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Honors classes under review Discovery Institute claims 4 classes promote atheism SAM HOYT CHIEF REPORTER | sthoyt@bsu.edu
Gora’s statement was in response to complaints levied against Eric Hedin, an astronomy professor who was accused of teaching intelligent design in an honors science course. “Discussions of intelligent design and creation science can have their place at Ball State in humanities or social science courses,” Gora said in the statement. “However, even in such contexts, faculty must avoid endorsing one point of view over others.” In the new letter from the Seattle think-tank, “endorsing one point of view over others” is what they said some Ball State classes are doing.
An organization promoting intelligent design is asking that Ball State review four professors teaching honors science courses. The Discovery Institute sent a 10-page letter to the university on Sept. 10, in regards to President Jo Ann Gora’s July 31 statement that intelligent design is not a scientific theory and should not be addressed in science courses.
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Audience members gather around the stage to hear Mutts play at Muncie MusicFest. This was the first year that the festival took place in the Village, with venues at Be Here Now, Dill Street Bar and Grill, The Chug and The Cup. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
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he inside of Be Here Now was alive with the throbbing beats of music from a lone jukebox in the corner, but the real entertainment was in the backyard. Local band Apathy Wizards lit up the stage, while fire twirlers performed during this year’s Muncie MusicFest. This is the first year that Be Here Now, or any of the other four venues of the night — The Cup, D Luxe, Dill Street Bar and Grill and the Chug — took part in Muncie MusicFest.
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Neal Soley, employee of Be Here Now, said the reduction in music venues downtown, where the music festival is usually located, caused the change of locale. “We’re just trying to spread music to the community, trying to bring more people to the Village, and that’s something that Be Here Now is especially about, trying to create a community among the businesses in the Village,” Soley said.
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What happened in Saturday’s loss?
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FIRST QUARTER
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FOURTH QUARTER
Ball State got off to a hot start as quarterback Keith Wenning connected with his wide receivers Jordan Williams, Jamill Smith and Connor Ryan in the game’s first three plays. Horactio Banks also ripped off a 42-yard run in the opening drive before Wenning hit junior Willie Snead for a two-yard touchdown. North Texas responded by driving into Ball State’s territory and kicking a 48-yard field goal. On Ball State’s next drive, Smith fumbled, but it didn’t lead to any North Texas points. Banks ran for a 77-yard touchdown, the longest of his career. He bounced an inside carry to the left sideline and ran the distance to give Ball State a 13-3 lead. On a later Ball State drive, Snead fumbled, leading to a defensive touchdown for the Cardinals.
In the second, Ball State continued with the same play as in the first. Wide receiver KeVonn Mabon was hit by North Texas after a catch over the middle, and lost the football to the Mean Green. North Texas kicked two more field goals, from 22 and 47 yards. However, Ball State responded with a 27-yard touchdown by Willie Snead, who simply outran his coverage and caught a Wenning pass with his fingertips. That touchdown brought Ball State’s lead to 27-9, but would be the last score of the day for the Cardinals. North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson found slot weapon Brelan Chancellor for a 25-yard touchdown. Wenning threw an interception and both teams traded missed field goals as time ran out for the half.
Coming out of halftime, Ball State kicker Scott Secor missed a 51-yard field goal. A North Texas running back responded with a 32-yard touchdown run. Ball State tight end Zane Fakes made a tough catch on third down to keep the drive alive, but couldn’t come up with a fourth down grab and turned the ball over on downs. North Texas began a drive that ended in the fourth quarter. Ball State had just two drives in the quarter, and they ended in a missed field goal and a turnover on downs. The Cardinals took just under six minutes total in their two drives. North Texas outrushed Ball State 118-0 in the quarter.
North Texas hit a field goal to tie the game at 27. Ball State quickly went three and out, putting its defense back onto the field. North Texas took the lead WENNING on a 26-yard THROWS TWO run by Thomp- PICKS son on a scram- Team moves to ble. Ball State 2-1 on season with Eastern Michigan couldn’t do next on schedule anything with + PAGE 3 the next drive as it was forced to punt. North Texas didn’t score on its drive, but took over five minutes off the clock with an 11-play drive. Ball State was left with 1:57 on the clock with no timeouts. Wenning threw an interception on third down to finish off the Cardinals.
SCORE: 20-3 SCORE: 27-16
SCORE: 27-24 FINAL: 34-27
BSU RECEIVES $38 MILLION TO FINISH UTILITY OVERHAUL, UPGRADE SPORTS FACILITIES Rep. Sue Errington announced on Sept. 13 that more than $38 million in funding for improvements to campus have been secured. The largest chunk of the funding is slated to go toward an overhaul of the campus utility system while other projects include improvements to the football and baseball facilities, according to a press release. The geothermal heating and cooling project will receive $30 million for completion in the final phase, which will replace the four 70-yearold coal-fired boilers. The first phase was completed in 2012. “This geothermal system will end the use of coal for fuel on the Ball State campus, cut the university’s carbon footprint in half and save up to $2 million a year in energy costs,” Errington said. Five million dollars will go toward a renovation of Ball State’s ballpark complex and $3.7 million will go toward the construction of a new football team meeting complex, according to the press release. “I always am pleased whenever the state chooses to support projects that help improve the experience of attending an institution of higher learning like Ball State,” Errington said. “The improvements approved today will make campus facilities more energy-efficient and help support extracurricular activities that are an important part of university life.” - STAFF REPORTS
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At Minnetrista, students have the chance to learn how to can and preserve chili, as well as receive some new recipes, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Discover how to make and preserve a scrumptious beef chili to enjoy all year long at Canning Workshop: Beef Chili,” a press release said. Attendees will learn to use a pressure canning method to create this “fall staple,” according to the press release. “Try something new and explore how easy food preservation can be.”
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The Cultural Exchange is hosting its International Conversation Hour, focusing on Estonia from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center Room 102. Keili Sükijainen will present her country, Estonia, according to a press release. Tally food court will serve a traditional Estonian dish from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The International Conversation Hour is a weekly event that highlights a country and typically has a native of the country to speak.
The Japan Foundation and the Ball State College of Sciences and Humanities will host a Japanese film festival at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall. This free student event will include the 1961 Japanese film “Immortal Love.” The event will continue for three more weeks, focusing on the films of director Kinoshita Keisuke. “Immortal Love” is a black-and-white film about the life of a female tenant-farmer, according to IMDB.com.
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The multicultural center will present a perspectives discussion on finance titled “If it doesn’t make money, it doesn’t make sense” at 3 p.m. in the Multicultural Center. This series “exists to give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to discuss current events and important topics,” according to the event’s website. This free event is only one part in a multi-program series hosted by the center.
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“Romeo and Juliet” will debut at 7:30 p.m. at the University Theatre. A press release called it “one of the most WHERE University Theatre beautifully written love stories in the history of its genre.” The WHEN 7:30 p.m. play also will be performed at COST 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-21 and 24-28, with a matinee sched- Free to students uled at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. The play’s fighting scenes were choreographed by guest artist Kevin Asselin. FREE PILATES REFORMER CLASS
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Instructor June Hutchinson presents a free demo night for pilates reformer classes from 5:50 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Student Recreation and Wellness Facility room 141. “The Pilates Method is a complete philosophy of training the body and mind,” a press release said. The Pilates Reformer is an apparatus created by Joseph Pilates. June Hutchinson received her certification through the Pilates Studio of the Midwest in Evanston, Ill. The classes will continue at a price of $40 for affiliates and $52 for non-affiliates from Sept. 26 to Oct. 31.
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Ball State senior cornerback Jeffery Garrett attempts to chase down North Texas running back Antoinne Jimmerson during the game on Saturday. Ball State’s offense committed a season-high five turnovers during the loss to North Texas.
Turnovers lead to upset loss on road Wenning throws season’s first picks in 34-27 defeat McKINNEY SPORTS EDITOR | MATT Matt_D_McKinney For the first two games of the season, Keith Wenning had been the model of consistency for Ball State. The senior quarterback had thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions. Wenning started the game against North Texas as he has played all season, going 17of-25 for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Then he threw his first interception. From that throw on, he was 10-of-21 for 140 yards and two picks. A total of five turnovers and offensive ineptitude doomed the Ball State football team as it fell to 2-1 on the season in a 34-27 loss to the North Texas Mean Green on Saturday. “We can’t do that,” Wenning
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RUNNERS POST CAREER-BEST TIMES AT MEET
After opening up the 2013 season with third place at the IPFW invitational last week, the Ball State cross country team had seven of its nine runners post career-best times at the Mel Brodt Invitational hosted by Bowling Green on Friday. Junior Courtney Edon also led the Cardinals for the second time this season. Edon paved the way for Ball State, being the first of the girls to cross the finish line in 35th out of 86 with a time of 18:35.35. These next four Cardinal runners clocked in their careerbest. Freshman Jordan Timmons was the first of the four to cross the finish, taking the 43rd spot with her career-best of 18:58.35. Sophomore Danielle Dahl was right behind her in 44th (18:58.57). Following Dahl, junior Caitlynn Edon finished 47th (19:02.05) and freshman Ericka Rinehart finished 51st (19:09.68). Both Edon and Rinehart improved their times by shaving off five and four minutes respectively. Also crossing the finish line for the Cardinals was junior Madelyn Webster. Webster was Ball State’s sixth-fastest runner, placing 71st with a time of 19:51.95. After Webster were two redshirt freshmen, Becca Kropf (80th/21:37.19) and Jordan Jenkins (85th/23:16.39), and junior Ashley Schmidgall (86th/24:41.63).
said of the turnovers. “We’re killing ourselves. That makes it tougher for our defense.” In the second half, North Texas had nearly double the time of possession as Ball State, 19:56 to 10:04. Ball State looked tired and worn out during the second half, needing many substitutes, but neither Wenning nor head coach Pete Lembo could attribute it to the 90 degree heat at kickoff. “It was hotter in Muncie this past week than it was today,“ Wenning said. “That’s no excuse.“ “We lost a lot of guys today, but I’m not going to point to the heat,“ Lembo said. Ball State scored a touchdown with 3:26 left in the first half to increase its score to 27-9. From that point, North Texas outscored Ball State 25-0. Jahwan Edwards missed his second straight game against North Texas with concussion issues. Also missing the game was cornerback Eric
Patterson, due to a violation of team rules. Without Edwards, Ball State’s running game suddenly stopped working after a quick burst of success on Saturday. On starter Horactio Banks’ first three carries against North Texas, he ran for 121 yards and a touchdown. On his next eight, he ran for 20. “Learn,“ Banks said of his thoughts after the game. “We made a lot of mistakes.“ Many different Ball State players got nicked up during the game, including guard Jalen Schlachter and wide receiver KeVonn Mabon. “At one point it felt like we had the JV team out there,” Lembo said. Kicker Scott Secor missed a pair of field goals in the game, both from more than 50 yards away. “We couldn’t finish drives,” Wenning said. “We moved the ball, we had a lot of good plays. We just couldn’t finish.”
It took 109 game minutes, 45 lightning-delay minutes and a mid-game site change to decide anything between Ball State and Air Force. With only 22 seconds left in the second overtime, junior forward Nicole Pembleton chipped a ball that grazed Air Force’s senior goalkeeper Kelly Stambaugh to break the scoreless stalemate and give Ball State its “icing for the weekend.” “We were definitely hungry out there,” head coach Craig Roberts said. “We had an enjoyable and educational weekend [in Colorado] and we wanted to leave the right way.” Ball State started the match with extra intensity, coming off its second loss of the season to Colorado College on Friday, and generated some early opportunities, Roberts said. Earlier last week Roberts said environment — namely the 5,000 added feet in elevation — would be Ball State’s biggest challenge. He was partially right. Twenty-five minutes into the match, play was halted at the Cadet Soccer Stadium due to lightning. After 45 minutes, play was resumed at the Holaday Athletic Center. Roberts said the new field doubled as a football practice facility and the lines posed a new set of problems. “It was tough to see [where lines ended and started],”
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Junior Nicole Pembleton attempts to steal the ball from a Northern Iowa player during the game on Aug. 23. Pembleton scored the game-winning goal against Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Roberts said. “But we just said we were going to control what we could.” Roberts said the match teetered back and forth, with both sides creating anxious moments. Air Force did just edge Ball State in shots, 17-15 and shots on goal 11-10. Despite the numerous opportunities for Air Force, Ball State’s defense proved once again to be a formidable group. With senior Layne Schramm saving all 11 shots on target, Ball State recorded its conference-leading fourth shutout of the year. “Layne showed her experience,” Roberts said. “She controlled the box well and came up
with saves when she was tested.” Schramm and Ball State’s five key defensive players were the only ones to play all 110 minutes in the 1-0 double-overtime victory. Ball State’s season trend of finding offensive opportunities by cycling players continued, even though Roberts elected to use the fewest substitutions of the year — six. Sophomore midfielder Elaina Musleh played 72 minutes and recorded her fourth assist of the year off the bench. “I was really pleased with the way the girls acclimated,” Roberts said. “They never made any excuses; they just got the job done.”
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‘DIGITAL NATIVES’ Young people live in a tech-culture that would have seemed like science fiction years ago, with far reaching consequences
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even MIT researchers in 1996 engaged in a technological experiment where they straddled the threshold of man and machine. They put radio-transmitters in their backpacks, wired their jackets in circuitry, kept keyboards in their pockets and wore glasses that mimicked a computer monitor. Constantly linked to the virtual world, they called themselves “cyborgs.” Walk into any given area on campus, as students crane their heads with thumbs scrambling across a touch screen, and consider those seven researchers ancestors. And one of the virtual worlds they visit most — the endless stream of social media. An informal survey conducted by the Daily News of Ball State students reveals that 54 percent of students check social media sites 10 or more times a day, with many students commenting “too many” and “constantly” when referring to their social media habits. Only 4 percent limit their checks to one to two times daily, and 38 percent of students are scrolling through the posts of anywhere from 400 to 600 friends. Kristen McCauliff, assistant professor in communications, said there has been a huge amount of growth in social media dominating the ways of communication.
“It’s hard to remember times in life where communication wasn’t dominated by social media,” McCauliff said. “But it’s a relatively new development. I recently read a statistic that 92 percent of college kids interact daily on social media. That wouldn’t be possible five, 10 years ago.” McCauliff teaches a class on communication in popular culture, where she looks into the progression of popular platforms of communication. Facebook was created in 2003 and the iPhone was released in 2007, which she said combined into the explosive era of highly accessible social media that people live in today.
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“It’s not just the sites, but the access to social media sites that have really changed it,” McCauliff said. “Now we have access to Facebook 24/7.” The American Psychiatrists Association is currently doing research on internet addiction. Psychology Professor Lambert Deckers said social media could play a role in an internet addiction because of easy and immediate access. Among the addictive qualities Deckers mentioned, one echoes the famous psychological experiment Pavlov’s dog. “The pings, noises, colors, icons become associated with these experiences such that these stimuli become a pleasure to experience in their own right,” Deckers said. Like the famous researcher’s dog, people “salivate,” or get a small thrill, when they see a fresh crop of Twitter or Facebook notifications. McCauliff said “digital natives” have gained a lot from being social media saavy, such as networking skills, diversity and access to a wealth of information and different views. But McCauliff said there is debate on whether social media affects communication for better or for worse. “Some say that the wider the network, the better,” McCauliff
said. “You can better keep in touch with people and there is increased interaction. Other are part of the camp that says just because you have more access to people doesn’t necessarily mean there’s an actual bond.” When Deckers looks out into his classroom before class begins, he sees students engaged in their phones, not in conversation. “One [consequence] is that we become more isolated or remain more in contact with people we know rather than reaching out to others,” Deckers said. “I see this in class. Before class begins, students are sitting, but rather than talking — reaching out to a fellow student — they are busy looking at their cellphones.” It doesn’t stop at the screen — social media continues to affect people long after they’ve logged out of their accounts. “Millennials now have expectations of efficiency and connectedness,” McCauliff said. “They expect immediate responses. Those things impact outside communication patterns.” Deckers and McCauliff are in agreement that a positive function of social media
is that it brings misdeeds into the open, and acts as a checks and balances system. “People in the public eye give a lot of thought to speeches, press releases, announcements — they want their words to represent themselves,” McCauliff said. “But, it’s easy to hit ‘send’ on a phone.” Student Government Association ex-president Malachi Randolph found himself under fire after he tweeted derogatory comments against Chinese people; however, he isn’t alone in regretting his actions on the web. About 71 percent of Ball State students surveyed said they have posted something they have regretted on social media at least once, while 80 percent have felt targeted or offended by something they saw on social media. McCauliff said the danger is in feeling invisible on social media. People can slide into the trap of “false intimacy,” by acting as if they’re just communicating with close friends rather than 900-plus Twitter followers. “Individuals think the anonymity of social media gives them license to say things they wouldn’t face to face, or articulate with a group of
people,” said Beth Messner, an associate professor of communications. Messner teaches a class on investigating hate speech, and she said social media often becomes the mechanism for voicing derogatory comments — intentional or unintentional. “The problem now is those prone to this now have a bigger audience, who may not agree with what they say,” Messner said. Senior telecommunications and news major Andrew Bogs, who regularly uses five social media sites, said he has seen social media faux-pas damage friends’ reputations. “They don’t feel the same as when they’re face to face with someone, they can hide behind their keyboard,” Bogs said. “[Social media] can break or destroy you.” When taking in the evidence, social media consumes much of student’s time — but some beg the question of, “at what cost?” “During my career, three couples have met in my class and eventually married,” Deckers said. “Will this ever happen again? Unlikely, since everyone is glued to their phone.”
give a lot of thought to speeches, press releases, announcements — they want their words to represent themselves, but it’s easy to hit ‘send’ on a phone.
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MUSICFEST: Event relocates with greater local focus | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Thor Goodman of the band Apathy Wizards stressed the importance of community and events such as Muncie MusicFest. “While we care about the success of our band, we also sincerely care about the success of Muncie’s arts community,” Goodman said. “The fact of the matter is we have a thriving arts and culture scene in Muncie, Indiana.” The Cup and D Luxe also participated, featuring the talents of Dustin Vance. Vance played an emotional acoustic set, fitting into the atmosphere The Cup and D Luxe already creates. This was Vance’s first time playing Muncie MusicFest out of the four years he has been performing locally. Vance said the local music scene means a lot to him. Patrons of The Chug gathered to the sounds of the percussionheavy progressive rock band Fossil Generation. The Chug, unlike music venue Be Here Now, isn’t accustomed to bands gracing their stage.
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Weston Morganof Apathy Wizards tunes his bass before the band’s show on Saturday. Be Here Now hosted four bands on Saturday, including Apathy Wizards and H.O.M.E. Team.
Steve Moore, bartender, said subsequently he has seen several new faces and higher attendance. “We rarely have musical acts here,” Moore said. “But we’re trying to have more, we’re trying to expand ourselves as a concert venue.” The Chug also hosted Stone Messiah, Man With A Gun and Coyote Armada. “The fest brought more people in,” Moore said. “It’s good
because it gets people into bars they don’t normally visit, to see what they have to offer. I hope Muncie MusicFest continues. For the last five to 10 years, the Village has gone downhill. Now they’re trying to make it more alive.” Dill Street Bar and Grill took a break from the dance music beats and had its first live musical act since recently opening. The Michael Martin Band, a country Americana group,
played for the fest Saturday night at Dill. “We wanted to see what a live band would sound like at Dill,” General Manager Ben Duschesne said. “It’s nice to see something different and bring in a different crowd.” Graham Watson is an organizer of Muncie MusicFest, which he modeled after Indianapoliswide concert festival Midwest Music Summit. “It actually went really well,” Watson said. “Tonight was experimental, and the experiment was a resounding success.” This year proved challenging, as there was no fundraising team and Watson couldn’t pay the bands for their time. Watson said next year the festival will be as big as they can make it, depending on support, and won’t be confined to just one section of Muncie. “I hope this will lead to us expanding,” Watson said. “When the fest began, it was modeled after the Midwest Music Summit, which is spread across all of Indy. That’s something that can happen in Muncie. The fest won’t just be in the Village — it won’t just be in downtown.”
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Community member Judy Pfanz scans a table while walking through the Washington Street Festival on Saturday. Washington Street Festival allows community members to learn about Muncie’s Emily Kimbrough Historic District.
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NORTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS, . KILLS UNARMED MAN AFTER ACCIDENT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The deadly encounter was set in motion when a former college football player survived a wreck and went searching for help in the middle of the night. A frightened woman heard him pounding and opened her front door, then called police. Officers found the unarmed man, and one shot him when a Taser failed to stop him from approaching. Within hours, investigators determined that the shooting had been excessive and charged the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer with voluntary manslaughter in the death of former Florida A&M University football player Jonathan A. Ferrell. Ferrell, 24, played for Florida A&M in 2009 and 2010, school officials said Sunday. He had recently moved to North Carolina. Early Saturday, he had apparently been in a wreck and was seeking help at a nearby house, according to a statement from Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. A woman answered the door and, when she didn’t recognize the man, called 911. Officers responding to the breaking and entering call found Ferrell a short distance from the home, police said. As they approached him, Ferrell ran toward the officers, who tried to stop him with a Taser. Police said he continued to run toward them when officer Randall Kerrick fired his gun, hitting Ferrell several times. Ferrell died at the scene. Police called Ferrell and Kerrick’s initial encounter “appropriate and lawful.� But in their statement late Saturday, they said “the investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive� and “Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.� Police said Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter.
JONATHAN FERRELL Former Florida A&M University player was killed Saturday
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TODAY 3. SYRIA WEAPONS DEAL PUTS HOLD ON US INTERVENTION GENEVA (AP) — A diplomatic breakthrough Saturday on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile averted the threat of U.S. military action for the moment and could swing momentum toward ending a horrific civil war. Marathon negotiations between U.S. and Russian diplomats at a Geneva hotel produced a sweeping agreement that will require one of the most ambitious arms-control efforts in history. The deal involves making an inventory and seizing all components of Syria’s chemical weapons program and imposing penalties if President Bashar Assad’s government fails to
comply with the terms. After days of intense day-and-night negotiations between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and their teams, the two powers announced they had a framework for ridding the world of Syria’s chemicals weapons. The U.S. says Assad used chemical weapons in an Aug. 21 attack on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital, killing more than 1,400 civilians. That prompted U.S. President Barack Obama to ready American airstrikes on his order — until he decided last weekend to ask for authorization from the U.S. Congress.
4. MUSEUM BUYS WORKING GUN MADE ON 3-D PRINTER RANDALL KERRICK
NC officer, shot Ferrell several times after a Taser failed
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Victoria & Albert Museum says it has bought a working gun made on a 3-D printer, which sparked alarm among anti-firearms campaigners when it was unveiled in the United States. The museum said the gun is an addition to its collection of “new, influential, innovative or experimental� contemporary design. The “Liberator� gun was developed by University of Texas law student Cody Wilson, and
made from plastic components created on a 3-D printer. Wilson fired the gun in May, and posted blueprints online, sparking a debate about potential uses of the machines, which pump out layers of plastics, metal and other materials to create 3-D objects with moving parts. The museum said Sunday it had acquired two Liberator prototypes, a disassembled gun and a number of archive items.
2. BAN ON GAY BLOOD DONATION CONTINUES DESPITE VOTE
5. NIGERIAN YOUTHS KILL POLICE OFFICER IN VIGILANTE MOB
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. gay-rights movement has achieved many victories in recent years — on marriage, military service and other fronts. Yet one vestige of an earlier, more wary era remains firmly in place: the 30-year-old nationwide ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Dating from the first years of the AIDS epidemic, the ban is a source of frustration to many gay activists, and also to many leading players in the nation’s health and blood-supply community who have joined in calling for change. In June, the American Medical Association
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Angry youths in a vigilante group mobbed and killed a policeman and threatened others Saturday in retaliation for the killing of one of their members in northeast Nigeria, police and military officials said, causing further friction in an area tense with violence from Islamic militants. The Civilian Joint Task Force was formed by residents to help capture Boko Haram suspects in and around Maiduguri, where the Islamic insurgents formed years ago. The spokesman of the 7th division of the Nigeria
voted to oppose the policy. AMA board member William Kobler called it “discriminatory and not based on sound science.� Last month, more than 80 members of Congress wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services, criticizing the lifetime ban as an outdated measure that perpetuates inaccurate stereotypes about gay men. On some college campuses, students have urged boycotts of blood drives until the ban is repealed. Over the summer, activists organized a “National Gay Blood Drive� — asking gay men to visit blood centers, take tests to show their blood was safe.
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Zombies seek food, not brains, for charity The second annual Zombie Walk started off with a wedding in the Quad. A couple dressed as zombies said their vows in front of the Zombie Pope Bryan Blair. At 4 p.m. the walk began at the Scramble Light, with about 300 zombies. Ryan Mast, a Muncie resident, came dressed as a “Zombie Buster,” a play on ONLINE the film “Ghost Busters.” “Something strange was in the neighborhood, so I came out and checked it out,” Mast said. Zombies of all ages shuffled down the street. One To see more woman had three children on photos from a leash to constrain her zom- the Zombie Walk, go to bie kids from attacking. Participants could donate bsudaily.com money or food for Animal Rescue Fund and Second Harvest Food Bank. Holy Lutheran Church in Muncie and Lutheran Church of the Cross in Muncie sponsored this year’s Zombie Walk. – STAFF REPORTS
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Zombie Walk participants make their way south from Shafer Tower on Saturday. The undead participants raised awareness and money for the Second Harvest Food Bank and Animal Rescue Fund.
Graduate students learn by teaching Some students feel GAs less qualified, but more personal SAM HOYT CHIEF REPORTER | sthoyt@bsu.edu When graduate assistants step into the role of teaching, they often have to deal with a lack of experience. The experience varies by department and individual, said Kat Greene, a rhetoric and composition graduate assistant who teaches sections of a 100-level English class. “The English department is unique in that graduate students who get teaching assistantships have a mentoring process,” she said. Greene said they take a practicum class and receive mentoring from a veteran professor. “As far as the English department goes, we get a whole semester to be prepared,” she said. Greene has taught for three years and has seen both sides of being an instructor. “I think one of the great things about being a graduate assistant is being both a student and a teacher [at the same time],” she said. “I think it humanizes you, too.” Kayleigh Bilbrey, a junior psychology and criminal justice major, had a graduate
assistant as a teacher. “I didn’t like it as much,” she said. “They didn’t seem as qualified.” Samantha Long, a sophomore telecommunications major, also had a graduate assistant for one of her classes. Both she and Bilbrey said the graduate assistants were easier to talk to “because they’re more on your level,” Long said. “[My graduate assistant] was not what I would expect of a teacher,” she said. “He didn’t carry himself like a teacher.” Thomas Lauer, a biology professor, works closely with the graduate students in his department, including some who assist him in his classes. “Graduate students are relatively inexperienced, but also have the support of individual professors,” he said. “If they’re teaching a class or a lab, we would make sure that student has all the instruction needed for that class and how to handle students and tests and all that stuff that go on in that setting.” Part of making sure the graduate assistants are prepared to teach in the biology department is a weekly meeting to check up on their progress. “We don’t just let them go off and ignore them,” Lauer said. “We closely monitor everything that’s going on in the classroom.”
MOTIVATIONS FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Ball State currently has approximately 940 graduate assistants working in three areas: teaching, research and administration. Here are some of the benefits of becoming graduate assistants: • They’re paid • A portion of their tuition and nonresident fees are paid • After two consecutive terms, they are eligible for a remission of the third • It’s required for some programs. For example, biology Ph.D students are
required to teach a class by themselves. • They receive a discount at the Ball State Bookstore • They can open checking/ savings accounts and take out loans with the Ball State Federal Credit Union • Free tickets to athletic events • Eligibility for student health insurance through the university • Spouses/children of graduate assistants are eligible to pay in-state tuition fees • Spouses are eligible for all the same benefits SOURCE: bsu.edu
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DISCOVERY: Institute’s letter cites 4 classes, textbook for anti-religious ideas | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The letter concentrates on associate English professor Paul Ranieri’s HON 390 class, “Dangerous Ideas,” but also asks for investigation into assistant English professor Brent Blackwell’s HON 296: “‘Old’ and ‘New’ Science,” associate biology professor Ann Blakey’s HON 297: “The SustainABLES: Air, Biodiversity, Land, Energy, & the Seas [Water]” and assistant biology professor James Olesen’s 298: “The Biology of Life.” Joan Todd, a university spokesperson, said on Sept. 10 that the university has received the letter and is reviewing it. John West, vice president of the Discovery Institute and one of the letter’s authors, said the goal the organization hopes to achieve is total academic freedom for all teachers. “Either Ball State needs to provide genuine academic freedom for all faculty on the same topics or they have to ban academic freedom for all faculty on the same topics,” he said. “They can’t be selective.” The letter focuses on Ranieri’s single textbook for his course, “What is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable,” edited by John Brockman, whom the Discovery Institute considers a prominent atheist. The Discovery Institute provides several selections from the book in its letter to Gora and the Board of Trustees, including the first paragraph from a chapter titled, “We are entirely alone.” “Living creatures capable of reflecting on their own existence are a freak accident, existing for one brief moment in the history of the universe,” the textbook said. “There may be life elsewhere in the universe, but it does not have self-reflective consciousness. There is no God; no Intelligent Designer; no higher purpose to our lives.” West said “What is Your Dangerous Idea?” is the only listed textbook for Ranieri’s class, but there may be unlisted readings. “Maybe Professor Ranieri provides balance elsewhere
EXCERPT FROM TEXTBOOK IN QUESTION “Just as my patients adapt to difficult realities by creating metaphorical substitutes, it appears to me that beliefs in angels, deities and eternal souls can be understood in part as wish-fulfilling metaphors for an unpleasant reality that most of us cannot fully comprehend and accept.” SOURCE: “What is Your Dangerous Idea?”
in the course,” West said. “He doesn’t list any other specific readings in his syllabus, so we’re asking [for an investigation].” The institute concludes its letter with a series of questions it asked in a letter it sent over the summer. “They [never] responded to our letter of several months ago where we asked about the procedural irregularities in the investigation of Professor Hedin, so that’s why we reiterate this in our current letter,” West said. The Discovery Institute first became involved with Ball State when the university received complaints from the Freedom from Religion Foundation in late May. One of the institute’s main points in Hedin’s defense was that teachers can bring up their personal beliefs under the idea of academic freedom. Gora contested this by denying that academic freedom was at play in the case. “[Academic freedom] cannot be used as a shield to teach theories that have been rejected by the discipline under which a science course is taught,” she said in her July statement. “Our commitment to the best standards of each discipline being taught on this campus is equally unwavering. As I have said, this is an issue of academic integrity, not academic freedom. The best academic standards of the discipline must dictate course content.” Provost Terry King used a panel of four professors to help him review Hedin’s courses to align them with university standards, and Hedin’s status at the university was not affected.