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Volume 24, Number 6

September 26, 2003

Professor's enthusiasm for general education earns national award
Tony Edmonds is Ball State's answer to Knute Rockne. Each year, the 2003 recipient of the Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) Faculty Award exhorts freshmen to victory in the classroom. Full Story

State Department officials' visit to cover rebuilding of Iraq
Officials from the U.S. Department of State will conduct a two-day foreign policy program Sept. 29 and 30 in Muncie culminating with a national town meeting focusing on rebuilding Iraq. Full Story

Toying with science earns physics citations for service
Anyone who tells Jim and Nancy Watson that children can’t learn physics might get showered with toys. Full Story

Orchestra conductor wins prestigious competition
To inspire an orchestra to perform at its peak, a conductor needs to grab every musician on the first upbeat, and Tomasz Golka did just that. Full Story

Computer security experts warn against viruses, e-mail scams
Ball State’s Computer Security Incident Response team tries hard not to cry “wolf.” Full Story

Freshman Common Reader author to speak Oct. 8 at Emens
Barbara Ehrenreich is author of this year's Freshman Common Reader, "Nickel and Dimed: On NOT Getting By in America." Full Story
 

  Campus judges ready for hot job of judging chili cook-off
Celebrity judges from across campus are preparing their palates for the second annual Residence Halls Dining Service chili cook-off Oct. 9. Full Story

Fund-raiser for daughter's trip draws community response
Delana Ulmer wasn’t going to let anything keep her daughter from being a student ambassador to Hawaii. When she held a fund-raiser, she received an outpouring of support from the campus and the community. Full Story

Tony Award-winning "Kiss Me Kate" takes Emens stage Oct. 9
Revel in the hilarious antics of Sam and Bella Spewack's story of theatre folk and gangsters and listen to 18 classic songs from Indiana's own Cole Porter. Full Story

Jazz vocalist performs with symphony Oct. 11 at Emens
Dianne Reeves, recognized as one of the best jazz performers of this era, is also known for her variations in style, including pop and rhythm and blues.
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Why are some Hoosier workers getting an extra paycheck this year? Also, a music professor's composition highlights a Sept. 11 memorial program.... Learn More
 

Latino Student Union Week features workshop on issues, movie

Chinese film "National Anthem" has free showing Sept. 30 in Pruis Hall

Was Mozart influenced by golden ratio? Colloquium to provide answer

R. Buckminster Fuller colleague to present Gandhi Lecture Oct. 2

Child Study Center hosts open house with treats from parents
 

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