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Made for men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball, this new facility will include a new practice area and locker rooms.

Starting next fall, theatre and dance majors will have the opportunity to call a new place home — a living-learning community in LaFollette Complex.

The new theatre and dance LLC will be in Brayton-Clevenger Hall, replacing the communication LLC, which will be COMMUNITIES moved to Johnson A residence hall. ACROSS Nathaniel Thomas, a junior the- CAMPUS atre production major, first intro- See a map of the duced this idea when he was a living-learning communities at Resident Assistant in the spring of Ball State his freshman year.

“One of the things I learned was + PAGE 6 [there are] these living-learning communities that we have around the campus and in all of our residence halls, except there wasn’t one for the fine arts,” Thomas said. “As a member of the department it was always baffling to me that we didn’t have a space where we could live together, because we have so many classes that require projects in which we spend countless hours in the library, lobbies or in buildings, when we could just be in our own living space and work.”

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Ball State announced its Cardinal Commitment campaign surpassed its mark prior to the Dec. 31, 2014, deadline.

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Hudson Akin, one of the campaign’s organizers, said the decision to start the campaign was based on needs within the athletic department.

“We did an assessment of all of the sport areas within athletics to determine what were some of the greatest needs,” Akin said. “From that, we had a list of $50 plus million of things that we needed.”

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New vice president, treasurer announced Appointment follows 2 open forums for position’s finalists ALAN HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu Bernie Hannon is Ball State’s new vice president for business affairs and treasurer.

President Paul Ferguson announced the appointment of Hannon, the former associate vice president for business affairs, as the new vice president today in an email to the university. Hannon will succeed former Vice President Randy Howard.

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Howard now serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

Hannon’s appointment follows his public appearance and open forum before the university last Friday.

In the closed search for Howard’s replacement, chaired by Provost Terry King, the university publicly announced and hosted open forums for two finalists, Hannon and Chris Ervin, assistant vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Hannon said his desire to pursue his predecessor’s position stems from wanting a more prominent, higher paying position and a chance to work with Ferguson in his cabinet,

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He said he did not mention any A point Hannon made to faculty, personal goals. staff and students at the forum last He said he wants his office to be Friday was that he had more transparent with assembled a good team the public. at Ball State and that he Prior to his arrival My goals is focused on working at Ball State in 2010, as a team and collab- are the Hannon worked for oratively with people in university’s the State of Indiana as the university. This is a the assistant budget sentiment mirrored by goals. director overseeing the the president’s listen$7.5 billion education ing campaign, where BERNIE HANNON, budget. He also served he is visiting all the de- Vice President for as the higher education affairs and budget analyst where he partments and colleges business treasurer on-campus to hear their gave recommendations opinions and views on to the state budget the future of the university. director and assisted in the “My goals are the university’s creation of the state’s biennial goals,” Hannon said on Friday. higher education budget.

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A video released online Tuesday purportedly showed a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group in Syria being burned to death by his captors following a weeklong drama over a possible prisoner exchange.

Jordan threatened a harsh response to the killing of Lt. Muath Al-Kaseasbeh, 26, who fell into the hands of the militants in December when his F-16 crashed near Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of the group’s self-styled caliphate. He was the only pilot from the U.S.-led coalition to have been captured to date.

King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is in Washington, spoke on Jordan TV, urging all Jordanians to unite. Confirming the pilot’s death, the king said “it’s the duty of all of us to stand united and show the real values of Jordanians in the face of these hardships.”

However, in the pilot’s home village of Ai, TNS PHOTO His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan arrives violent protests erupted and a local governat the White House to meet with President ment office was set on fire.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For a pair of first-time presidential hopefuls, the sudden injection of the childhood vaccine debate into the 2016 campaign is a lesson in how unexpected issues can become stumbling blocks. Long-held positions can look different under the glare of the national spotlight.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, both weighing bids for the GOP presidential nomination, struggled this week to articulate their views on the emotionally charged vaccina-

tion controversy. Christie, in the midst of a three-day trip to the United Kingdom, canceled plans to speak to reporters Tuesday after his comments a day earlier caused a stir.

“Is there something you don’t understand about, ‘No questions’?” Christie snapped at reporters Tuesday.

While the vaccination debate has long stoked passions, the matter has taken on new resonance amid a frightening measles outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people across the U.S. and in Mexico.

4. HARPER LEE TO PUBLISH FIRST NOVEL IN 50 YEARS NEW YORK (AP) — “To Kill a Mockingbird” will not be Harper Lee’s only published book after all.

Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that “Go Set a Watchman,” a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14. Rediscovered last fall, the book is essentially a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” although it was finished earlier.

Reactions ranged from euphoria to skepticism that the new book will be of the same quality as “Mockingbird.” Biographer Charles J. Shields noted that Lee was a “beginning author” when she wrote “Watchman.”

The book will be Lee’s second, and her first new work in print in more than 50 years, among the longest gaps in history for a major writer.

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LONDON (AP) — Britain moved Tuesday toward allowing scientists to create humans from the DNA of three people.

The technology aims to liberate future generations from inherited diseases, but critics say it crosses a fundamental scientific boundary and could lead to “designer babies.”

The U.K.’s House of Commons voted 382-178 in favor of legislation to license these experiments. If approved in the House of Lords, Britain would become the world’s first nation to allow genetic modifications in

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former senior Defense Department employee was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for helping a Malaysian defense contractor, in one of the Navy’s worst corruption cases.

Paul Simpkins was arrested Tuesday in Haymarket, Va., and later arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a scheme to steer lucrative Navy contracts to Singapore-based Glenn

human embryos.

“This is a bold step to take, but it is a considered and informed step,” Health Minister Jane Ellison told the Commons.

The technology is completely different from that used to create genetically modified foods, where scientists typically select individual genes to be transferred from one species into another. But critics say it crosses a red line, since changes made to embryos will be passed on to future generations, with the potential for unforeseen consequences.

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Simpkins, a former senior federal contracting officer for the Navy, could not be reached for comment, nor could his defense lawyer.

“With the arrest of Paul Simpkins, who was recently among the Defense Department’s high ranking civilians, we have uncovered yet another tentacle of this pervasive bribery scheme,” said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy, whose office wants Simpkins sent to San Diego to face charges.

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MUNCIE CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY

Muncie celebrated 150 years on Feb. 2 at Minnetrista Cultural Center. Former Mayor John Brady founded Muncie as a city in 1865. Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler read the proclamation during the event. “The city of Muncie has a proud and rich history, and we are working with many groups to help promote that,” Tyler said.

American’s Hometown Band and the Muncie Central High School Swing Choir performed during the sesquicentennial. Minnetrista houses all of the Muncie archives and displayed some of the most interesting pieces at the event.

There will be presentations today at the Muncie on the Move Breakfast at the Horizon Center and the Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration will be on Feb. 7 at Minnetrista.

“A steering committee has been working to outline some special activities and to highlight great events that are already taking place in Muncie throughout the year,” Tyler said.

The steering committee has planned many activities for the rest of the year including an activity workbook for third- and fourth-grade students touching on Muncie’s history, Neighborhood Association parades, block parties coordinated by Building Better Neighborhoods and Fourth of July fireworks.

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TODAY Men’s basketball looks to end its six-game losing streak at home versus Buffalo.

Tipoff for the game is at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY The men’s volleyball team tries to remain undefeated in MIVA play at home against IPFW at 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY The Ball State women’s tennis team hosts Evansville at the Muncie YMCA. The match is at 1:30 p.m.

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When Polish native Marcin Niemczewski arrived at Ball State as a freshman in 2012, he found himself buried on the men’s volleyball team’s depth chart behind senior outside attackers Jamion Hartley and Greg Herceg.

Niemczewski learned the meaning of hard work and leadership from the duo, who combined for 532 of the Cardinals’ 1,222 kills that season. “[Marcin] was watching these two guys play his position who were everything that we would want a college men’s volleyball player to be,” head coach Joel Walton said. “They were great leaders, great mentors and hard workers.”

Niemczewski played in five sets his freshman season, finishing with eight kills, four digs and one block. His playing time was limited when he needed surgery for a hip injury.

His sophomore year, he made his presence known on a national level, winning the Sports Imports/AVCA Division l-ll Men’s National Player of the week after registering 22 kills, 16 digs and eight blocks against rival IPFW. “My sophomore year, I was able to apply everything I learned and do as well as I did,” Niemczewski said.

Transitioning into this season, Niemczewski dealt with a change in setters, after junior

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Junior outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski has developed into a leader for the Cardinals. As a freshman, Niemczewski learned the meaning of hard work and leadership from then-senior outside attackers Jamion Hartly and Greg Herceg.

Hiago Garchet replaced the graduated Graham McIlvaine.

“It’s a little different than Graham setting,” he said. “It’s just kind of getting used to the new setter and building chemistry with him. All throughout preseason we’ve been working really hard and playing together.

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The more and more we play the better it gets.”

Since playing alongside Garchet, Niemczewski’s numbers have increased. He leads the team in with 76 kills and his .259 attack percentage is .067 points better than last year’s final total of .192.

“The reason [Marcin] keeps himself on the court is because he does all the skills well.” Walton said. “He digs so well; he serves well and he blocks his side of the net. The other thing he does well is that he doesn’t stress. When he makes a mistake he doesn’t panic or overreact.”

Defensively, Niemczewski ranks second on the team with 41 digs, and his 90.5 total points are also a team-high and rank 18th best in the MIVA. He registered nine kills, a .533 attack percentage, one ace, six digs and four blocks against Quincy Jan. 30; his 21st birthday.

NIEMCZEWSKI STATS •Sets played: 26 •Kills: 76 •Kills/set: 2.92 •Errors: 31 •Total attacks: 174 •Attack percentage: .259 SOURCE: ballstatesports.com

RYAN WEBER STATS RYAN WEBER, GUARD/FORWARD • Jersey number - 33 • Position Guard/Forward • Height 6-foot-6 • Weight - 211 • Year - Junior • Hometown - Indianapolis, Ind. • High school - Roncalli • Other college experience Youngstown State

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After two seasons of playing basketball at Youngstown State, Ryan Weber was ready for a change.

“I felt like I didn’t really fit in [at Youngstown State] outside of basketball,” Weber said. “I wanted to find a place where I Despite the restrictions, Wethought I fit in better all around.” ber’s value lies with working Weber, a redshirt junior for with teammates in practice and the Ball State men’s basket- participating on the scout team ball team this season, felt Ball in preparation for game days.

State provided a better fit on “Ryan is a really good teamand off the court. mate off the court,” At Youngstown said freshman Sean State, Weber Sellers. “On the court I feel like I thought the prohe’s a guy who, if gram was too can bring an you’re doing good, football-oriented, let you know, overall passion he’ll and the excitebut if you’re doing ment for basket- for the game bad he’s going to tell ball wasn’t there. you what you need to His sophomore and the desire work on.” season, Weber to win.

Sellers said he missplayed 33 minutes es Weber’s communiper game, averag- RYAN WEBER, cation when the Caring 12.2 points guard/forward dinals are traveling and 4.3 rebounds. at road games is the His 41.7 3-point communication and shooting perexperience he exhibcentage and 85.9 free throw its whenever he’s around the percentage were both team- players, something that will highs. be a vital asset next season.

Despite his breakout season, At 6-foot-6 and 212 pounds, Weber wanted to move closer Weber’s shooting touch and to home. ability to spread the floor can Being a native of Indianapolis, be a potential weapon on the Weber realized Ball State offered wing for Ball State next year. an opportunity to be only an hour For the remainder of this away from home while getting season, Weber remains fohis masters. cused on improving his overall Second-year head coach game, preparing teammates James Whitford also figured for their next contest, while in to the final decision, as We- displaying the experience he ber chose Ball State over sev- developed at Youngstown. en other Division I programs.

“I feel like I can bring an overAs a redshirt, Weber is able all passion for the game and the to practice with the team, but desire to win,“ said Weber. “I can’t travel with the team for will bring whatever I can to help away games. make this team successful.”

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Former Ball State President Jo Ann Gora broke ground with head football coach Pete Lembo on June 19, 2014 at the spot for the new Ronald E. and Joan M. Venderly Football Team Complex. The first renovation funded by the Cardinal Commitment campaign will be the baseball and softball fields, and the Ronald and Joan Venderly Football Team Complex will be completed in about a year. .

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After a feasibility study the school determined it could raise $20 million for nine of its facilities: men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and football.

Akin acknowledged the university has other programs needing upgrades, but the ones chosen were done so by donors.

“Not that there aren’t other needs across the campus,” Akin said. “But these were the nine areas that our donors said they were most interested in supporting.”

Before even announcing the campaign, Ball State had already managed to generate around $10 million in donations. Deputy Athletic Director Brian Hardin, another organizer of the campaign, said collecting the first half was easier than the second.

Even though he joined midcampaign, Hardin’s role was to keep everything on track.

“I didn’t have to do any of the harvesting myself,” Har-

din said. “There were other Complex, a dedicated meetfolks on campus who had ing space for the team, will that job responsibility. I was be completed in about a just kind of being around year. other folks.”

“The football piece I think With the conclusion of the you’ll see a lot of action in campaign, construction for the next couple weeks over several facility there,” Hardin upgrades have said. “By the end already begun.

Not that there of February, I Several are exthink you’ll see pected to be aren’t other a lot of heavy completed later needs across machinery over this year. there, and I The first reno- the campus, but would expect vations to be these were the us to move into completed will the complex in be the baseball nine areas that Spring of [2016].” and softball field. our donors said The golf and “You’ll see basketball projprobably three they were most ects don’t have phases of the interested in specific timelines baseball, softball for completion. complex,” Hardin supporting.

“The golf piece, said. “Phase one we’re trying to is already com- HUDSON AKIN, figure out a coupleted.

Phase campaign organizer ple elements of two we’re hopthat for where ing to have completed by we want to put it or what September of this year, and it’s gonna look like,” Harphase three we’re hoping din said. “Those are the two to have completed before pieces we haven’t sent to the Thanksgiving.”

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everything that we need.”

The men’s and women’s golf teams will receive an indoor facility that will be built on a local golf course close to campus. The facilities will include locker rooms, offices for the coaches, hitting bays, an indoor putting green and an area for swing analysis equipment.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will receive a new facility next to Worthen Arena. The new facility will offer a practice court and new locker rooms. The two squads currently split practice time in Worthen, often leading to scheduling conflicts. The volleyball locker room is also expected to be upgraded.

Now that the campaign has ended and construction has begun, the committee is looking forward to relaxing, before continuing other projects.

“We’ll probably put all campaigns on hold for a while, catch our breath, and then try to ... come back and prioritize what our campaigns are going to look like,” Hardin said.

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Celebrity focus on feminism ups interest Gender classes see spike in enrollment as awareness rises

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Much like the internet after Beyoncé’s equality-charged 2014 VMA performance, enrollment in Ball State Women’s and Gender Studies classes has exploded.

“This is my sixth year as program director, and our enrollments were kind of slowly creeping up, and within in the last couple of years, they’ve just taken off,” said Department Chair of Ball State’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department Lisa Pellerin.

Many celebrities have recently, and very publicly, endorsed modern society’s hot topic: feminism.

“I’ve always considered myself a feminist, although I was always afraid of that word because people put so much on it,” Beyoncé said in a CNN article

CELEBRITIES AGAINST THE ‘F’ WORD

Some celebrities aren’t embracing feminism in the digital age.

• While she now says her quotes were taken out of context, “Big Bang Theory” star Kelly Cuoco denied that she was a feminist in an interview with Redbook magazine.

• Shailene Woodley said she does not identify as a feminist and that she loves men in a 2014 interview with Time magazine.

•K elly Clarkson expressed a distaste for the “f word” in an interview with Time. She described feminism as too strong of a word to describe her.

from December. “When honestly, it’s very simple. It’s just a person that believes in equality for men and women.

From Emma Watson’s speech at the United Nations to the Twitter trend #yesallwomen, recent media points a piercing spotlight on the movement.

The mouse clicks and blog posts inspired by pop stars have begun to affect university classrooms.

Sophomore business major

Jenny Carter became interested in women’s and gender classes this semester.

“I wanted to take one because I feel like I don’t know enough about women’s views on things in a man’s world and that sounds very interesting to me,” she said.

But when Carter tried to enroll, she couldn’t. There just isn’t enough room for everyone interested to sign up for classes.

“I couldn’t take any [classes] because there wasn’t enough room,” said Carter. “I wish there were more seats available.”

While class sizes swell, posters promoting feminism have popped up throughout campus.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department hung humorous messages like “Why have gender roles when you can have pizza roles?” in hopes of creating buzz about gender equality.

“I think that an argument through satire and through comedy are enjoyable to the person saying it, and it makes you question your own beliefs in a way you don’t feel intimidated,” TNS PHOTO Bingham said. “And who doesn’t Enrollment in Ball State Women’s and Gender Studies classes has increased dramatically. Many celebrities, including Beyoncé have recently, and very publicly, endorsed feminism. like pizza rolls?”

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NAME BRAND HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS LACK PLANTS LISTED ON PACKAGING

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles of St. John’s wort, touted as a cure for depression, held rice, garlic and a tropical houseplant, but not a trace of the herb.

In fact, DNA testing on hundreds of bottles of store-brand herbal supplements sold as treatments for everything from memory loss to prostate trouble found that four out of five contained none of the herbs on the label. Instead, they were packed with cheap fillers such as wheat, rice, beans or houseplants.

Based on the testing commissioned by his office, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday he has sent letters to the four major store chains involved — GNC, Target, Walmart and Walgreens — demanding that they immediately stop selling adulterated or mislabeled dietary supplements.

Schneiderman said the supplements pose serious risks. People who have allergies or are taking certain medications can suffer dangerous reactions from herbal concoctions that contain substances not listed on the label, he said.

“This investigation makes one thing abundantly clear: The old adage ‘buyer beware’ may be especially true for consumers of herbal supplements,” the attorney general said.

The herbal supplement industry criticized the method used to analyze the samples and raised questions about the reliability of the findings.

Walmart’s vice president of Health & Wellness, Carmen Bauza, said testing by Walmart suppliers hasn’t revealed any issues with the relevant products, but the company will comply with the attorney general’s request to stop selling them in New York.

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Students will be able to hear spoken poetry and see an artist’s interpretation of it at Soul Crafted Methods tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

Darius Norwood, the president of MindOverMatter PR and event host, said the event is a way to combine different forms of art.

“I wanted to combine poets with painters and drawers, so the poet is what makes the painter or artist feel, and they draw it out,” Norwood said.

The poets will read their pieces, then the artists will show their interpretation of it afterwards.

Norwood said he is still receiving people who want to perform

LOCATION OF LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES AT BALL STATE There are thirteen current Living Learning Communities to help students become integrated within their majors. Ball State is working to include a fourteenth LLC for use by the Department of Theatre and Dance. It will be located on the first floor of LaFollette Complex in the Brayton/Clevenger Halls. The map below shows where on campus each LLC is located.

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will supply funding for the necessary equipment the theatre majors will require.

Funding will in part be determined by the 15-page document Thomas and Batteast had to complete, tracking how many students come into the department as freshmen.

The theatre and dance department can not receive all of their requests until renovations are completed on LaFollette in 2017. BraytonClevenger may also not be the LLC’s permanent home.

Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts Michael O’Hara said because there are

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a large number of freshmen theater and dance majors in the Honors College, balancing between the two residence halls could be a struggle.

Still, he thinks the new addition will be beneficial.

“One of the most important factors is that because a sizable amount of the freshman class will all be living in one place, they will have a web of relationships that will last the rest of their lives,” O’Hara said. “The most longlasting relationships start because you shared your life, your living space.”

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Soul Crafted Methods was hosted by MindOverMatter PR as a way to combine different forms of art. Poets read their pieces and artists showed their interpretation of them afterwards.

FACULTY VOTE ON TITLE, TIER CHANGES FOLLOWING TENURE-TRACK REVIEW Ball State contract faculty could see new titles and the SUGGESTED TITLE possibility for promotion under AND TIER OPTIONS: a proposal.

At the Faculty Council held last TEACHING ONLY: Thursday, a committee charged • Instructor with reviewing and researching • Lecturer tenure, tenure-track and contract • Senior Lecturer faculty titles found that the uni- CLINICAL AND PRACTICE: versity needed to address how the • Clinical Assistant Professor faculty and professional personnel • Clinical Associate Professor handbook defined and described • Assistant Professor of Practice its contract faculty.

• Associate Professor of Contract faculty are those hired Practice by the university on a year-by-year • Resident Assistant Professor • Resident Associate Professor or contract basis.

Assistant Professor Currently, the university handbook •• Visiting Visiting Associate Professor does not address the issue of titles and promotion for contract faculty: RESEARCH ONLY: they are referred to only as regu- • Research Assistant Professor lar faculty. Promotion for contract • Research Associate Professor faculty is ambiguous and not mentioned in depth. Part of the proposal is to make the handbook language clear and allow mobility for faculty such as giving contract faculty the option to move from assistant professor to associate professor.

Overall, there will be three tiers for titles and “each tier would represent a different set of responsibilities and expectations,” the report said.

The committee sought to compare Ball State to its peers in how they define titles for faculty. They discovered Ball State was on par with other institutions with tenure and tenure-track titles, but fell behind in differentiating titles that demonstrated different levels and responsibilities of contract faculty, according to the report from the Academic Title Task Group.

Andy Beane, an associate professor of art and chair of the Academic Title Task Group committee, said the new titles are to entice young employees to come and teach as full-time contract faculty.

Also, it would make them more appealing to future employers by diversifying the title offerings and distinctions.

The committee’s work came at the request of Provost Terry King and the Faculty Council.

The proposal will go to Provost King’s office, where a draft of the new titles and their description will be created for the handbook. The draft will return to the committee, then return to Faculty Council for vote and finally go to University Senate for final approval before it heads to President Ferguson.

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tonight, but as of the night before, he had 10 poet/artist pairs.

While the group is a Public Relations group, there are a couple of poets and musician members, Norwood said.

“It’s a way to help with promotion, and a few are releasing albums within the next month,” he said.

Along with being able to showcase student talents, this event is an opportunity to be able to do something different at Ball State. “[University Program Board] has an open-mic usually, but I want to challenge the students’ minds and I want them to actually use their craft to do something out of the norm,” he said.

Norwood said combining poetry and painting brings back real art.

“I think the last couple of years, art with drawing and painting haven’t been taken as seriously as it has been in the past and it brings respect to what artists do overall,” he said.

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Thomas approached Joel Bynum, assistant director for coordination of living learning programs housing and residence life, in seek of guidance to create the theatre and dance LLC. Dee Dee Batteast, assistant professor of acting immediately got on board with Thomas’ efforts.

“Brayton-Clevenger halls will offer a convenient space for students in the community to practice as well as offer a vibrant community of neighbors with whom to share their interest and a love of the performing arts,” Bynum said.

Other theater majors, like freshman musical theatre major Aaron Stangarone, will not take advantage of the new community.

“I am around all of my theatre friends nearly all day long and I need my space at night,” Stangarone said.

“Also, most theatre classes are really far away from LaFollette, so I would prefer to live closer to the Arts and Communications building.”

Freshman musical theatre major Courtney Martin said that while she can see the space impeding “me” time, it could be beneficial.

“I think it will be a good thing because it will help create a sense of community within the department early on, especially if it includes all of the majors in the department,” Martin said.

“A lot of the time similar majors have a lot [of ] classes together but don’t get to branch out and meet other people in the department.”

Thomas hopes to invite local professionals to speak to the theater students through the LLC. “The more theater you see the better off you are. You can’t make theater without seeing theater, it’s just impossible,” Thomas said.

They have also requested mobile floors, bars and mirrors specifically for the dance majors. Residence Life has a regular budget that

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