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The Writing Center in Robert Bell is undergoing renovations for the first time since 1984. The renovation will enlarge the space for its employees.
Renovations to give tutors more space Writing Center director hopes updates will increase efficiency ROSE SKELLY STAFF REPORTER | rmskelly@bsu.edu For the first time since 1984, the Writing Center is undergoing renovations. The Writing Center, a tutoring center that offers help with essays, PowerPoint projects and more, is undergoing renovation and enlargement. WRITING CENTER Writing Center Director Jackie Grutsch McKin- TEMPORARY LOCATION ney said her depart- Robert Bell room 286 ment is looking forward SUMMER HOURS 10-4 p.m. Monday to moving back in. “[The Writing Cen- Thursday ter] moved into [Robert Bell] in 1984 … I think at one point it was reduced in size, but it had pretty much had the same room, and the same furniture and the same carpet,” Grutsch McKinney said. “This is a much anticipated and very exciting renovation for us, to be able to move to a fresh space and design it the way that we want it to be.”
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Celebrate ‘the Boy Who Lived’ with this book-inspired project SEE PAGE 4
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Ball State students, faculty participate in international Fulbright program BALL STATE STUDENTS IN THE FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM For the past five years, Ball State has had three or four students participate in the Fulbright program after graduation. Since 1973, students have gone to countries ranging from the United Kingdom to Malaysia. These Fulbright trips usually last a full academic year. This map highlights all of the countries Ball State participants in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program have gone to since 1973, as well as this 2014-15’s four participants. Countries Ball State Fulbrighters went to in 2014-15
| STAFF REPORTS The world-famous Clydesdales of AnheuserBusch are set to visit Ball State and Scheumann Stadium on July 16. The event, sponsored by the Ball State athletic department and Terrance Smith Distributing Inc., will be free for CARDS AND families to come and CLYDESDALES meet the Clydesdales WHEN while enjoying a mov6 p.m. on Thursday, ie on a giant screen. July 16 “Remember the TiWHERE tans” will be shown at Scheumann Stadium Cards and Clydesdales EVENTS Family Movie Night. Meet and greet: 6-8 p.m., There will be a meet movie following at 8 p.m. and greet with the Clydesdales from 6-8 p.m. The movie will follow, starting around 8 p.m. Fans can also check out the new turf playing surface of the stadium. Players and coaches will be at the event to meet with fans as well. Those attending are encouraged to bring a blanket and sit on the north hill. Parking is free in the main stadium lot. The event will be canceled in the case of inclement weather. Card and Clydesdales Family Movie Night will follow the Ball State Football Kids’ Camp that will take place earlier in the afternoon for kids ages 6-12.
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English teaching assistant in Sabah, Malaysia
Masters student in Public Policy at University of Warwick in the United Kingdom
HANNAH TURNER Student in math and language in Hungary at the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Program
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fter his first experience in Slovenia in 1995, Dom Caristi has gone on one more Fulbright trip to Greece, become a Fulbright ambassador and is Ball State’s Fulbright adviser. He has even applied to go on a third trip. “I’m their biggest cheerleader ... There are plenty of more prestigious Fulbrighters than me. There are members of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives. There are captains of industry,” Caristi said. “They’re more famous and more accomplished, but there’s nobody who’s more enthusiastic about it than me.” The telecommunications professor works with Barb Stedman, director of national and international scholarships, to recruit students and help them apply for the Fulbright. Fulbright is an international program for students and professors that provides opportunities to teach, study and research in more than 140 countries. Caristi participated in the Fulbright Scholar program, but he primarily advises students for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, so students generally apply during their last year of undergraduate study. If they are accepted, they take part in the program during the year after graduation.
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Dom Caristi, Ball State Fulbright adviser and telecommunications professor, was a Fulbright Scholar twice. He went to Slovenia in 1995 and Greece in 2009.
For the last five years, three or four people from Ball State have participated in the program. In 2014-15, four Ball State graduates were accepted. The students went to Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Malaysia. “For everyone who goes, it’s life changing,” Caristi said. Three of the students went on their Fulbrights during the 201415 academic year, but Taylor Byrd did not start her program until January because Malaysia has a
different academic year. She went to Sabah, Malaysia for an English teaching assistantship, and will stay there until November. Byrd graduated with an English language arts education degree and hoped her Fulbright experience would help her become a better educator. Before Fulbright, Byrd had only worked with upper level ninth graders and AP classes. She said switching to English as a second language was an adjustment.
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FOOTBALL’S ‘HULK SMASH’ VIDEO GOES VIRAL Team gets motivation for leg day by dressing up as comic characters JAKE FOX SPORTS EDITOR | @fakejox3
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Ball State football players dressed up as superheroes to “hulk-smash” max-out leg day. The players walked through a tunnel of smoke and lights to show off their costumes.
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Motivation can come from a lot of different places. The Ball State football team got its motivation for leg day in the gym from comic book characters. Strength coaches David Feeley and Ben Armer wanted to do something fun for the players in the summer. The players dressed
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up as superheroes to “hulk-smash” max-out leg day, resulting in a YouTube video that has amassed in over 100 thousand views. “We hear that the kids enjoy comic book movies,” Feeley said. “You’ve heard ‘hulk-smash’ on The Incredible Hulk, and we thought it would be cool and something the kids could get into, like a saying.” The players each walk through a tunnel of smoke and lights into the weight room, showing off their body paint and masks. Then they squat and work on improving their maximum lift.
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