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State active shooter program looks to expand to universities C.J. ALLARD STAFF REPORTER | cjallard@bsu.edu An Indiana State Police program that has trained more than 70 schools, churches and businesses how to respond in an active shooter situation looks to assist the state’s colleges and universities, the program’s director said. “We [in the threat assessment program] would be glad to go to a university,” Richard Hogue said. The General Assembly approved the $10 million Safe School/Active Shooter Program two years ago with the support of state police superinACTIVE SHOOTER tendent Doug Carter, a former Hamilton ON CAMPUS County sheriff. Ball State has an active Hogue runs the trainshooter portion in its ing, which includes emergency preparedness an active shooter drill plan. Here are some points demonstrated by state from this guide police officers. SHOOTER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE YOUR BUILDING He began the presen• Lock or secure the room tations last summer, and turn off the lights hoping to teach edu• Do not leave the room cators and others how until the all-clear to respond quickly in • Call 911 or 765-285-1111 a situation where an to tell dispatch about the situation armed assailant is on the property. SOURCE: Ball State Emergency Preparedness A key part of the training is understanding that most active shooter situations last three to five minutes. Every second counts when teachers and others are sizing up a situation. “The threat assessment program is designed to prolong teacher and student safety until law enforcement can arrive,” Hogue said. Schools and other organizations can request the training, but he said no colleges or universities have asked for the help. Higher education in Indiana hasn’t been immune from incidents, though. On Nov. 15, Ball State had a report of an armed person at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, leading to a partial lockdown, but authorities found no weapon or armed person. At Purdue University, a student shot and killed another student in a classroom. Cody Cousins, who was arrested for killing Andrew Boldt, did not injure anyone else before turning himself into police. Hogue emphasized that Safe School/Active Shooter doesn’t set procedures for the groups. Schools need to do that once officials have seen what the dangers and possible responses are from the presentations. “After our instruction and demonstration, groups understand how to set up active shooter protocols,” Hogue said.
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Senior acting major Emily Lindberg, who plays Fury, goes through some items while junior acting major Jessica Ervin, Hope, watches in the production “Hope and Fury” at the Cave Theatre. Hope and Fury were tasked with going through the remaining items in their mother’s home after her death.
Upcoming play highlights sisterly love, struggles of separating family
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MUNCIE (AP) — A prosecutor sought the removal of a Delaware County treasurer from office Monday after filing charges that allege theft, official misconduct and 44 counts of not depositing public funds on time. Delaware County Treasurer John Dorer surrendered to state police at the county’s Justice Center in Muncie after the charges were filed in Delaware Circuit Court. Dorer faced a two-pronged effort to remove him from office: Conviction on just one of the 46 felony counts he faces would bar him from holding elective office, while a civil lawsuit filed by county Prosecutor Jeffrey Arnold seeks his removal for interfering with state examiners, not following directions and not maintaining accounts as directed by the State Board of Accounts. The state board requested Arnold “initiate legal action to remove John Dorer from office as Delaware County Treasurer,” the prosecutor said in a news release. Most of the counts allege Dorer was late in depositing public funds, ranging for $1,917 to $314,161, within a business day, required by law, Arnold said. The theft count alleges he stole $80 in cash from the treasurer’s office. He also faces a single misdemeanor count of conversion. – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY, EMMA WATSON. YOU CAST A SPELL ON ALL OUR HEARTS.
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or its final show, the Cave Theatre cast explores the ability of love to overcome secrets and the barrier of time in William Allen Brooks’ play “Hope and Fury.” Sisters Hope and Fury, played by Jessica Ervin and Emily Lindberg, haven’t seen each other in eight years or had contact with each other than two phone calls a year, which are reserved for their birthdays. When their mother dies, the two are forced to come together at their childhood home in order to sort through their family’s past. Old rivalries and secrets then resurface as they struggle with mending their relationship.
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COUNTY TREASURER FACES 46 FELONY COUNTS, REMOVAL
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Junior acting major Jessica Ervin, who plays Hope, knees sophomore acting major Dee Jordan, Chris, in the production “Hope and Fury” at the Cave Theatre. Chris is the missing link in the sisters’ past to knowing what went wrong.
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7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
“Hope and Fury”
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Cave Theatre
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Study: Violent games don’t cause hostility Frustration from losing, difficulty of mastering causes user aggression BERG STAFF REPORTER | KARA knberg@bsu.edu Content in video games may not be the cause of violent tendencies in players, a new study shows. The University of Oxford study shows the aggression comes from frustration at being unable to master the game. The researchers, Andrew Przybylski, Edward Deci, Scott Rigby and Richard Ryan, compared partici-
pants playing violent video games to those playing nonviolent games. They found games that were too difficult for players to master or if they had trouble getting the hang of the game, the players were more likely to feel aggressive afterward. Lambert Deckers, a professor of psychological science, said he thought the logic of the study made sense. “If you can’t achieve the task, then that produces frustration and a likely product of frustration is aggression,” Deckers said. He said if players consistently fail at a game, such as something like “Flappy Bird,” they could feel frustrated and could lead to aggression. 1. CLOUDY
Developer Dong Nguyen removed No. 1 app store download “Flappy Bird” from the market in February because it became addictive. The game also caused many users to get frustrated and angry. Deckers said if games lead to aggression, failure could produce other aggressive actions in the player’s life. Sophomore computer science major Louis Montes said he is an avid video game player. However, he said he doesn’t ever feel aggressive after playing video games. “I would be frustrated, but I would get off for a little bit
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and then get back on,” Montes said. “But I don’t feel aggressive.” He said whenever he is getting beat in a game, it fuels him to try harder to beat his opponent.
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