by Emily Ortman
Staring up through the empty hole that used to be his apartment's ceiling, Aaron Brown stood cautiously on piles of insulation, roofing and wood that formed his home less than 24 hours ago.
Brown, a fifth-year student, and his roommate Chris French, a graduate student, climbed the soot-covered stairs to their apartment Thursday afternoon to see if anything could be salvaged after a fire destroyed much of their home Wednesday night.
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30 teams will raise money for American Cancer Society
by Amanda Getchel
Junior Liz Hamilton hopes Relay for Life will firmly establish itself as a staple of Ball State University's annual events this year.
For the third year, Ball State and the Colleges Against Cancer will sponsor Relay for Life from 7 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m.
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Free Carter hot dogs given to students who pre-register
by Louis Jones
A year of successful University Program Board Late Nite events culminates tonight in Lot C1 near Irving Arena. The third annual Ball State Late Nite Carnival is set to begin at 9 p.m. and well run well into the night, ending at 1 a.m.
"Late Nite at Ball State, with additional funding by Student Government Association and UPB, are essentially bringing a state fair atmosphere to Ball State's campus without the extreme costs involved," event organizer Amy Rosenquist said.
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More money allocated to cover communication expenses
by Erin Moody
While $74,000 seems like a large chunk of money to many college students, Student Government Association has planned out and approved how it is going to spend that much money for the 2006-07 academic year.
The budget was approved at the Student Senate meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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Event will focus on original meaning of common words
by YaVonda Smalls
Some students are not aware the word "picnic" is said to have originated from a historically racist phrase. That's why Ball State University's Multicultural Center will allow discussion of this topic today during its final Brown Bag discussion of the semester.
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MITS route to take students, employees to new super center
by YaShekia Smalls
Ball State University junior Diane Donovan had to shove her way through southside Wal-Mart's grand opening crowd before beginning her first day of work Wednesday morning.
"It was busy for a Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.," said Donovan, one of a handful of students who work at the super store that opened this week after about two years of planning and construction.
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