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Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, director of public education and CEO of Muncie Community Schools (MCS), speaks with the Student Advisory Board Jan. 22, 2020, at Muncie Central High School. Kwiatkowski said she makes a point to speak with a variety of stakeholders throughout MCS and the Muncie community to make sure she is serving the schools in every way she can. Jake Helmen, DN

Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, director of public education and CEO of Muncie Community Schools (MCS), speaks with the Student Advisory Board Jan. 22, 2020, at Muncie Central High School. Kwiatkowski said she makes a point to speak with a variety of stakeholders throughout MCS and the Muncie community to make sure she is serving the schools in every way she can. Jake Helmen, DN

4/16/2020, 1:03pm

Can do, we'll do — together.

By Brooke Kemp and Jake Helmen

Lee Ann Kwiatkowski's mission to serve Muncie Community Schools is centered around students, teachers and communication.

“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. 

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Video 3/25/2020, 4:00pm

Daily Dining: Ramped-Up Ramen

By Emily Wright and Jake Helmen

In our new series, Daily Dining, the Daily News editors share easy meals they like to make with the stuff they already have at home.  Here's Ramped-up Ramen from our Creative Director, Emily Wright! 

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Communities 1/29/2020, 3:00pm

Writing their next chapter

By Tier Morrow

There’s Sarah, whose mother tries to drown her; Bruno, who sneaks into a concentration camp to help a Jewish boy; and Katniss, who volunteers to take her sister’s place in an annual event where 24 kids fight each other to their deaths.

Unity Week 2020: Tunnel of Oppression

News 1/24/2020, 12:00pm

Ball State Unity Week event offers simulation of oppression

By Bailey Cline

Exploring the life and times of Victoria Woodhull — the first woman to become a Wall Street stockbroker, a newspaper editor in New York City and run for the U.S. presidency in 1872 — was just one of many exhibits at Thursday’s Tunnel of Oppression event.

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video 12/13/2019, 6:22pm

VIDEO: How Impeachment Works

By Adele Reich

Friday Morning, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve both articles of impeachment against President Trump. We broke down the process to make to easier to understand.