news 11/23/2021, 5:55pm MCS students, Muncie Human Rights Commission host march in response to social justice classroom project discussions By Staff Reports After the early release day Nov. 23, Muncie Central High School students hosted a protest march from the high school grounds to City Hall in response to teacher Katey O’Connor’s classroom projects about social issues being moved inside her classroom rather than displayed in the hallway.
news 11/20/2021, 1:29pm Ball State hosts open house for Bracken Library’s new Writing Center By Jamie Strouts Ball State hosted an open house at the new Writing Center on the first floor of Bracken Library Nov. 18, where beverages and cookies were offered to all students who visited. The Writing Center’s goal of hosting this event was to make itself more known around campus and increase student awareness of the center’s resources.
news 11/19/2021, 6:15pm Ball State groups, Muncie OUTreach host Transgender Awareness Week open mic night By Krystiana Brosher and Sarah Olsen The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) collaborated with Spectrum and Muncie OUTreach to host a Transgender Awareness Week Open Mic Night in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Wednesday Nov. 17.
news 11/19/2021, 1:26pm Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings, students react By Associated Press and Joey Sills Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.
news 11/19/2021, 12:00pm Ball State begins offering new civics course By Shwetha Sundarrajan Inspired by what he thought was a lack of political knowledge in young people today, Trygve Throntveit, director of strategic partnerships at the Minnesota Humanities Center and co-leader of the Third Way Civics project, was inspired to start a new class that would promote historical and civic learning for undergraduates.
news 11/18/2021, 5:54pm Ball State social work students organize drug takeback program By John Lynch As temperatures dropped in Muncie Thursday afternoon, a group of students braved the cold at the Scramble Light for a good cause.
news 11/18/2021, 10:00am Ball State Spanish professor and Colombian author won the Ambroggio Prize By Angelica Gonzalez In October 2020, Jennifer Rathbun, professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, decided to reach out to a longtime work friend and Colombian author, Carlos Aguasaco. Rathbun saw the Academy of American Poets was accepting applications for the Ambroggio Prize, a $1,000 publication prize given to book-length poetry collections originally written in Spanish with an English translation, and thought Aguasaco’s book “Cardinal In My Window with a Mask on its Beak” would make for a good submission.
news 11/17/2021, 10:00pm Ball State SGA votes down elections code amendment, elects President Pro Tempore By Hannah Amos Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) discussed an elections code amendment that proposed to set a voter minimum in executive board elections that was met with controversy from senators and members of the student body.
news 11/17/2021, 4:00pm Ball State’s UrbanPlan Workshop aims to introduce high schoolers to urban planning By Eli Houser Since the mid-1960s, Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) has educated the next generation of urban planners at both the master’s and bachelor’s degree levels. Now, after almost 60 years since it was formed, CAP has taken its goal of education one step further and is teaching high schoolers about urban planning.
news 11/13/2021, 12:00pm ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ Book Club caps off Fall 2021 Writer-in-Residence program By Eli Houser and Lila Fierek On Nov. 11, Ball State hosted Ashely Ford, Ball State alumna and author of “Somebody's Daughter,” in the final event of the Fall 2021 Writer-in-Residence program.
news 11/12/2021, 10:00am Inaugural Innovation Day commences for Global Entrepreneurship Week By Lila Fierek The Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute hosted the first annual Innovation Day, also known as I-Day, in honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week. I-Day took place at Ball State’s Oakwood Building and included a series of events for high school students from the Muncie area. Students from Burris Laboratory School, Daleville Junior/Senior High School and Muncie Central High School took part in the event Nov. 10.
news 11/11/2021, 8:00pm Veterans at Ball State speak out about struggles they face on campus By Richard Kann Trenton Wesley, a former specialist (E-4) in the United States Army, is currently a member of the Individual Ready Reserve and a freshman criminology major at Ball State. Wesley is one of multiple veterans on campus who said they face more obstacles than the average student in their education.
news 11/11/2021, 6:02pm Theta Chi makes its return to Ball State after three years away By Maya Wilkins Three years after they were removed, Theta Chi is returning to Ball State. The national board successfully negotiated with university officials to end the charter’s revocation from campus.
news 11/11/2021, 1:00am Ball State SGA introduces new Elections Code amendment By Hannah Amos Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) introduced a new amendment to its elections code concerning a minimum voter turnout requirement for executive board elections.
news 11/10/2021, 6:30pm Ball State students call for an on-campus minimum wage raise By Joey Sills Jake Seymore, junior telecommunications major, is one of many Ball State students who has an on-campus job. Working for University Media Services (UMS) as an equipment check-out assistant, Seymore makes $7.25 an hour — the current federal minimum wage. Living in off-campus housing, affording rent, tuition and other bills have turned into daily worries for him.
news 11/4/2021, 3:00pm Ball State professor works to create LGBTQ+ oral history project with students By Angelica Gonzalez and Maya Wilkins Emma Cieslik, 2021 Ball State biology and public history graduate, has always enjoyed learning about religion and its role throughout history.
news 11/3/2021, 11:46pm Ball State SGA approves budget request for community garden, proposes new amendment and resolution By Lila Fierek and Hannah Amos Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting Nov 3. SGA Vice President Chiara Biddle introduced new senator Brian Truell. Truell is a member of the accounting club at Ball State, an Eagle Scout and is part of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council for the Miller College of Business.
news 11/3/2021, 5:00pm Ball State faculty and graduate students reflect on being nominated for Muncie’s fourth biennial Mayor’s Arts Awards By Grace McCormick and Sarah Olsen Robert Dirden, Ball State assistant teaching professor of theatre, walked through the doors of the Muncie Civic Theatre as a 16-year-old in 1989 and wanted to help create sets and design shows. With theater experience from Muncie Central High School and a calling to create, Dirden said he helped the theater with whatever it needed, including painting sets, building props and sewing costumes.
news 11/3/2021, 12:00pm Ball State announces plans for fall 2021 commencement By Staff Reports In a campus-wide email Nov. 3, Ball State staff announced plans for two in-person commencement ceremonies for fall 2021 graduates scheduled for Dec. 18 in Worthen Arena.
news 11/2/2021, 9:00pm Feeling the rhythm for Governor Davis: Sight and Sound Music Center hosts tribute By Krystiana Brosher People of all ages came out to Ball State alumnus Governor Davis’ memorial Monday night at Sight and Sound Music Center.
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