UPD trains BSU staff with safety and firing
By Sam Hoyt / June 10, 2013Around 10 faculty members were given training on Saturday and Sunday in firing guns and firearm safety at UPD and a police firing range.
Around 10 faculty members were given training on Saturday and Sunday in firing guns and firearm safety at UPD and a police firing range.
Live performers at The Cup Friday night played for a smaller crowd than usual at The Glue and Scissors Society’s monthly art show.
More than $50 million will be invested in a parking garage, retail area and apartment space in the University Square block of the Village.
Faculty and professional staff will receive a 3 percent increase in salaries and wages, with 70 percent of it being merit-based.
Owner Chris Hiatt was not expecting the announcement, but plans to use his victory to influence legislators.
Ball State students are encouraged not to lose hope despite Indiana having an 8.5 percent unemployment rate, the eighth highest in the country.
Associate vice president of marketing and communications Tony Proudfoot said the plan to take Hiatt Printing through eminent domain has been deferred.
Ball State's Board of Trustees approved a 2 percent tuition increase for each of the next two years.
The number of Ball State students who reported using a smartphone increased by 46 percent, and is expected to continue to rise along with tablet usage.
Ball State officials went over reasons for the proposed 2 percent tuition increase a day before the university’s Board of Trustees is set to vote on its approval.
The two-day course will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be broken into two parts each day.
The festivities will begin Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Ball State Arts Terrace, with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra performing at 7 p.m.
The eastbound lane on the west side of McKinley Avenue is closed as the median is expanded and more crosswalks and ramps are added.
Residents and businesses in the Village don’t think any serious trouble will result from a higher smoking population caused by the tobacco ban starting this fall.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a formal complaint against Ball State professor Eric Hedin’s teaching of “Boundaries of Science,” an Honors College course.
Phil Repp, Ball State’s vice president of information technologies, has been nominated for a national technology award for his focus on students.
The program is designed for international students at Ball State to practice their English, learn about American culture, interact with domestic students and make friends.
The coffee shop will host folk musicians from noon until night on Monday.
The 67th annual Chamber Music Festival, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Hall, will feature university faculty and students playing classic music.
A Ball State class was eager to see tornadoes last week in Texas, but hearing of the tragedies that resulted made it a “bittersweet” experience.
