The Emens Auditorium staff originally planned to welcome more than 15 stage shows during the 2020-21 season. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it is hosting free interactive online events for students and community members. Kristi Chambers, Photo Provided news Last Updated 20 hours ago Emens Auditorium adjusts to online productions By Grace McCormick Lining up in excitement for the upcoming show and having an usher point ticketholders to their seats is what a typical event at Emens Auditorium looks like. However, during the 2020-21 academic year, guests are having a different experience. Emens invites people to register for shows online, and they are emailed a Zoom code before the performance.
news 1/21/2021, 10:00am Ball Memorial Hospital staff receives COVID-19 vaccines By Grace McCormick Staff members of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital are physically and emotionally fatigued, said Rebecca Phipps, registered nurse in the hospital’s emergency department.
news 1/20/2021, 5:00pm Ball State community reacts to Biden-Harris inauguration By Grace McCormick and Maya Wilkins With pairs of black folding chairs socially distanced on Capitol Hill and the National Mall closed to the public, the 2021 presidential inauguration saw only a few thousand people in attendance, not accounting for the 25,000 National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C.
news 1/20/2021, 12:07pm Biden sworn in as nation's 46th president By Associated Press Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
news 1/19/2021, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press Joe Biden plans to propose a path to citizenship for immigrants, the inuaguration rehearsal was briefly evacuated, coronavirus deaths are rising in 30 states, federal departments launch an investigation into the law enforcement response to the Capitol riot and fortified statehouses see small protests over the weekend make up this week's five national stories.
news 1/18/2021, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press Mexico agrees to a U.N. proposal for fewer Pfizer vaccines, the United Kingdom announces goals to give all adults the first COVID-19 shot by September, Israel plans to build hundreds of settlement homes before the Trump administration leaves office, Brazil approves the use of two vaccines and South Africa delays reopening schools make up this week's five international stories.
news 1/13/2021, 5:10pm Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge By Associated Press President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.
news 1/8/2021, 10:00am When and where to get a COVID-19 test By Staff Reports Before returning to campus for the spring 2021 semester, Ball State University students must provide a COVID-19 test result obtained within a week of moving back to campus. The portal to submit test results opened Jan. 8, 2021 and was shared with students via email.
news 1/6/2021, 5:25pm Trump supporters storm US capitol, lawmakers evacuated By Associated Press Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power, forcing lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupting challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
1/2/2021, 5:50pm 'Peyton's Places' episode filmed at Ball State to air Jan. 3 By Staff Reports Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns announced in a campus-wide email Jan. 2, 2021 that the episode of the "Peyton's Places" documentary series filmed on Ball State's campus in October 2020 will air on ESPN+ Jan. 3, 2021.
news 12/15/2020, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press COVID-19 vaccinations of the Pfizer-BioNTech shots begin for U.S. health care workers, the Electoral College formalizes Joe Biden's win, Biden promises to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the national coronavirus death toll passes 300,000 and California's attorney general asks a judge to enforce his subpoena on Amazon make up this week's five national stories.
news 12/14/2020, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press Italy's pandemic death toll grows to the largest in Europe, hundreds of students in Nigeria are still missing after a school attack, Barcelona begins a study on the effectiveness of same-day COVID-19 antigen tests, Argentina's lower house voted to legalize abortion and Russia successfully test-launched a heavy lift rocket make up this week's five international stories.
news 12/12/2020, 5:04pm Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns tests positive for COVID-19 By Staff Reports Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns received a postive COVID-19 test result from a rapid-result PCR test, according to a Twitter statement from Ball State University issued 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
news 12/11/2020, 5:00pm Ball State Board of Trustees approves amphitheater budget By Grace McCormick Ball State’s Board of Trustees approved the budget for a $3.15 million construction project to build an outdoor amphitheater in the footprint of the Emens parking structure at its meeting Dec. 11, 2020. The $3.15 million includes the costs of building materials, theatrical equipment and technology.
news 12/10/2020, 3:00pm Bold slate reflects on fall, shares spring semester plans By Grace McCormick and Maya Wilkins During his time as Student Government Association (SGA) president so far, Connor Sanburn said, he has realized how long the university process of approving proposals takes.
news 12/10/2020, 2:30pm Muncie Parks Department votes to pursue new YMCA project and close Downtown and Northwest branches By Taylor Smith and Charles Melton The mission of the YMCA of Muncie is “to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all,” said Chad Zaucha, president and CEO of Muncie’s YMCA.
news 12/9/2020, 8:00pm Students and staff look ahead to asynchronous finals week By Mackenzie Rupp Rather than pulling all-nighters with study groups and hoping to find open spots in campus testing labs, Ball State students will experience the fall 2020 semester’s finals week from their own homes, completing tests in front of a webcam monitor.
news 12/9/2020, 7:12pm Ball State SGA passes Rent College Pads resolution By Maya Wilkins On Dec. 9, the Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) held their weekly meeting over Zoom and voted to pass the resolution for a partnership between Ball State University and Rent College Pads that was introduced at the Dec. 2 meeting.
news 12/8/2020, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press A hospital in Kansas runs out of regular full-time staff, the Trump administration fully restored DACA protections after a federal judge's order, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, the FDA announced its plan to review the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and Joe Biden's health team seeks to handle the coronavirus methodically and transparently in a federal response.
news 12/7/2020, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press China prepares coronavirus vaccines, Moscow opens vaccination centers, Ethiopian refugees flee to Sudan, the European Union debates ways to strengthen ties with the US and a gene-editing treatment shows promise for sickle cell patients make up this week's five international stories.
Football 12/31/2020, 10:00am A Neu day: How Mike Neu stayed positive through the struggles and found success By Ian Hansen
Football 12/31/2020, 7:41pm Ball State wins its 1st bowl game in program history against No. 19 San Jose State
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