communities 4/24/2019, 3:00pm Ball State students help individuals with special needs during summer camp By Kiera Helm Summer is meant for days on the lake, roasting marshmallows over bonfires for s’mores and hiking through the woods trying to avoid poison ivy.
campus 4/23/2019, 12:00pm One Shot Tour: Celebrating 10 years with Straight No Chaser By Jacob Eanes As an a cappella group, Straight No Chaser brings their shows to life with vocal harmonies, “goofy” choreography and twists on fan-favorite song covers.
MCS Project 4/22/2019, 12:00pm S.O.S. members show their support through early morning fist bumps By Tier Morrow and Jack Hart In a steady stream of sleepy smiles and slow shuffles, Muncie Central High School students began filing through the main entrance doors held open by Supporting Our Students (SOS) members.
campus 4/22/2019, 12:00pm Jennifer Eber selected as 2019 A. Jane Morton Award winner By Madelyn Bitterling Jennifer Eber, one of eight nominees, recently won the A. Jane Morton Award for her 12 years of service at Ball State.
entertainment 4/19/2019, 3:00pm Ball State senior heads to Nashville with newly signed contract By Scott Fleener Starting at a young age, Paul Luft, whose stage name is Paul Rosewood, was no stranger to putting on performances with his siblings.
campus 4/18/2019, 12:00pm Sarah Black dedicates her University Singers performances to her sister By Tierra Harris It was a Sunday. Ten days after Sarah Black’s sister started her newest internship at the Conservator Center in North Carolina to pursue her dreams.
campus 4/17/2019, 3:00pm Ball State speech team travels to California to compete in National Championship Tournament By Kamryn Tomlinson For 10 minutes, members of the Ball State Speech Team had everyone’s attention and the stage to themselves as they performed their speeches.
Communities 4/15/2019, 12:00pm Student artists share work, network through annual Young Artist Exhibition By Emma Legg For Burris Laboratory School senior MyKel Ivy, creating art makes her feel amazing.
Communities 4/12/2019, 3:00pm The scoop on downtown Muncie's ice cream parlor, The Barking Cow By Pauleina Brunnemer With images of downtown Muncie in 1915 hanging on the walls, customers have the opportunity to step into a miniature Muncie museum at The Barking Cow of Muncie.
Campus 4/11/2019, 3:00pm 'This is the Way:' Discovery New Theatre Festival helps Ball State students gain experience, feedback By Nicole Thomas As a Jewish woman, Cricket Kowal grew up interested in finding and reading plays about others like her, but whenever she encountered Jewish characters, she said the plots of these stories seemed to only focus on “Jewish issues.”
Communities 4/10/2019, 4:01pm Kenji Williams explores space through music and dance with Ball State community By Jacob Musselman When astronauts are in space, they are given the unique opportunity to see the earth from a different perspective than most people on earth.
Communities 4/8/2019, 4:13pm Tribune Showprint, Book Arts Collaborative to host Interrobang Wayzgoose festival By Hannah Gunnell / Reporter Amidst printing presses, racks of type and dogs who roam the open space, students work to sew the binding of 65 copies of this year’s Book Arts Collaborative artist’s book.
communities 4/8/2019, 10:00am MCS elementary librarian does more than reshelve books By Demi Lawrence At 5:30 every morning, two hours and 40 minutes before the tardy bell rings, Mike Lewis gets to North View Elementary. He goes into the library of the 330-student elementary school, to laminate or cut papers for various teachers.
campus 4/5/2019, 3:02pm 'Rosemary and Time' selected as play for New Play Initiative 2019 For a year and a half, senior playwright Emma Rund has been writing and rewriting what she called her masterpiece, “Rosemary and Time.”
campus 4/4/2019, 12:00pm Students partner with Muncie nonprofit to implement green energy By Erika Leak The concept of saving energy and using more eco-friendly resources has been around for years — businesses like the Indianapolis International airport have even made the switch entirely to solar panels.
campus 4/3/2019, 3:00pm Sight and sound work to 'Ignite the Night' in The Village By Jack Hart Featuring 20-foot screens, lights that can be seen almost a mile away and lasers that require federal waivers, Muncie has never witnessed a concert scene like this before.
Campus 4/2/2019, 3:00pm President of Ball State's chapter of Be The Match shares her experience with rare disease By Tierra Harris After fighting severe cases of kennel cough, chicken pox and pneumonia for years as a child, McKenna Crews and her family suspected something was wrong.
campus 3/29/2019, 9:36pm Indian Student Association hosts Holi celebration with color powder By Jacob Musselman During the Indian holiday Holi, students have a chance to introduce their friends to Indian cultures and expose them to new ideas.
communities 3/28/2019, 12:00pm Ball State alumna serves as Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction By Scott Fleener As a kindergartner, Jennifer McCormick said she was convinced she was going to be a race car driver.
Communities 3/26/2019, 12:08pm Former Ball State professor celebrates 100th birthday alongside Ball State's Centennial By Kamryn Tomlinson 100 years. 100 years of memories, relationships and turbulence.
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