Around 3,000 customers of Indiana Michigan Power reported power outages a little after 2 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2019, north of Ball State and in neighborhoods in north Muncie. An I&M representative said the cause of the power outage is still being investigated. Indiana Michigan Power, Photo Courtesy News 10/12/2019, 4:50pm Power outages reported in Ball State, Muncie By Staff Reports Several power outages are reported to have occurred north of Ball State and neighborhoods in north Muncie, affecting around according to Indiana Michigan Power's outage map.
News 10/11/2019, 2:21pm 2020 presidential debate to be held at Notre Dame By Staff Reports The first 2020 presidential debate will be held at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.
News 10/11/2019, 10:00am Muncie’s mayoral race continues at NAACP forum By John Lynch The three Muncie mayoral candidates met again for another forum Wed. at the Church of the Living God, hosted by the NAACP.
News 10/10/2019, 3:00pm Ball State Marketing reflects on centennial campaign By Bailey Cline Toward the start of the fall 2019 semester, Ball State began taking down its Centennial celebration banners on campus meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ball State. The university’s Centennial marketing campaign included several on-campus, statewide and nationwide events.
News 10/10/2019, 12:00pm Ball State wins diversity award; Spectrum president says university ‘fairly behind.’ By Charles Melton While Ball State was recently awarded for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, some students feel the university still has room for improvement.
News 10/9/2019, 6:04pm Ball State SGA hears from mayoral candidate By John Lynch The Student Government Association (SGA) came back from fall break on Wednesday at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center for its eighth meeting of the year.
News 10/9/2019, 3:00pm Ball State’s Vietnam Moratorium Committee to hold 50th anniversary reunion, conference By Rohith Rao Fifty years later, the university’s Vietnam Moratorium Committee (VMC), an extension of the nationwide committee developed to protest against the Vietnam War, will host a reunion Thursday at the Alumni Center and a conference Friday at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
News 10/9/2019, 12:51pm Hoosier STEM Academy to use grant to support STEM educators By Amelia Cisna Hoosier STEM Academy was recently awarded $602,000 by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), according to an August press release from the commission.
News 10/8/2019, 10:00am 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press Updates on the President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, the investigation into Trump’s tax returns, the Supreme Court hearing two LGBT rights cases, an update on the General Motors strike and a suit against federal immigration agents make up this week’s five national stories.
News 10/7/2019, 1:30pm Portion of Dicks Street temporarily closed for road construction By Staff Reports A portion of Dicks Street will be temporarily closed, according to a campus-wide email from Ball State's Facilities Planning and Management.
News 10/7/2019, 10:00am 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press U.S. troops pulling out of northeastern Syria ahead of an expected Turkish assault, protests in Iraq, Hong Kong’s mask-ban protests, climate protests in Europe and winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine make up this week’s five international stories.
News 10/4/2019, 1:41pm Gov. Holcomb directs flags to be flown at half staff for fallen firefighters By Staff Reports Gov. Eric Holcomb directed flags across the state to be flown at half staff Sunday.
News 10/4/2019, 12:00pm New study finds 1 in 3 working Americans don't get enough sleep By Chase Martin After working late-night shifts as an emergency medical technician in Henry County, Katelin Holaday said she doesn’t always have the energy to finish the homework piling on her desk.
News 10/3/2019, 12:00pm Ball State Counseling Center sees increase in calls for appointments, wait times By Charles Melton When William Betts took over as director of Counseling and Health Services in February 2017, he said the Counseling Center designed a system like “a river” to have a “constant flow” of students.
News 10/3/2019, 10:44am Hot water outage planned for start of fall break By Staff Reports A scheduled steam outage for four Ball State dormitories is set to start around 9 p.m. on Oct. 4 and end around 5 p.m. Oct. 5, according to an email from Teresa Murray, office supervisor at Ball State.
News 10/2/2019, 4:42pm SGA recognizes College Democrats' efforts to register voters By John Lynch The Student Government Association (SGA) introduced a senate order recognizing the Ball State College Democrats’ efforts in registering new voters.
News 10/1/2019, 10:00am 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press Updates surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry including Rudy Giuliani being subpoenaed by the House and the president seeking foreign help on the origins of the Russia investigation, Forever 21 filing for bankruptcy, California letting NCAA players sign endorsement deals and the Supreme Court hearing on job discrimination against transgender people make up this week’s five national stories.
News 9/30/2019, 4:30pm 'Strong armed robbery' reported at Ball State over the weekend By Staff Reports Ball State sent out an emergency campus-wide email around 1 a.m. Sunday about an armed robbery on campus.
News 9/30/2019, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press The former French president’s final service, Saudi crown prince’s denial of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the Chinese president’s comments on Hong Kong amid ongoing protests, allegations against the U.K. prime minister as he pushes for Brexit and a review of less-discussed conflicts at the United Nations General Assembly make up this week’s five international stories.
News 9/28/2019, 1:00pm Mayoral candidates discuss Ball State's vision for Muncie at debate By Rohith Rao The three candidates for mayor of Muncie — Terry Bailey (D), Dan Ridenour (R) and Steve Smith (L) — met once again for a debate, this time on Ball State’s campus.
Football 10/2/2019, 3:00pm Robert Schmidt wears several hats to help Ball State Football any way he can By Zach Piatt
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