Campus Update
Volume 25, Number 27
March 25, 2005
Hanley
Study: College students receive, but don't recall, cell phone ads
"The use of cell phones and instant and text messaging has become ubiquitous on college campuses, overtaking e-mail as the main form of communication," said Michael Hanley, the study's author. FULL STORY

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Earth Week activities scheduled April 16-23
Best-selling author Ted Levin will be the keynote speaker during Earth Week 2005 at Ball State. FULL STORY


Tracy
Researcher of the Year to speak on how gifted students cope
Tracy Cross is executive director of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities and professor of educational psychology. FULL STORY


Sustainability expert to speak March 30
Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of the world's largest commercial carpet manufacturer, will discuss how sustainability issues are impacting business and education. FULL STORY


Ramon
Study finds managers discriminate against obese sales personnel
A survey of 122 Midwest-based sales managers, directors of sales or business owners found obesity-caused discrimination is rampant in the sales industry, says Ramon A. Avila, who co-authored the study with Shaheen Borna. FULL STORY

Ball State hosts Women's Week through April 2
For the first time LunaFest, a national festival of films by, for and about women, will be part of Women's Week. FULL STORY

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Annual student art exhibition turns 70
Laura Klopp's piece, "Insane Anxiety," expresses her fear of being stared at and her fear of snakes, and it took one month to complete. FULL STORY


Indiana Public Radio wins prestigious Murrow Award
For the fifth time since 1999, Indiana Public Radio News has won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast in a small market from the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). FULL STORY


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Ball State stages world premiere of 'Two Character Play'
Ball State will stage the world premiere of "Two Character Play," written by New York playwright Chris White, now an English professor at DePauw University, and directed by Michael O'Hara, associate professor of theatre at Ball State. FULL STORY


Student newspaper wins two national awards
The Daily News received two Gold Crown awards for the fall 2003 and spring 2004 semesters March 19 during the awards convocation in New York. The newspaper was one of four publications to receive two Gold Crowns. FULL STORY

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