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12/21/2012
Plays in Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, as Ball State falls to Central Florida 17-38
12/28/2012
Selected to compete in the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game
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An underage student looking to pass off a fake ID near campus may be handing their illegal license to a cop. Indiana excise officers are stepping behind the counter for a revival of their Cops in Shops program, one more tactic in their push to cut down on underage drinking. “If you are buying FAKE ID beverages for a minor REPERCUSSIONS or using false ID or try- • Owning a fake ID is a ing to get beverages unclass A misdemeanor, derage you may be trywhich can carry a ing to purchase it from sentence of up to one an officer,” Brandon year in prison and a Thomas, an Indiana ex$5,000 fine. cise officer, said. • Attempting to purchase alcohol with the ID is A simple Google an additional 60 days search will pop up in prison and another several often-contra$500 are added on. dictory laws and regulations about posses- Information from Indiana code sion and use of fake identification. Thomas is quick to point out that simply owning a fake ID in Indiana is a class A misdemeanor which can carry a sentence of up to one year in prison and a $5,000 fine, according to Indiana codes 35-43-5-2.5 and 35-50-3-2. Once a person tries to purchase alcohol with that ID, an additional 60 days in prison and another $500 in fines are added on per IC 35-50-3-4. Getting police officers inside stores instead of waiting outside to bust underage students and liquor store workers not only cuts down on illegal drinking but also helps teach clerks about what to look for on an ID.
Take a look at the career of former Ball State football player, Austin Holtz, from his last game as a Cardinal to his final days of football.
3/20/2013
Holds pro day at Ball State
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Officers revive Cops in Shops initiative, monitor liquor stores CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS CRIME REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
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...like the guys used to say on the Lions, ‘NFL stands for Not For Long.
5/01/2013
Signs with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent
Former Ball State player begins intended career after NFL stint
8/20/2013
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he average career of a National Football League player lasts less than four years. Austin Holtz’s lasted less than four months. But the former Ball State offensive lineman always knew he had a backup plan in place. “I was all right [with being cut],” Holtz said. “I knew I had my college degree. I knew I was going to be all right.” NFL teams started calling Holtz during his senior year with the Cardinals. He knew he had a career in criminal justice worth pursuing, but after hosting a pro day at Ball State, he was close to opening the door to a life in football. Though no team drafted Holtz, he received a call from the Lions immediately after the agonizing seventh round ended. When Holtz told his parents, brother and sister of the news they all stood there, staring at each other in disbelief. His career in criminal justice was going to be pushed back for a little while. Holtz joined the Lions, hoping to capitalize on the opportunity he was
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AUSTIN HOLTZ, former Ball State offensive lineman
Waived by Lions
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HOLTZ’S PRO CAREER TIMELINE
8/23/2013 AUSTIN HOLTZ
former Ball State offensive lineman
Signs with the New York Giants
presented. About 8/27/2013 four months later, Waived by Holtz was the odd Giants man out in Lions training camp, getting waived by the organization on Aug. 20, 2013. Three days later, he was signed by the New York Giants. As quickly as Holtz signed with the Giants, he was released, leaving him again without a job. It was at this moment that Holtz said he truly grasped just how meaningful finishing college was. “I just realized how important my degree was,” he said. “‘Cause like the guys used to say on the Lions, ‘NFL stands for Not For Long.’”
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Excise police enforce ID laws
1/11/2013
Plays in Casino Del Sol All-Star game
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Teachers to surpass education degree Permit requires test, 6,000 hours career experience, 3.0 GPA KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu
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A new permit will allow people without an education degree to teach high school classes. Education majors and Ball State professors agree this could have a negative impact on Indiana’s students. The career specialist permit will allow those with a bachelor’s degree to teach the subject that they have more than 6,000 hours of career-type experience in. They also have to pass a content test in the area they are going to teach and have a 3.0 GPA. The Indiana State Board of Education approved the permit pro-
had a child in a classroom where the teacher had not gone through a rigorous preparation program, I would have concerns. » JOHN JACOBSON, the dean of the Teachers College posal Sept. 3. Bob Guffin, the executive director of the board, said they believed the permits would have a positive impact on students in Indiana. “An individual that receives a permit is going to have professional experience in a related field as well as a bachelor’s degree in the related subject area and they have to have achieved a high level of competence in the field,” Guffin said. He said when principals are
looking at potential candidates, not have to take that test. Pedagogy hiring someone with a degree is the art and science of teaching, acwould be taking the cording to infed.org. same risk in qual- NEW PERMIT John Jacobson, the ity as hiring someone REQUIREMENTS dean of the teachers with the permit. college, said there is “[Principals] hire • 6,000 hours of careerno way to tell if the type experience based on what they program will work believe is the most • Passing a content test because in a typical • 3.0 GPA minimum qualified person to education program, come in and deliver TEACHERS there are perforinstructions to kids mance measures. COLLEGE and develop relation“Along the way in ships with them and REQUIREMENTS the four years, a stu… draw the best out • 3.0 GPA dent has to go through of that student,” Guf- • Supervised field teacher preparation experience fin said. and have multiple field There are some dif- • Teacher preparation experience that is suferences between a • Graded and critiqued pervised,” Jacobson along the way minimum said. “Feedback is givnormal education proSOURCE: John Jacobson, gram, like Ball State en to each student in Teachers College dean has, and the permits. their performance so Ordinarily educators would have they become better and better. to pass a pedagogy test, but those with the career specialist permit do See TEACHERS, page 4 THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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