Campus 10/28/2020, 12:00pm Ball State assistant lecturer of kinesiology shares her passion for scuba diving By Grace Duerksen When Sheli Plummer was a Ball State undergraduate, she enjoyed coaching swimming, so she wanted to become a physical education teacher at a school with a pool. However, her goals changed when she took her first scuba class at Ball State.
Entertainment 10/23/2020, 10:00am Celebrate the Halloween season with these 10 horror movies By Staff Reports Celebrating Halloween may look different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communities 10/21/2020, 3:00pm Muncie resident makes a difference as Muncie's Smile Man, advocate for ending child abuse By Sophie Nulph As the chilly October wind whips up the litter at the corner of McGalliard Road and Walnut Street, an alien dances, lighting up the Texas Roadhouse building.
On the Clock 10/15/2020, 1:00pm On the Clock: Student tutors, supplemental instruction leaders facilitate learning By Kristine Strosser Ashlyn Marcum, senior nursing major, said one of her favorite memories from tutoring involved a “Jeopardy!” game she created to help her students prepare for their first exam.
DIY 10/14/2020, 10:00am 3 do-it-yourself microwave desserts to get into the autumn mood By Nicole Thomas One way to get into the fall spirit is by embracing some of the season’s flavors: pumpkin, apple and cinnamon.
Campus 10/8/2020, 10:00am Ball State senior researches genetic mutations linked with Lou Gehrig's disease By Sumayyah Muhammad Many nights, Siara Sandwith can be found descending a flight of stairs to the basement of Cooper Science Building to finish her experiments in her 12-by-24-foot, 65-degree lab.
Muncie Origins 10/7/2020, 3:00pm Muncie Origins: Body Boutique opens as new gym geared toward women By Demi Lawrence If you told Brittney Goulet Russell five years ago she would be a personal trainer, she would have laughed.
DIY 10/2/2020, 10:00am 3 do-it-yourself ways to personalize your coffee mugs By Sumayyah Muhammad As you continue with your online classes this semester, you may feel an increase in your stress levels and caffeine intake.
Muncie Origins 10/1/2020, 12:00pm Muncie Origins: Sea Salt and Cinnamon educates community about vegan lifestyle By Mary Stempky Amanda Reninger, president of Sea Salt and Cinnamon, said the best and easiest way to invite people into the vegan community is to hand them a cupcake.
Communities 10/1/2020, 10:00am Ball State alumna starts home bakery to support her child with cancer By Grace Duerksen Karin Hartwell, a 2018 Ball State alumna and owner of Hite’s Bakery, spends her weekends in her Greenfield, Indiana, home kitchen whipping up homemade cookies, fresh cinnamon rolls and sticky buns to raise money to find a cure for her son’s cancer.
DIY 9/24/2020, 12:00pm 3 do-it-yourself spooky ways to paint leaves for autumn By Nicole Thomas Now that autumn is here, with it comes cool weather, pumpkin-flavored foods and colorful leaves.
Communities 9/24/2020, 10:00am Ball State alumnus shares his story about his 125-pound weight loss journey through his memoir By Nicole Thomas “In all reality, I have been overweight for so much of my life, it began to take a toll on my life. I hated how I felt, how I looked and how people treated me. I knew I had to reclaim my life. Along with that, I wanted to prove everyone wrong.”
Muncie Origins 9/22/2020, 12:00pm Muncie Origins: Whimsies Boutique offers a variety of clothing sizes, patterns By Savannah Jordan When Judith Gill was looking to find her next pair of leggings, she said, no store seemed to have her size, quality material or the colors and prints she liked.
Muncie Origins 9/17/2020, 10:00am Muncie Origins: Viral TikTok farm Barnside Blooms offers flowers for visitors to pick By Taylor Smith What was once an empty patch of dirt now houses more than 16,000 sunflowers, each one with its head turned toward the sun, looking at the bright side — how Garret Conway did last spring.
Campus 9/16/2020, 12:06pm Charles W. Brown Planetarium hosts Facebook Lives to explore constellations By Nicole Thomas For Mel Isenbarger, a senior physics and astronomy major, one of the first constellations she learned to locate and identity was Cassiopeia.
Muncie Origins 9/11/2020, 12:00pm Muncie Origins: Muncie locals revamp Boulder Falls, The Frozen Boulder to make the business their own By Kamryn Tomlinson “If you would have asked us six months before we bought the place if we would ever want to own a miniature golf course, we would have said you were crazy,” said Kyla Bartle, co-owner of The Frozen Boulder and Boulder Falls Mini Golf and BatZone.
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.”
Ball State Plans 11/21/2022, 9:59am Ball State demolishes LaFollette, replacing it with a green space and more By Elijah Poe
Downtown Muncie Last Updated 15 hours ago As part of Muncie’s Riverfront District project, The Clubhouse @ Accutech is introduced to the Muncie community
High School Girls Volleyball 11/6/2022, 12:05am Yorktown volleyball falls short as Hamilton Southeastern claims 4A state title
The Village 11/22/2022, 9:59am Destination 2040 set to usher in a new generation of change in the Village
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