrum as a member of the executive board. She said that Spectrum means a lot to her, and she thinks people on campus will be excited to see someone from Spectrum step into a campus higher position. “It’s a big part of my life on campus,” Hendershot said. “It’s basically my family; my second family is here at Ball State through Spectrum.” Her sense of connection is not only limited to Spectrum
but extends to the whole campus community. Hendershot said the close-knit community at Ball State drives her to make campus even better. She chose to take part in a slate, because she thought she could make the most impact through SGA. “I love making positive changes on campus, seeing campus evolve and working with students,” Hendershot said. “It feels really great, at the end of the day, to go back to your room and know that you are making an impact on a campus.”
GABRIELLE BUNN
a junior marketing major. Empower
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Bunn has been involved with SGA all three years she has been at Ball State, and credits it for her involvement on campus and connection to other passions. “SGA has been the gateway,” she said. “It helped me meet people in sororities and Dance Marathon. First time I went to Dance Marathon was with people from Senate and now I’m on Dancer Relations committee. [I met Riley kids] through dance marathon and that has changed my life.” Bunn is no stranger to speaking in front of people, as she has been involved in pageants for
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many years. She described herself as having an “orange” personality. “I’m very outgoing,” she said. “I like to take charge. If I’m going to do something I’m going to give it my all or there is no chance in doing it.” Bunn said her life experience will help students connect with her. “I bring a lot of diversity. I have a brother who is blind, and I was raised by a single mother. And I’m paying my own way through college,” she said. “I think I am relatable in that sense.”
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