Campus Update
Volume 26, Issue 32
April 24, 2006
McKinley project continues
The construction on phase two will proceed much like last summer's successful first phase, which was completed in just 82 days. FULL STORY


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Campus construction projects continue through summer
One high-profile project will be the construction of a pedestrian crosswalk and median between the L.A. Pittenger Student Center and the Administration Building on University Avenue May 8-27. FULL STORY


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McKinley Project receives two awards
Ball State and phase one of the McKinley Safety Improvement Project have received two state awards. FULL STORY

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Comedian Margaret Cho in free concert at Emens
Cho is known as much for her distinctive humor as for her enormous contributions as a social equalizer. FULL STORY


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Egg Launch
The third annual Iron Egg Launch competition will take place at 10 a.m. April 29 on the athletic field across from Ball Memorial Hospital near the intersection of University and Tillotson avenues. FULL STORY


Emens Scholars Graduates expanding program
Past recipients of Emens Scholarships may contribute to a new fund that would expand the number of students benefiting from the program. FULL STORY

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Aquatics instructor receives national honor
Aquatics program coordinator Leland Yarger is the recipient of the 2006 National Honor Award from the Aquatics Council of the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation. FULL STORY


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Professor receives award from alma mater
Lawrence Gerstein, professor of counseling psychology at Ball State, will receive the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Education at the University of Georgia May 5. FULL STORY

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Special achievements honored at staff recognition program
Retirees and award winners were honored at this year's Staff Recognition and Retirement Awards Program last Thursday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. FULL STORY


Speech Team places in top ten at nationals
The Ball State Individual Events Team placed ninth out of more than 80 schools at the National Forensic Association's National Tournament. FULL STORY


Parents' education level key to forecasting SAT scores
A Ball State study reveals that parents' education levels are better predictors of SAT scores, high school GPA and high school class rank than race or income level. FULL STORY

On Campus -- Update
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In the News
Quoted: Bell, Bremen, Crawley and more. . .
Find out why Katie Couric's move to the "CBS Evening News" is right for her career. Plus, find out if Indiana would ever vote for a Democratic presidential candidate. FULL STORY
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