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DN MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016

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TRANSPARENCY Hiring and firing: A history of Ball State’s

KARA BERG NEWS EDITOR

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fter former President Paul W. Ferguson unexpectedly resigned in January, many students and faculty questioned the transparency of the university. The Faculty Council considered a no-confidence resolution on the trustees, and faculty and students have written

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Letters to the Editor of the Daily News complaining about the lack of transparency. But this is not the first time this has happened. In 2011, the Muncie Star Press found interviews in Bracken Library with former President Blaine Brownell that said the university had lied about Brownell being fired in 2004.

See HISTORY, page 4

PRESIDENTIAL SEARCHES AND DEPARTURES December Pittenger resigns due to health reasons. University was open about reasons. Students and faculty were accepting of it.

Times when the university wasn’t transparent July Lemuel Pittenger takes over as president.

April Ben Burris dies while president.

John R. Emens appointed president.

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Emens retires.

August Pruis resigns as president.

February Robert Bell is immediately appointed president. He was appointed to give the university some stability. Letters to the editor in old DN issues showed some thought it was a PR move to give the trustees a puppet to control.

January Jerry Anderson takes over as president. No names of candidates were released, and students on the committee didn’t want names to be released.

September University considers a no confidence vote in Bell, James Koch (provost at time) and trustees. They did not end up going through with it.

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July John J. Pruis is appointed president.

June Worthen retires. In the search for the next president, the university hosted open forums and receptions to meet the top three candidates. Candidates met with student leaders and faculty.

February Anderson resigns. Trustees wouldn’t elaborate on reasons for resignation, other than it was a disagreement related to leadership philosophy. Both faculty and students wanted more answers. A Daily News editorial said his departure seemed “fishy.” People thought he was fired.

October Bell announces retirement.

October An interview with Brownell is found, revealing that Brownell was fired by board, and that the board had lied to the public. The university, board and Brownell lied to the press and public about what happened to make the transition smooth.

October Brownell resigns. There were rumors and speculations, as people thought he was fired and the board was unhappy with his performance.

April John E. Worthen announced as president. The names of the finalists were released, and so was information about interviews. First time a consultant firm was used to find candidates. During early search, faculty and students weren’t happy with the number of faculty and students on the search committee.

January Ferguson resigns. There is a distrust in administration by some faculty and students. Transparency is called into question.

May Paul W. Ferguson is announced as new president.

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Blaine Brownell is hired.

October Search for a new president begins. The search was closed, and people were not happy. There were complaints that students and faculty were being left out of the search.

October Gora announces her retirement. The university hosted open forums to discuss what qualities students and faculty want to see in the next president.

August Jo Ann Gora is hired. A DN editorial said they saw her hiring as a chance to start anew.

March Search for a new president begins.

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Ball State wins series over Miami Candidate Coach calls pitcher ‘electric’ following 2-hit shutout victory

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COLIN GRYLLS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR sports@bsudailynews.com

Junior right-handed pitcher Zach Plesac led the Ball State pitching staff this weekend, striking out 11 in a two-hit complete game shutout over Miami. Including Saturday’s 9-0 victory, the Cardinals (14-11, 2-1

Mid-American Conference) kicked off MAC play winning two of three games against the Redhawks (9-12, 1-2 MAC) in Oxford, Ohio, this weekend. Head coach Rich Maloney said Plesac was “electric.” “He pitched as well as I’ve ever seen him pitch,” he said. “He’s had many games that have been good in his career and that was the best one.” The shutout pushed Plesac’s ERA down to 3.03 and he now has 32 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched this season.

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Junior catcher Jarett Rindfleisch hit a home run in Sunday’s series finale, a 9-6

See BASEBALL, page 5 win over Miami. The Cardinals are 2-1 in MAC play this season.

STUDENT SPENDS SEMESTER TOURING U.S. Senior traveling as youngest member of musical’s orchestra

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While most music students are on campus getting experience and taking classes, senior music performance major James Middleton is

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spending time across the country this semester. Middleton is currently playing tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute on a 16-week national tour as the youngest member of the orchestra for the musical “In the Mood.” At the conclusion of the tour, which began in mid-January, Middleton will have visited 60 cities in 24 states and performed 125 times. His music career began in

seventh grade when he entered middle school band as a tenor saxophone player. He didn’t begin playing clarinet or flute until after he graduated. Middleton said if someone wants to be a jazz saxophone player, there is an expectation they play clarinet and saxophone as well. “It was just something that I kinda needed to do if I wanted to be a professional, and then I got really into [playing those 1. CLOUDY

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instruments],” Middleton said. “It was probably my last year of high school when I was getting ready for college auditions and everything, that’s when I really got very serious about music.” Middleton spent the first two years of his Ball State career as a music media production major, but realized he wanted to spend more time practicing and performing, so he changed his major to music performance. 9. SCATTERED SHOWERS

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ Muncie campaign office opened with a day of action on Saturday. Students and members of the community can sign up to volunteer at the office in three-hour shifts, or pick up posters and stickers and learn how to canvass neighborhoods at the office, which is located at 425 North High Street. The office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Joseph Draper, a sophomore pre-med and microbiology major, supports Sanders because his plans for health care align with his own. “I’ve never been a part of [a campaign] before,” Draper said. “We have a pretty wide range of people [in Muncie]. There’s a bit of division amongst them, and I think we need to bring it together.” This past weekend, Sanders won primary elections in Hawaii, Alaska and Washington state. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE

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High pressure settles for today and into Tuesday with highs reaching the lower 50s. - David Siple, WCRD weather forecaster

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