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Fast food topic of common reader for 2004-05 freshmen
 Ball State’s freshman class of 2004-05 will consider the power of
fast food in
America. Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation-The Dark Side
of the All-American Meal” has been selected as this year’s Freshman
Common Reader as part of the Freshman Connections program.
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Students to spend spring break
on medical mission to Ecuador
While many college students will be enjoying fun and sun on
spring break, seven Ball State students plan to deliver desperately
needed medical supplies to an impoverished area of
Ecuador. The students are spending $1,100 each to
volunteer for the trip.
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Professor: 'Frasier' better TV comedy show than 'Friends'
 Two of television’s
top comedies will soon end long runs on NBC, and when it comes to
quality, “Frasier” outclasses “Friends,”
says telecommunications professor Dom Caristi.
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University refines public charter school application process
To start the process, applicants must file a statement of intent, an
abbreviated business plan addressing the educational program,
management, finances and facilities, that will be reviewed by the
university.
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Fashion historian, author to
give annual Burkhardt Lecture
 Clare Haru Crowston,
professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
speaks at
11 a.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Cardinal Hall.
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Atrium Gallery alumni ceramics display part of
statewide show
 An exhibition of
ceramics created by
31 Ball State alumni
will be on display in
the Art and Journalism Building’s Atrium Gallery beginning March 3.
This exhibition will be held in conjunction with other ceramics exhibits
throughout the state.
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Celebrate Fat Tuesday with food, festivities at The
Atrium
Faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate Mardi Gras at The
Atrium in the Art and Journalism Building from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24
on Fat Tuesday. Traditional Mardi Gras foods will be prepared and served
by Ball State chefs. The menu features cajun seafood gumbo, chicken and
ham jambalaya, catfish po-boy sandwich, southern style slaw, sweet
potato pie, king cake and other favorites.
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Country music's hottest duo Montgomery Gentry
coming
 Montgomery Gentry,
one of country music’s hottest duos, hit the stage with opening acts
Marty Stuart and Flynnville Train at
8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Emens Auditorium. Evoking the sound of
Southern rockers like the Marshall Tucker Band and Lynard Skynard,
Montgomery Gentry are often perceived as rowdy rebels who still hold
small-town values.
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'Our Town' a simple but real depiction
of American life
The trials and tribulations of small-town life come to the stage in
the American theater classic, “Our Town,” which will be performed at 8
p.m. Feb. 18-21 and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at University
Theatre.
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