Muncie Origins 9/11/2020, 10:00am Muncie Origins: Roo’s Holistic Pet Supplies offers natural treats, chews, other products By Jacob Musselman When Amber Corduan’s 7-year-old whippet, Mischa the Roo, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Corduan went to her vet to talk about taking a different treatment approach than chemotherapy.
Muncie Origins 9/4/2020, 10:00am Muncie Origins: The Bearded Baker delivers baked goods around Muncie, surrounding cities By Sumayyah Muhammad Shane Heath, owner of The Bearded Baker, a Muncie-based bakery, said the Food Network show “Good Eats” was the catalyst behind his decision to attend culinary school at Ivy Tech in 2009.
Communities 9/3/2020, 10:00am Muncie local sews more than 4,000 masks for the community By Grace McCormick Since March 8, Susan Danner has been isolating in her Muncie home, only going outside to get her mail, care for her flowers and feed her birds and squirrels.
Muncie Origins 8/28/2020, 10:00am Muncie Origins: Downtown Dogs opens as Muncie's newest pet groomer By Taylor Smith As the front door swings open, wind blows dog hair across the wooden floor, dogs bark from the back room and Jenn Morgan, owner of Downtown Dogs, trims the fur of a shaggy 8-month-old puppy and greets everyone with a cheerful “Hello.”
Communities 8/26/2020, 12:00pm Ball State sophomore launches beauty, self-care company from home By Sumayyah Muhammad Star Gooch, a sophomore music education major, said she always had a deep-rooted desire to make healthy products for the mind, body and spirit.
Community 7/9/2020, 3:30pm 6 tips for stargazing in your own backyard and beyond By Sarah Jensen With summer in session, warm nights are the perfect time to get outside and look at the sky.
6/23/2020, 12:00pm Muncie Origins: Children's boutique offers unique clothing By Taylor Marshall Amanda Hughes, owner of Forever Young Children’s Boutique, has always known she was a business woman at heart.
Communities 6/16/2020, 12:00pm Intern Spotlight: Actuarial intern reflects on virtual summer internship at CNO Financial Group By Weiyu Ding Tyler Hollis, junior actuarial science major, is spending his summer as intern working virtually for CNO Financial Group.
Communities 6/3/2020, 12:00pm Muncie's First Thursday gallery goes virtual during pandemic By Sarah Jensen The First Thursday events during the months of April and May in downtown Muncie were not bustling as usual.
Communities 6/2/2020, 5:00pm Ball State anthropology professor wins Fulbright's US Scholar award By Weiyu Ding Jennifer Erickson, anthropology professor at Ball State, will be traveling to Bosnia during the spring 2021 semester after winning a U.S. Scholar award from the Fulbright program.
Communities 5/21/2020, 3:00pm Burris teacher shares her approach to 21st century elementary education By Rohith Rao and Kylah Humphress This April, much like she had done in the past 10 years, Stefanie Onieal held a poetry activity for her second-grade students over the Zoom video conference platform.
Communities 5/15/2020, 3:00pm Ball State greenhouse’s annual sale goes online By Jake Merkel While the greenhouse continues to remain closed for in-person visits, it is still conducting its annual orchid sale entirely online — the first time in the sale’s nine-year history that it has taken this form.
Communities 4/30/2020, 3:00pm On the waiting list By Tier Morrow A ten-minute phone call saved Mike Stetzel’s life. On the other end, Stetzel’s donor coordinator told him he’d receive the kidney he’d been waiting on for four years to cure his polycystic kidney disease.
Campus 4/24/2020, 10:00am Ball State theater, dance students bond through show cancellations By Grace McCormick Freshman theater creations major Paloma Sutter said she was devastated to hear she could not perform in “House of Bernarda Alba” as she had planned.
Communities 4/23/2020, 3:00pm Ball State alumna has an 'unpredictable lifestyle' as a production manager for NYU’s drama studios By Sumayyah Muhammad When Taylor Poer came home from the hospital the day she was born, she said, she was told she was already wearing Ball State socks.
Communities 4/23/2020, 10:00am Ball State’s Field Station and Environmental Education Center works to better Muncie’s environment By Taylor Smith and Mary Stempky When she was in high school, Erica Forstater said, she participated in the Student Conservation Association (SCA), a non-profit group whose members protect and restore land throughout the U.S.
MCS Project 4/20/2020, 3:00pm Looking past the label By Tier Morrow Every morning, Sean White sips his third cup of coffee while greeting students with encouragement as they file into the halls of South View Elementary in Muncie.
MCS-Project 4/17/2020, 3:00pm Peers become Pals By Tier Morrow Most special education teachers spend their days helping students learn core subjects; however, recent studies have shown that students with disabilities often have lower confidence and self-esteem because it can be hard for them to “view their disability as one component of their lives, not the only component.”
4/16/2020, 1:03pm Can do, we'll do — together. By Brooke Kemp and Jake Helmen “Help me understand that more.” Five simple words that reveal the character of the person making the request. Genuine vulnerability, leadership, humility and confidence are conveyed to those on the receiving end. It’s a request for insight Lee Ann Kwiatkowski makes of almost every individual she meets — community members, administrators, teachers and students alike.
DIY 4/13/2020, 10:00am 5 do-it-yourself ways to renovate your room while spring cleaning By Sophie Nulph As the weather continues to get nicer and social activities remain closed, spring cleaning can become more appealing for those practicing self-distancing and quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
news 7/13/2021, 3:00pm Indiana DNR asks Hoosiers to remove bird feeders amid reports of dying songbirds By Kellyn Harrison
news 7/8/2021, 4:00pm Ball State alumnus shares goals for local composting organization ScrapCycle to reduce waste in Muncie, beyond
news 7/24/2021, 6:15pm Summer 2021 graduates discuss future plans after Ball State commencement ceremony
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