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Falling Whistles founder charges students to be a 'whistle-blower for peace'

When she left her internship with Falling Whistles, an organization working toward peace in the Congo, Paula Truex, senior organizational major, was charged with finding 1,000 people willing to fill John R. Emens Auditorium and hear Falling Whistles founder Sean Carasso speak. Last night, her goal became a reality.



Adobe backs off on Flash for mobile browsers

NEW YORK — Adobe Systems Inc. is pulling its Flash software for Web video and games from the browsers of mobile devices, though Flash will still work on mobile apps and on the Web browsers of regular computers.




Student veterans happy to welcome friends home from Iraq

The idea of military service wasn't that unusual for Hondo Tamez as a kid. He and some of his friends signed up after high school. Some went off to war in Iraq and didn't make it home – and that's what Tamez said he thinks about on Veterans Day.


Features length dance piece premieres at Muncie Civic

"Valley of Four Dolls Parts 43 A, B, & C," a feature-length ballet written and choreographed by Christie Zimmerman, Ball State assistant professor of dance, will premiere at Muncie Civic Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.


Oil prices drop as European debt worries mount

NEW YORK — Oil prices were lower Wednesday following a broad sell-off on Wall Street that was stoked by fears that Europe would be overwhelmed by a mountain of debt.



Penn State trustees fire Paterno, Spanier

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.


Candidates' defeat, cheer felt by students

Ball State student political organizations joined Democratic and Republican Party meetings on the evening of elections to root for their candidates and watch as the results came in.


Henry wins re-election as Fort Wayne mayor

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Democrat Tom Henry has won a second term as mayor of Fort Wayne after a bitter campaign against a former Allen County councilwoman


Indiana looks to revamp school grade scale

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Board of Education is considering changes to its new A-to-F grading system for schools after objections from many high schools that received C ratings despite high student test scores.

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