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Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
May 15, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling
Indiana charter schools.
MoreBall State president among nation's highest paid
May 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBSU's Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year,
according to a new survey released Monday.
MoreIndiana 'brain drain' draws concerns at universities
April 28, 2013
Associated PressIndiana has a higher concentration of production and manufacturing jobs. That means graduates who are seeking employment with
their degree might find more opportunities outside the state.
MoreBall State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
April 22, 2013
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and
golf, among other sports.
MorePay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
April 11, 2013
J.K. WallThe campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely
by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
MoreBall State pulls sponsorship of 7 charter schools
January 22, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has pulled its sponsorship of seven Indiana charter schools plagued by long-running academic woes, including
one in Indianapolis.
MoreBen Davis school boasts impressive graduation rates
January 12, 2013
Scott OlsonSeniors are earning their diploma while receiving a associate's degree.
MorePurdue makes quick decision to fire football coach Hope
November 26, 2012
Associated PressPurdue wants a football team that can get to the Rose Bowl, and decided Danny Hope was not the coach to take it there. Replacement
names already percolating include Northern Illinois' Dave Doeren, Illinois State's Brock Spack and Ball State's Pete Lembo.
MoreBall State considering building sorority village
November 5, 2012
Associated PressBall State University is weighing plans for a sorority village that would house the growing number of women who want to be
part of the school's Greek community.
MoreBall State targets N.J. to diversify student body
August 19, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's year-old campaign to recruit students from New Jersey will bring just a handful of Garden State
freshmen to the Muncie campus this year, but officials say they are looking long-term.
MoreBall State OKs $4.6M planetarium, largest in state
July 23, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's trustees have approved plans for a $4.6 million planetarium that school officials say will become
the largest in Indiana.
MoreIndiana prison education cuts cost Ball State jobs
May 21, 2012
Associated PressA new law denying state grants for college education to prison inmates has cost the jobs of more than 70 Ball State University
employees.
MoreBall State approves pay raises for professors
May 7, 2012
Associated PressBall State University trustees have approved a 3.5-percent increase in salary funding for faculty and professional staff.
MoreBall State planning 100-room campus hotel
April 25, 2012
Associated PressBall State University plans to build a $25 million hotel in a building that will also have student-housing space, conference
rooms and two restaurants.
MoreBall State leader: Raising faculty pay a hard sell
April 20, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's president is blaming "incredibly unsympathetic" state legislators for the school's
low ranking on faculty salaries.
MoreIU professors top Purdue's in pay after freeze ends
April 9, 2012
J.K. WallAfter the recession forced a freeze in its professors' pay, IU’s flagship Bloomington campus boosted faculty salaries
roughly 6 percent this year, vaulting its top professors’ pay past Purdue's professors.
MoreBall State begins final phase of ambitious geothermal project
February 25, 2012
IBJ StaffEventually, the system will heat and cool 5.5 million square feet of buildings and save $2 million a year in operating costs.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Pleasures of 'Godspell' are in the details
February 18, 2012
Lou HarryIn Actors Theatre of Indiana's production, the apostles aren't blank slates to write on but, rather, people who have experienced
life.
MoreBall State offers higher-ed aid to Iraq, Afghanistan
January 7, 2012
Scott OlsonNew program is making progress in volatile countries.
MoreBall State poll: Half of Hoosiers undecided on right-to-work
December 15, 2011
J.K. WallTwenty-seven percent of Hoosiers support a law allowing employees to join unionized workplaces without being forced to pay
union dues. But 24 percent oppose it and 48 percent are still undecided, according to a new survey.
MoreBall State: Diabetes rising at alarming rate
December 12, 2011
J.K. WallIn 1993, only 3.8 percent of Hoosier adults had full-blown diabetes, compared with 9.8 percent today.
MoreBall State rejection threatens two Indy charter schools
December 7, 2011
J.K. WallFall Creek and Fountain Square academies could be forced to close in May after Ball State University declined their applications
this week.
MoreBall State announces moves to stem tuition costs
November 29, 2011
Associated PressBall State University said Tuesday it will offer $500 scholarships to students on track to graduate within four years and
take other steps that could save some students as much as $10,000 over the course of their college careers.
MoreUniversity education schools inflate grades, critics charge
November 19, 2011
J.K. WallNearly four of five students received A's in Indiana University education classes in 2010-2011, but education deans at IU
and other universities say grading is approached differently than in other schools, such as math.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: It takes a circus
October 15, 2011
-Lou HarryA team of collegiate collaborators turns Cathy Day's acclaimed book into a stage musical
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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