Unsplash, Photo Courtesy news 4/9/2021, 3:00pm Indiana creates new Cyber Blog to help Hoosiers stay safe online By Angelica Gonzalez As people search for information about COVID-19 vaccines, cyberattackers are targeting people to give health care information, payment or passwords for scams related to the pandemic.
news 4/9/2021, 3:00pm Ball State hosts fourth peace conference By Staff Reports Ball State is hosting its fourth Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference April 9-10. The theme this year is "Building a Beloved Community," and will feature presentations, dance performances and opportunities for networking.
news 4/8/2021, 3:00pm Ball State plans for new residence hall to be hub for education, humanities majors By Maya Wilkins and Eli Houser LaFollette Residence Hall was a key structure in Ball State’s campus skyline just two years ago, casting a large shadow over the two-story Carmichael Hall close by. Now, the majority of LaFollette and all of Carmichael Hall is gone, and in their place stands the North residential neighborhood, which includes North Residence Hall and North Dining. The new residence hall will open in fall 2021.
news 4/8/2021, 2:43pm Eligible Ball State students to receive COVID-19 financial assistance By Staff Reports Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns sent out an email to students eligible for federal COVID-19 financial assistance around 1 p.m. April 8.
news 4/7/2021, 10:19pm Ball State SGA introduces new executive tickets, presents 'State of the Senate' address By Maya Wilkins At its final meeting of the 2020-21 legislative session, Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed an amendment to introduce executive slates in future elections and President Connor Sanburn gave his last “State of the Senate” address.
news 4/7/2021, 5:00pm Ball State students discuss receiving COVID-19 vaccines By Grace McCormick Only five hospitals and clinics in Indiana had received doses of COVID-19 vaccines the week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use in December 2020. Nearly four months later, more than 400 vaccine clinics have opened in the state.
video 4/7/2021, 12:00pm Latinxpalooza By Josh Bennett Lsu hosts Latinxpalooza, a talent show for Ball State students on April 2nd.
news 4/6/2021, 9:00pm Cardinal Esports program holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new campus Esports Center By Eli Houser Now open in the Robert Bell Building, the Esports Center will act as a classroom, esports venue and community space for the campus.
news 4/6/2021, 7:21pm One Ball State Day 2021 breaks fundraising record By Staff Reports In its third year, One Ball State Day broke last year's fundraising record within the first 20 hours of the day, raising more than $583,000 from more than 6,000 gifts.
news 4/2/2021, 3:00pm Indiana 529 college savings plans increase in 2020 By Grace McCormick and Mackenzie Rupp As many college students worry about paying off student loans, the average cost of college tuition in the United States has consistently risen at two to three times the rate of inflation each year, according to the College Savings Plans Network. The majority of federal financial aid comes in the form of loans, which increases the burden of student loan debt for graduates and families.
news 4/2/2021, 12:00pm One Ball State Day returns in 2021 with a new twist By Staff Reports Plush cardinals will be scattered around campus, cardboard cutouts of deans will stand in their colleges and organization members will strategize what times to ask people to donate to their crowdfunding projects. This is what One Ball State Day will look like April 6.
news 4/1/2021, 12:00pm Ball State students found Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter By John Lynch If you were to ask Eddie Osburn what they thought of the Biden administration's first 100 days, they’d probably express some disappointment. Osburn, junior English creative writing major and chair of the newly formed Ball State chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), founded the chapter with some help from fellow speech team member and sophomore political science and English rhetoric major Parker Abrell.
news 4/1/2021, 10:34am Ball State to continue to enforce face mask mandate By Staff Reports In a campus-wide email sent around 9 a.m. April 1, Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns said the university will continue to enforce a mandatory face mask policy while inside campus buildings through the end of the spring 2021 semester.
news 3/31/2021, 9:16pm Ball State SGA introduces five amendments, passes graduation cords amendment By Mackenzie Rupp and Maya Wilkins At its hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting March 31, Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) introduced five new amendments.
news 3/30/2021, 3:30pm Ball State students reflect on what women’s history means to them By Grace Bentkowski “Definitely full of empowerment,” is how freshman social work major Gracie Seago describes Women’s History Month as a Ball State student. March is a month some students feel is made for recognition, reflection and appreciation of the contributions women have made to society.
news 3/26/2021, 5:40pm Ball State Board of Trustees votes to dedicate Ginn Woods as Indiana nature preserve, reappoints MCS school board member By Grace McCormick At its March 26 Zoom meeting, the Ball State Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Planning Committee voted to designate Ginn Woods as an Indiana Nature Preserve.
news 3/26/2021, 3:00pm Ball State reintroduces Arabic minor after brief absence By John Lynch and Mackenzie Rupp Abdelaadim Bidaoui, assistant professor of Arabic and French, may only have five students enrolled in Ball State’s newly introduced Arabic minor, but that hasn’t stopped him from looking to the future of the program.
news 3/26/2021, 12:00pm Working mothers at Ball State share feelings about being professionals, raising a family By Grace McCormick and Maya Wilkins For Susan Tancock, there’s no such thing as work-life balance. “To me, there’s only guilt,” she said. “You either feel guilt because you don’t work enough, or you feel guilty when you’re not spending enough time with your kids. It’s just balancing work-life guilt for me, and I think many women would tell you that same thing.”
news 3/25/2021, 9:00am Ball State, Muncie community remembers graduate Eric Talley killed in Boulder shooting By Grace McCormick and Maya Wilkins How much power does a name hold? For Steve Jones, the name Eric Talley has been powerful enough to leave him in shock twice in his life. Once was in 2007, when Jones, director of the graduate program in Ball State’s Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS), was teaching classes in Australia for six months and received a three-page-long email from Talley.
news 3/24/2021, 7:35pm Ball State SGA passes committee, caucus elections amendment By Grace McCormick At its virtual meeting March 24, Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed an amendment standardizing committee and caucus elections that was introduced March 17.
Communities 3/25/2021, 3:00pm Muncie resident gives back to community through online home bakery Muncie Macs and More By Maya Wilkins
Volleyball 3/24/2021, 3:00pm A golden perspective: Cait Snyder played high school volleyball under four-time U.S. Olympian Lloy Ball
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