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Volume 24, Number 29

April 9, 2004

Ball State assisting Adams County to develop Enhanced 911 system
Graduate student
Nakul Bhatia logs an E-911 location on his portable computer tablet in Adams County.
He is part of
a team of Ball State geography students helping to upgrade the local Enhanced 911 (E-911) system. Full Story

AP honors Beaver, Jackman 
for Indiana Public Radio news
Brian Beaver and Marcus Jackman received awards from Indiana’s Associated Press chapter for their work with Indiana Public Radio (IPR) news. Full Story

Barn's artwork celebrates Midwestern landscape beauty
When architect Timothy Gray returned to Indiana from San Francisco, he didn't just want to buy a house; he wanted a Midwestern homestead. When the Ball State architecture instructor purchased his 1870s home, acreage and barn in Hamilton County, he felt fulfilled knowing he had preserved a symbol of Indiana that's being erased as suburbs expand, he said. Full Story

Holocaust remembrance set; VIS to show survivors' video
Ball State’s Jewish Studies Project will observe Yom ha'Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance) at 7:30 p.m. April 18 in Teachers College, room 101. Full Story

Tampa TV editor to share experiences with convergence
Forrest Carr, news editor at WFLA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Tampa, Fla., will share his media convergence experiences at 3 p.m. April 12 in Art and Journalism Building room 175. Full Story

Graduate students honored
for achievements at reception

Graduate students in Ball State’s seven colleges were honored at the Graduate Student Recognition Reception April 6. The highlight of the program was the presentation of awards for the outstanding doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis. Full Story

 

Broadway's classic love story 'Miss Saigon' coming to Emens
“Miss Saigon,” Broadway's classic love story and one of the most popular musicals of all time, will play Emens Auditorium for two nights only Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 at
7:30 p.m. Tickets for both performances go on sale at 10 a.m. April 12. Full Story

Travel packages highlight of WIPB-TV TeleSale April 15-17
WIPB-TV’s on-air auction, TeleSale, begins April 15 and continues from 7 to 10 p.m. through April 17. Proceeds support educational, entertaining and informative programs on Channel 49 (Muncie Comcast cable channel 2). Travel packages highlighted this year include The Friendship Tour, a six-night trip for two to England in October. Full Story

Women's bowling team ready for national championship
After months of intense practice knocking down pin after pin in the bottom level of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, Ball State’s women bowling club is preparing to battle the nation’s 16 top college bowling teams. Full Story

NewsLink Indiana seeking
reporters for online project

Ball State’s newest venture into electronic news gathering will reach into area communities with the help of aspiring journalists.
NewsLink Indiana, a news service for East Central Indiana, is seeking local correspondents to write about the latest news for its online edition. Full Story

Did you walk to work April 2? Also, the great energy bar debate rages on. Learn More

Wright brothers, Mars rover update part of April planetarium program

Philosophy professor speaks
on shamelessness in sports

MTV's 'Loveline' host Dr. Drew comes to campus April 12

Building teamwork topic for Administrative Professionals Day

Burris sponsors 5K run, walk as
part of 75th anniversary celebration

Tech Tuesday April 20 to focus
on nanoscience center research

 

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