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Professor says Democrat presidential race is fluid
 Ball State political
science professor Joseph Losco says a heated battle among Democrats for
their party’s presidential nomination is fluid with candidates falling
in and out of favor almost daily. Losco said few people should be
surprised by the results of Monday’s Iowa caucus won by Sen. John Kerry,
who supplants former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as the front-runner for
the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
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Construction management option to be
available this fall
Students have been asking for it for years, and now Ball State is
meeting the demand by offering a construction management option through
its industrial technology program. The option will be available starting
in the fall of 2004, said Jack Wescott, chairman of the Department of
Industry and Technology.
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Professor honors birthday of Apple that made
geeks cool
 In the 20 years
since
the introduction of
the Macintosh, the computer—and geeks
for that matter—are considered cool. The anniversary, says
self-proclaimed geek Matthew Stuve, is one worth celebrating. Stuve, an
educational technology professor at Ball State, has long been touting
the benefits of Macintosh computers to help to educate techno-savvy
teachers.
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Burris Laboratory School celebrates 75th
anniversary
Burris Laboratory School, located on the Ball State
campus, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
To mark the diamond anniversary, school officials have been organizing
events throughout the year. One of the celebrated events was
homecoming Jan. 20-23.
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Great Decisions series begins
in March at E. B. Ball Center
Great Decisions 2004 meets at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center each
Wednesday from
9 to
11 a.m. from March 3 through April 21. The series examines eight
global topics affecting
America’s role in the world. Each session provides historical
background, relevant facts, present and future policy options and
impartial analysis of the challenges ahead.
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Broadband video on demand
for students focus of research
Ball State’s Center for Media Design and Movielink, the broadband
video on demand (VOD) service, have formed a research and development
relationship focused on studying college students’ views on video
downloading of feature films and their attitudes toward piracy. The
research will also examine college students’ unique requirements for
legitimate online video services.
Full StoryLilly grant brings actress to
campus for lecture, classes
 Lilly Endowment
Inc. and the Department of Theatre and Dance will feature actress
Lindsay Crouse in a free public lecture at
7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Fine Arts Building, room 217. The
accomplished actress has appeared in several high-profile movies. Crouse
will be on campus Jan. 26-31. Along with her lecture, “The Cinematic
Career of Lindsay Crouse,” she will lead master acting classes for
theatre students and shed some light on establishing acting careers in
New York or Los Angeles.
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Art professor's work part of exhibit at downtown
gallery
 Works by
faculty artist Marilynn
Derwenskus are part of an exhibit “In Your Face and In Other Places” at
Mitchell Place Gallery in downtown Muncie. Also featured in the exhibit
are the works of Jean Walcot from Cardiff,
Wales, and a good friend of Derwenskus. The exhibit
runs through Jan. 31 in the gallery at
301 S. Walnut St., Suite 102.
Derwenskus recently discovered the beauty of egg tempera, a process of
painting in which egg yolk is instead of oil. Wandering in Italian
museums and cathedrals provided her countless examples of this ancient
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Older adults now less negative about
personal computer use
 In a 10-year period
from 1989 to 1999, older adults grew less
uneasy using personal computers but were still wary of social changes
caused by technology, says a Ball State study. The study, compiled by
Ball State sociology professors Ione DeOllos and David Morris, updates
Morris’ analysis done in the late 1980s.
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