Funeral services for Michael Brown are held on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9, 2014. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)
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Ferguson mourns Michael Brown, family urges peaceful change

ST. LOUIS (AP) ? Relatives said goodbye Monday to the 18-year-old Missouri man who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a "gentle soul" with a deep and growing faith in Christianity and ambitions that one day "the world would know his name." Thousands of mourners filled the massive Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St.




Jake Griffin, a sophomore telecommunications major, created Active Minds after his brother Shawn Griffin was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Jake created the club after realizing Ball State did not have a student organization focusing on mental awareness. PHOTO PROVIDED BY JAKE GRIFFIN
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New mental health awareness group formed

When Jake Griffin’s brother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, he felt a wave of relief.This relief didn’t come from his brother having a mental illness, but from the diagnosis that explained some of his brother’s bizarre behavior.



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Amusement ride draws out the fear—and the smiles—in fairgoers

Towering over the state fair skyline, the rotating contraption appropriately named Speed causes passersby to stop on their way to trampoline shows and food stands, shield their eyes and watch the attraction as it launches its riders into the cotton candy-colored sky.Dorothy Kouroupis and Tiffany Dove, guest services employees for North American Midway Entertainment, the company providing the 53 Midway rides for the Indiana State Fair, sit at an information booth most of the day, helping fairgoers with any questions or concerns.


Twirk, a bunny owned by Krisha Griffith, sits on a table for petting in the rabbit and chicken barn on Tuesday. Twirk is Tan rabbit, which is one of the many breeds that were on hand at the fair. Jordan Huffer / BSU at the Fair
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BSU JOURNALISM AT THE FAIR: It’s a hoppy time on 4-H rabbit show day

For four days at the Indiana State Fair, rabbit breeders, novice pet owners and parents descend on the Poultry and Rabbit Building to showcase a year’s worth of preparation.Most people entering the barn immediately see the action table, where 4-H members volunteer to answer questions and let visitors pet their rabbits and baby ducks.


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BSU JOURNALISM AT THE FAIR: Cowboy discusses traveling for rodeo

Ben “Gump” Meyer is the quintessential Iowan cowboy.He’s painfully courteous, not afraid to splatter his denim shirt with a bit of mud and he never quite gets past the “n” in words ending with “ing.”He also travels with Three Hills Rodeo and manages the care of the 30 bucking horses and 19 bulls used in its show, feeding them, watering them and cleaning up their mountains of excrement with the help of eight other hands.


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BSU JOURNALISM AT THE FAIR: Rodeo sets brothers on same journey

The Corbett Brothers, Logan, 25, and Clayton, 20, are cowboys from Murray, Ky.They have been riding together for most of their life and have gone to the same college, Murray State University, and even pursued the same career and animal science degree.




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