Communities 3/25/2021, 3:00pm Muncie resident gives back to community through online home bakery Muncie Macs and More By Maya Wilkins When most people think of a bakery, images of a brick-and-mortar store filled with fresh pastries come to mind. For one local business, this isn’t the case.
Campus 3/25/2021, 12:00pm Ball State’s CHAARG chapter uplifts women through fitness in pandemic world By Nicole Thomas Last semester, Colleen Dyra, freshman elementary education major, would move her bean bag to the other side of her dorm room at Studebaker West Thursday nights at 6:30.
Muncie Origins 3/10/2021, 3:00pm Muncie couple opens Fresh Market Treats, first brick-and-mortar freeze-dried candy store By Lily Staatz When customers first walk into Fresh Market Treats, the doorbell chimes behind them as their eyes meet shelves stocked full of candy-filled bags and Ball jars.
Communities 3/4/2021, 12:00pm Day trip destinations: visit these Midwest locations to spend a day off campus surrounded by nature By Staff Reports Ball State students have previously known the first week of March to be their spring break, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university adjusted its academic schedule this semester.
Alumni Spotlight 2/25/2021, 12:00pm Ball State alumna launches development firm GANGGANG to invest in artistic 'people of culture' By Sumayyah Muhammad On a Thursday night in June 2020, Mali Simone Jeffers, a 2004 Ball State alumna, and her partner, Alan Bacon, brainstormed ways to support artists and entrepreneurs who are “people of culture” in Indianapolis.
Communities 2/25/2021, 10:00am What to consider while exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic to stay safe and healthy By Staff Reports By February, 80 percent of people don’t continue with their New Year’s resolutions, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Campus 2/18/2021, 12:00pm Ball State associate professor of English combines creative skills through film literature By Taylor Smith Matt Mullins said he discovered film literature through “a series of happy accidents.”
On the Clock 2/18/2021, 10:00am On the Clock: Ball State student desk staff workers balance school, on-campus employment By Grace Duerksen As students open the front door to their residence hall, letting the cold winter air rush in behind them, they walk past the front desk, scan their ID and head up to the warmth of their dorm.
Communities 2/11/2021, 10:00am Muncie fitness coach offers specialized programs for pregnant, postpartum women By Nicole Thomas “‘You make me feel so empowered.’” It’s rewarding every time Brittany Scott hears this phrase from one of her clients after a workout to rebuild connections between their minds and bodies.
Intern Spotlight 2/4/2021, 10:00am Intern Spotlight: Ball State senior traveled to Kodiak, Alaska to photograph island's surfers By Rebecca Slezak When I shared I’d be spending my summer on an island with a grizzly bear every square mile, I told everyone, “I hope this doesn’t turn into one of those stories of ‘Whatever happened to …’ and I get eaten by a bear.”
Campus 1/28/2021, 10:00am Plant parenting: tips to help you take care of your indoor plants By Staff Reports Looking out their windows this winter, students can only see bare tree branches, brown grass and frosted fall leaves.
Communities 1/27/2021, 10:00am Ball State alumna gives away 50-year-old plant cuttings for community members to start their own plant families By Sumayyah Muhammad After graduating from Ball State, Ann Heintzelman and her husband were looking for their first home when her grandmother gifted her three 20-year-old tropical plants — a snake plant, a spider plant and a philodendron.
DIY 1/21/2021, 12:00pm How to make hot chocolate bombs to dissolve away winter blues By Nicole Thomas As cold temperatures and snowy days continue to appear in the weather forecast, students can cozy up with a piping mug of hot chocolate.
Campus 1/21/2021, 10:00am Finding focus: how to get motivated to do classwork after winter break By Staff Reports After spending nearly two months at home due to an adjusted fall and spring academic calendar in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some students may be feeling unmotivated to pick up their pencils and open their textbooks again as they’ve returned to Ball State’s campus this semester.
Alumni Spotlight 12/10/2020, 10:00am Discovering self-love: Ball State alumni come together to create the poetry art book 'TubLove' By Nicole Thomas On a windy, late spring day in Chicago, Jacob Barnes met fellow Ball State alumnus Mason Pippenger for lunch at Montrose Beach, overlooking the waters of Lake Michigan.
Campus 12/9/2020, 12:10pm Ball State music majors, professors reflect on performing, practicing, learning during COVID-19 pandemic. By Iris Tello Throughout the fall semester, sophomore music education major Aiden Cangany brought his trombone, music stand and sheet music to Ball State’s parking garages for a wide, open area to practice.
Campus 12/3/2020, 12:00pm Packing tips for coming back to campus after your month-long winter break By Sophie Nulph Every winter, most college students must leave campus after finishing their fall semester.
Alumni Spotlight 12/3/2020, 10:00am Ball State alumnus, friends create award-winning mockumentary 'Smokestack' By Kristine Strosser Wearing shorts, a T-shirt and a face mask in the summer heat, Brandon Townsend, 2018 Ball State alumnus, spent nearly three months in his hometown of Connorsville, Indiana, loving every minute behind the camera filming “Smokestack.”
Campus 11/24/2020, 3:00pm David Owsley Museum of Art celebrates women artists for 100th anniversary of 19th amendment By Mary Stempky In the David Owsley Museum of Art’s (DOMA) galleries, Lillian McClung, a senior ceramics and art history major, and Robert LaFrance, director of the DOMA, set up Toshiko Takaezu’s ceramics, the pattern glaze matching the pattern of Perle Fine’s painting “Impact” hung on the wall.
High School Tennis 6/2/2022, 6:00pm Life Lessons: Delta Girls Tennis head coach Tim Cleland along with players and assistant coaches reflect ahead of their State Finals appearance
Baseball 5/28/2022, 8:37pm Cardinals fall to the Chippewas, winner take all MAC Championship Game set for May 29
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