Program gets high marks

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THURSDAY, September 3, 2009 Vol. 89, Issue 8
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Program
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marks
SAFE DRIVING
Partnering with fellowship
benefits Ball State graduates
Jaclyn Goldsborough n Staff Reporter
Ball State University is among four universities in the state that are partnering with the
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to strengthen their teaching programs.
The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship will offer students the opportunity to
receive licensure in mathematics, physics or
physical science, as well as a master’s in secondary education. Participants will also receive
a $30,000 stipend as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow
after completing the program.
The goal of the program is to encourage students with degrees in science, technology, engineering or math to pursue teaching careers
in Indiana.
The other universities participating in the
program are Purdue University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the
University of Indianapolis.
Constance Bond, senior program officer for
the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, said the foundation chose Ball State because of its commitment to teaching.
“We felt Ball State represented the capability,
readiness and desire to make significant improvement in the Indiana school system,” Bond
said.
Susan
Johnson,
associate dean of Application
the college of sci- Deadline
ences and humanities, said the pro- Early deadline: Oct. 12
gram is different Final deadline: Jan. 12
than a traditional
university program.
“We are going to have a one-year program
where the fellows will start during the summer
session and study on campus,” Johnson said.
“Then, during the academic semester they will
work at one of four high schools. They will
spend the whole day in the school setting, arriving at the same time as regular teachers and
staying all day being completely immersed in
the school setting.”
Muncie Central High School, Muncie Southside High School, Anderson High School and
Highland High School are participating in the
program as part of Ball State’s Professional Development Schools Network.
Fellows involved in the program will commit
three years after graduating to teach in Indiana
school systems. The program provides students with significant mentoring throughout
their completion of their degree.
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Story and Photography:
Peter Gaunt n Photo Editor
R
iding in a cab for free doesn’t happen
very often. That is unless you happen to
be riding with Pretty Darn Quick taxi service from noon until 3 a.m., seven days a week,
when one can get a ride from their home to
more than 20 different bars in the Muncie area.
The service started Aug. 21 and runs until Sept.
18. PDQ offers rides from home to the bar, and,
once there, drives patrons to any of the other
bars that have contributed to the fund that is
supplying five cabs for students and local residents to make the rounds. And then home.
Pretty Darn Quick
Where it goes:
To all the bars in the Village
and more than 25 others
including The End Zone
Sports Bar and Grill, Doc’s
Music Hall, The Fickle
Peach, The Heorot and
Joker’s Wild
Service hours:
Noon-3 a.m., 7 days a week
Service ends:
Sept. 18
Call: 765-284-8294
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(TOP) STUDENTS pile into a PDQ taxi Friday night
on their way to Doc’s Music Hall. The taxi service
is free for patrons going to and from more than 25
bars in Delaware County.
(ABOVE) CLAYTON CONLEY, DRIVER FOR PDQ TAXI
SERVICE, collects tips from riders. Drivers pay for
their own fuel in their cabs, which are subsidized by
Delaware County Licensed Beverage Association.
VILLAGE
Crawdaddy’s brings back Cajun flavor
Restaurant opened
Wednesday night,
similar to Creole Kid
Tyrone Malik Cato n Staff Reporter
Anticipation for the opening
of Zita Kramer’s new restaurant,
Crawdaddy’s, has been high.
“We’ve had a lot of interest
from students, faculty and other people in the Village who’ve
been waiting for us to open,”
said Kramer, manager of Crawdaddy’s Cajun restaurant. “We
know that it’s going to do really
well, because it’s the only restaurant of its kind around here.”
Crawdaddy’s features a con-
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cept similar to Creole Kid, a
restaurant previously in the
Village. Myles Ogea, owner of
Crawdaddy’s, said the restaurant will have a “Cajun, rice
and beans” style.
Charlie’s Library, Mugley’s,
The Chug and other bars are
prominent in the Village. Ogea
said the restaurant will have a
family-friendly feel to it, and
that he likes the balance it will
provide.
“We need more restaurants
in the Village,” he said. “We
need more reasons for people to come here besides just
bars. It’ll be nice if people of
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all ages and families can come
here too.”
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) FRESHMEN BLAKE LAMIRAND, SAMANTHA BOYATT AND BRANDON
TURPIRN study and enjoy a soda at Crawdaddy’s. The restaurant opened Wednesday and is
Please see CRAWDADDY’S, page 2 located next to Mugley’s on University Avenue.
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HOMECOMING
Schedule of
events are
announced
Air Jam entry forms available
beginning at 9 a.m. today
Sharon Hernandez n Chief Reporter
Student organizations on campus are getting ready for the “Best Week” of the year,
which is the theme of Ball State University’s
Homecoming Week.
The Homecoming Steering Committee had
its first meeting Wednesday night at the
Alumni Center, where information about
this year’s events was shared with the student organizations that attended.
Today, beginning at 9 a.m., Air Jam entry
forms will be accepted, and only the first 20
forms will be accepted.
Junior dance major Brooke Jendrusik said
this is going to be her third time participating in Homecoming with the Ball State University Singers. She said she expects to have
as much fun as she did in past years and is
excited to see what the other participating
organizations have to offer.
“We usually have a good turnout,” Jendrusik
said. “Freshmen in our group are always very
enthusiastic; they want to meet people and
Please see HOMECOMING, page 2
WEATHER
High: 81
Low: 53
Sunny
REMINDER
Ball State home
football season
opener today.