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Schnatter donates majority of grant Koch Foundation accounts for 1/3 of total donation KARA BERG NEWS EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com Despite some controversy on campus over a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation and John “Papa John” Schnatter, only onethird of the grant is actually from the Koch family.
Schnatter donated $2.17 million of the grant, and the Charles Koch Foundation donated $1.08 million, according to the grant agreement. The contract between the university, the Ball State University Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation shows no signs of the money coming with strings attached. The very first clause in both the contract with the Charles Koch Foundation and the one
with Schnatter is on promoting academic freedom. The grant money has raised some concerns on campus. Read about those concerns here. The Ball State Foundation has to submit an annual report each year detailing the progress of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise — which is what the grant money will be used to fund. The donor
has to approve the report before they donate the next chunk of money. While the grant is supposed to last for eight years, the contract only shows contribution dates up until Aug. 1, 2019 for both Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation. The university has to follow a few terms in order to keep getting the money from both parties — but none are too demanding. • Maintain a qualified di-
rector for the institute • Hire people to fill four professorship positions • University has to allocate $600,000 total for the salaries and benefits of the director and the four professorship positions • Offer office space for the institute • Continue to support the institute Both Schnatter’s and the Charles Koch Foundation’s contracts said their donation
THE GRANT BREAKDOWN CHARLES KOCH FOUNDATION
$1.08 million
JOHN “PAPA JOHN” SCHNATTER
$2.17 million
was contingent on each other’s — so without either one, the grant would not exist.
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MUNCIE GRAS THE DAILY NEWS GUIDE TO
Downtown Muncie’s 14th annual festival includes live music, entertainment, oxygen bars MICHELLE KAUFMAN COMMUNITY/BUSINESS REPORTER
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Ball State women’s basketball (22-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) never trailed Iowa (19-14, 8-10 Big Ten) in its 77-72 victory in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals scored the first points of the game and took a 2-0 lead with 9:27 left in the first quarter. Iowa tied the game 4-4 with 8:06 left in the first, but Ball State regained the lead after freshman guard Carmen Grande hit a 3-point shot 20 seconds later to give the Cardinals the lead for good. Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine paced the Cardinals with 24 points and 11 rebounds, her seventh consecutive double-double. She hit 10 of her 24 shots from the floor and converted four of six free-throw attempts. Grande finished with 16 points, and sophomore forward Moriah Monaco also scored 16 behind a 4-7 performance from beyond the arc. Ball State’s lead shrunk to 2 points at 72-70 with 56 seconds left in the game, but the Cardinals held on to win. The Cardinals will take on the University of St. Louis in the second round of the WNIT at 8 p.m. March 21 in St. Louis. – STAFF REPORTS
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BALL STATE DEFEATS IOWA, ADVANCES TO WNIT 2ND ROUND
COURSE WITHDRAWAL ENDS MONDAY.
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Carenza’s Caravan is a troupe of belly dancers and fire eaters. At 8 p.m., there will be a “Shimmy Off,” where attendees can compete to see if they can shimmy as long as the belly dancers. Carenza Asya is the owner of the troupe and has been performing at Muncie Gras since 2005. Asya said the audience is always fun and willing to come dance with the troupe. “It’s a great event; there’s always something different. … [It is] one of the most fun places that we like to perform at each year,” Asya said. In addition to the numerous entertainment acts, there will also be two oxygen bars at the event. An oxygen bar is a free-standing bar where people sit or stand to breathe more than 90 percent pure oxygen and aromatherapy from a disposable nasal cannula (nose hose). Up to 18 people can be at one oxygen bar at a time, and 12 different scents will be available, such as vanilla, peppermint and cherry. There will also be several outdoor bars serving alcohol.
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The 14th annual Muncie Gras will take place from 7 p.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Those who bought a pre-sale student discount ticket must have their student ID at the gate.
Student recovers from cardiac arrest Benesh returns to class after taking Fall Semester off
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After taking Fall Semester off to recover and rehabilitate from a cardiac arrest, Theta Chi fraternity member Brandon Benesh has been getting back to his normal life this semester. Benesh collapsed at a restaurant on July 29, 2015, and spent nearly a month in the hospital in a medically-induced coma. At one point, he was without oxygen for 30 minutes. “It’s surreal,” Benesh said. “I just didn’t think I would make it back.” Though doctors told him he did not suffer any brain dam-
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Brandon Benesh has been having a normal semester after going into cardiac arrest in a restaurant on July 29, 2015. Above, Benesh poses for a photo with the firefighters who helped him when he went into cardiac arrest.
age, Benesh said he feels different and weaker than normal. “It is really overwhelming at times, like my mind wants me to do so many things but my body is not allowing me
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to,” he said. Since Benesh spent so much time in bed during his recovery, his muscles diminished and walking became more challenging.
“I lose my breath a lot faster. Just going up a flight of stairs, I have to stop and catch my breath,” he said. Benesh said he still does not have full feeling in his legs and is continuing his recovery each day by doing various exercises. His doctor only allowed him to take 4 credit hours, or two classes, this semester. He sits on the standards board for his fraternity and tries to attend as many meetings and events as he can. While he was in the hospital on a ventilator, Benesh’s skin had an allergic reaction to a material on the ventilator, which caused large blisters on his face. “Being back in class was kind of intimidating,” Benesh said. “I felt kind of self-conscious. I felt like I was being stared at for the scars on my face.”
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