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After two shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers, a Black Lives Matter protest was held on July 9 in downtown Indianapolis. The protest led around 600 people to the Indiana State House, where organizers spoke to the crowd to give more information on the Black Lives Matter movement.
‘We’re here to start a revolution.’
BLACK LIVES MATTER PATRICK CALVERT DAILY NEWS REPORTER | pcalvert@bsu.edu
After two shootings this past week in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers, a Black Lives Matter protest throughout the downtown Indianapolis streets on Saturday led around 600 people to the Indiana State House. Protesters called for justice and condemned police brutality. See BLM, page 4
‘BARKERY’ OFFERS HEALTHY, TASTY TREATS FOR PETS
2016 grad defies odds to become MEXT scholar
Owner Juanis Kirksey hopes to spread knowledge on what to feed dogs
Jesse Taskovic overcomes struggles, will research, expand education in Japan
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ALLIE KIRKMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER aekirkman@bsu.edu
One 2016 Ball State graduate and former Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient will be expanding his education as a graduate student in Japan. Jesse Taskovic will be attending Tokyo Gakugei University, a sister institution of Ball State University, as part of the MEXT Scholarship. Monbukagakusho, known as MEXT, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, offers different scholarships and supports foreign students who study in higher education institutions.
Recipients are selected on the recommendation of Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, University or Authority, according to mext.go.jp. Taskovic received the research student scholarship, which will allow him the opportunity to spend 18 or 24 months conducting independent research under a Japanese professor. In addition, the scholarship pays full tuition, provides grantees monthly with 143,000 yen, which is equivalent to around $1,000, and provides two years of training in the Japanese language.
See MEXT, page 4
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CAITLIN BURKUS DAILY NEWS REPORTER ceburkus@bsu.edu
Walking into the bakery at 2700 N Wheeling Ave., customers are greeted with the smells of freshly baked treats such as banana crème wafers, apple caramel donuts with sprinkles and grandma’s apple pie. But these treats aren’t for humans — they are for their furry companions. Gourmini Dog Barkery was a concept owner Juanis Kirksey thought Muncie could have a use for. “There are a lot of dog owners here in Muncie and in the Midwest,” Kirksey said. “People treat their pets more like their children. I knew there was a market and other big cities doing
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12-5 p.m. Monday through Friday it, so I thought, ‘Why not launch a dog bakery?’” While Kirksey saw an opportunity to open a business, he also wanted to fulfill his passion for cooking. He attended Inside Out culinary program in Muncie and took baking classes at Ivy Tech. Some of the recipes Kirksey uses for his dog treats he found online, but many treats he created himself. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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