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The first national declaration to mark Thanksgiving an official holiday goes back to the first president of the United States.
High school students struggle with misperceptions about their weight, according to Jagdish Khubchandani, health science professor, who conducted a study to learn about how students perceive their weight.
When Sarah Schafer, sophomore music education and studio art ceramics dual major, rescued and adopted her dog Maggie, she said it taught her how important it is to love animals who may not have had an easy life.
College students’ mental health, winter weather woes for holiday travelers, Taylor Swift’s record at the American Music Awards, Conan the dog’s welcome at the White House and updates on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump make up this week’s five national stories.
The U.S. Vice President’s visit to Iraq, the World Wide Web inventor’s “Contract for the Web,” Pope Francis’ visit to Japan, the pro-democracy vote in Hong Kong and the extinction of Sumatran rhinos in Malaysia make up this week’s five international stories.
Upon taking office in 2012, Tyler was the first Democrat to become Muncie's mayor in 20 years. He concludes his mayorship in 40 days with an indictment for corruption with a trial in federal court set for Jan. 21, 2020.
Sewage costs for Muncie residents might rise if the city’s current plan to separate sanitary waste and stormwater runs its course, according to the Muncie Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
A resolution was introduced to the Student Government Association (SGA) senate that calls for a change in how the university deals with violations of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities by Greek Life organizations.
James Acton will become the next president of Ball State's Alumni Association, according to a university press release.
Several thousand teachers wearing red surrounded the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday to call for better pay and more respect from the Republican-dominated state government in a protest that closed more than half of the state’s school districts for the day.
Students and professors walked outside the Teachers College 11 a.m. Tuesday. Some left their classrooms, and others joined them to protest in support of public school teachers.
Shootings in California and New Jersey, the trial for this summer’s Colorado school shooting, California’s lawsuit against Juul and updates on the Trump impeachment inquiry make up this week’s five national stories.
From 6-9 p.m. Monday, 90 students and additional observers will gather in the Alumni Center’s assembly hall for the COHIPPS event.
The Hong Kong protests, immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis’ decree on poverty, the flooded streets of Venice and Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit vote make up this week’s five international stories.
Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler has been arrested by the FBI, according to a statement from FBI Indianapolis.
A fire was reported at Ball State's Sigma Chi fraternity house at around 11 p.m. Friday.
The Ball Brothers Foundation’s Board of Directors approved grants in October to start two endowments for the director of public education and CEO position at Muncie Community Schools (MCS), according to a press release from the foundation.
Michael Hicks, professor of economics and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, said he predicts a 50 percent chance of a recession — a period of diminishing economic activity — in the United States over the next year.
For eight months, Muncie resident Earl Willson has been using the Healthy Lifestyle Center (HLC) — a Ball State service that provides students and the Muncie community with free nutrition, health and exercise advice.
Lack of knowledge about the details of the ongoing impeachment hearings, Chad Kinsella said, is not something limited to college students, but the general public as well.