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‘IT’S OUR 9/11,’ SAYS GRAD STUDENT Terror attack in Paris leaves French native comparing tragedies
Sept. 11, 2001. “It happened and it’s very sad and very shocking to us. It’s our 9/11,” Laura Valandro said. The satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, had published a caricature of the Islamic prophet Muhammad before the shooting. French President François Hollande said the killings were a “terrorist attack without a doubt.” This is the deadliest terror attack postwar France has seen, according to the Associated Press.
KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu
After three masked gunmen shot and killed 12 people at a Paris newspaper yesterday, a Ball State graduate student from France compared the shooting to the terrorist attack in America on
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People hold up tributes to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting on Wednesday during a 1-minute silence in Bordeaux, France. Gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris office of the French satirical magazine.
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Ball State prepares for cold weather by spraying the streets with a solution that keeps snow from sticking to the pavement any day snow is in the forecast.
Long-term weather dictates snow plan Winter plan stays unchanged after last year’s record snowfall ROSE SKELLY CHIEF REPORTER | rmskell@bsu.edu
After last year’s record snowfalls, Ball State University has not added much to their snow equipment. Associate Vice President of Facilities Plan- JANUARY 2014 ning and Management SNOW REMOVAL Kevin Kenyon said the SALT only thing Ball State has $1,600 in road salt added is a greater inven- $3,600 in ice melter tory of road salt, because SOURCE: Kevin Kenyon, associate of an industry shortage. vice president of facilities “If you prepare for the worst case, it’s going to cost you a lot that you may never get a benefit from… This [current weather] is far from the worst case,” Kenyon said.
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Six performing arts events on campus this semester
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Top officials who have left Ball State after former president
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ALAN HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER
ince President Jo Ann Gora’s retirement during Summer 2014, a number of high-level Ball State University officials have also gone. With the recent departure of two main spokespersons for the university
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from the initial three, here is a roundup of the changing faces in Ball State’s administrative structure under President Paul W. Ferguson. All salaries are drawn from either 2014-2015 or 2013-2014 and are subject to change.
TOM TAYLOR, vice president for enrollment,
marketing and communications, a member of the president’s cabinet and spokesperson for the university WHEN AND WHY: President Ferguson accepted and announced Taylor’s resignation on Jan. 2, according to an email the president sent to the university on that date. It is unknown why he left Ball State. SALARY: $236,810.00 REPLACEMENT: Taylor’s replacement search is yet to be conducted. Julie Hopwood, the president’s senior advisor, will act as interim vice president for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications at the decision of President Ferguson. RANDY HOWARD, vice president of business
TONY PROUDFOOT, associate vice president for
marketing and communications and spokesperson for the university WHEN AND WHY: Along with Taylor’s resignation, Ferguson accepted Proudfoot’s on Jan. 2. Proudfoot left the university to work at University of Arizona where he will fill similar role to the one had Ball State. SALARY: $156,563.00 REPLACEMENT: Proudfoot’s replacement search is yet to be conducted. Hopwood will also fill Proudfoot’s role. She has led leadership teams at the University of Maine, Ferguson said in the email. However, changes in the enrollment, marketing and communications may come at the recommendation of Hopwood, which could lead to restructuring of those departments in terms of staffing, budget and other items, Ferguson said in a Jan. 2 email.
and treasurer
GENE BURTON, chief of police, director of
WHEN AND WHY: Howard left the university
public safety
in July to become senior vice president and chief financial officer at Embry-Riffle Aeronautical University. SALARY: $336,525.00 REPLACEMENT: The university is conducting a closed search and is expecting to announce a replacement today. Finalists have been selected and recommended to the president. Bernie Hannon, associate vice president for business affairs and assistant treasurer, is filling Howard’s role until a replacement is found. The replacement’s salary: $171,888.00.
WHEN AND WHY: Burton retired in August
after spending 34 years at Ball State’s University Police Department. SALARY: $99,773.04 REPLACEMENT: James Duckham, former associate director of public safety, assistant chief of police. Duckham took over Burton’s position as interim police chief in August and became director of public safety in December. The replacement’s salary: $80,000.00. See GORA, page 3
PRESIDENT FERGUSON TO SHARE VISION FOR BALL STATE UNIVERSITY TO ANNOUNCE President Paul Ferguson is expected to give his initial vision NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR and long-term strategy for the university in a February speech to faculty and staff. Ferguson, who arrived on campus on Aug. 1, has been meeting across campus with faculty and administrators. Recent vacancies in top administrative positions – including treasurer and the vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications – have given him an opportunity to build a new team and switch up members of his cabinet. The president will make his address to the university at 3 p.m. on Feb. 6, in Emens Auditorium. While there are no clear hints about his key points, Ferguson already has indicated the university will look hard at building a new College of Health Sciences and Professions and has said his plan was to make Ball State a model, 21st century research institution. Ferguson’s short tenure has included $13 million shortfall from a previous fraud case discovered in 2011. Under former President Jo Ann Gora, Ball State was reaccredited, created two strategic plans, pioneered immersive learning and created the nation’s largest geothermal projects. The university had also enacted a campaign called Education Redefined, which gave birth to immersive learning and became a hallmark of education at the university until 2012. Her second plan, Education Redefined 2.0 will end in 2017 when Ferguson takes over the position. The speech will be live streamed on bsudaily.com. – STAFF REPORTS
Ball State has found a new director of intercollegiate athletics. President Paul Ferguson will introduce the new athletic director at a news conference on Thursday. The conference begins at CONFERENCE 11 a.m. in the Worthen Arena WHAT Lounge and will also be streamed News conference introducing new live on the Ball State website. athletic director Deputy athletic director Brian Hardin has served as the WHEN university’s interim athletic 11 a.m. Thursday director since former director WHERE Bill Scholl left for Marquette Worthen Arena Lounge University in mid-October. Hardin was a part of the 12-person committee tasked with selecting a pool of candidates for Ferguson to choose from. Ferguson said he would be looking for someone who is a very effective manager and has an understanding of “the athletics enterprise,” including how to increase fan attendance. Ball State’s athletic director runs the nearly $22 million athletic budget and is a position connected with the university’s strategic plan. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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President Paul Ferguson arrived on campus on Aug. 1 and has been meeting with campus faculty and administrators. He is expected to make his initial vision address on at 3 p.m. on Feb. 6 in Emens Auditorium.
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