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Douglass descendant among Black History Month speakers
 Lectures by a former white supremacist and the descendant of a former
slave highlight Black History Month at Ball State. The month's events,
sponsored by the Black Student Association, also include an appearance
by the percussive ensemble Step Afrika and a talk by a sexual assault
survivor.
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Urban teaching program earns national awards for diversity
The Urban Semester program, which places students majoring in education
in Indianapolis urban schools, has been recognized by the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) as the 2004
recipient of the Best Practice Award in Support of Diversity.
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Sexual assault survivor shares story during awareness week
 The Counseling Center's Sexual Assault Prevention Outreach Team hosts
the ninth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week Feb. 9-12. “Illuminating
the Path to Stop Sexual Violence” is the week’s theme. Highlighting the
week is a talk by sexual assault survivor and author Lori Robinson at
7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in Art and Journalism Building room 175.
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New program to help teachers improve hi-tech proficiency
The Educational Technology program, which includes Indiana’s first
computer education teaching license, is offered through the Department
of Educational Studies in Teachers College. The program has been
designed to complement existing teaching licenses, emphasizing teaching
first and technology second, said Matthew Stuve, assistant professor of
educational technology.
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Researcher of the Year to
speak on languages in Mexico
 “Minority Language
Maintenance in
Mexico: Three Case Studies” is the topic of a Feb. 12
lecture by Ball State’s Researcher of the Year. Carolyn MacKay,
professor of English, speaks at
3:30 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Forum Room.
The free public lecture is sponsored by the Office of Academic Research
and Sponsored Programs.
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Ball State, Ivy Tech working
to support former foster youth
The Guardian Scholars program, funded through a $208,000 Breaking the
Cycle grant from the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation for Education,
will assist college students transitioning out of foster care. The
project is the first college-based initiative in Indiana to offer
individualized support services to former foster children who need a
helping hand in college.
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Magical world of Dr. Seuss comes to Emens Auditorium
 Seussical the
Musical brings the world of Dr. Seuss to life in a witty, whimsical
family show scheduled to take stage at Emens Auditorium
on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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Beatles: It was 40 years
ago that they began to play
 It was 40 years ago that the Beatles began to play and while the band
has gone in and out of style, America has never been the same, says a
Ball State pop culture expert. The Beatles’ first appearance on national
television came on
Feb. 9, 1964. The broadcast was certainly a thrill
for millions of Americans watching the “Ed Sullivan Show,” said Richard
Aquila, history professor. Full Story
Two theater students advance to national
competition
Two Ball State theater students earned top honors at the Region III
American College Theatre Festival and will advance to the national
competition in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, this year’s Region III festival was held at Illinois
State University.
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Former Bearcat, Jayhawk
is remembering the losses
 A player on the
losing side in two of the most storied basketball games ever played
shares his experiences Feb. 18 at Bracken Library. Philip Raisor,
associate professor of English at Old Dominion University and author of
"Outside Shooter: A Memoir," speaks at 7:30 p.m. in room 225 of the
library. The free public program is sponsored by the Friends of the A.M.
Bracken Library.
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Electronic field trip to feature
Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith
Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will host Ball State’s next
Electronic Field Trip (EFT) Feb. 10. “Fastballs, Flips and Physics:
Science on the Sandlot” will be aired live from Roger Dean Stadium in
Jupiter, Fla., at
10 a.m. EST and
1 p.m. EST.
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Cohen Peace Studies Faculty Fellowship recipient to
speak
 The faculty recipient
of Ball State’s Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Studies Faculty Fellowship
speaks Feb. 16 at
4 p.m. in the Alumni Center. Kevin Smith, history
professor and American foreign relations scholar, presents “A Hoosier
Stateman’s Unilateral Quest for the Preservation of Democracy: The
Contemporary Relevance of Louis Ludlow’s Peace Amendment, 1938.”
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