News 6/30/2020, 4:00pm Ball State professors develop messaging service for Burmese refugees By Daniel O’Connell Two Ball State professors have created a text-messaging information service for the Burmese refugee population in Indianapolis. The service, which can translate 500 messages into Hakha Chin and Burmese, provides maternal and child health care information.
News 6/30/2020, 3:00pm 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press Mississippi taking down its state flag, Supreme Court rulings on an abortion-related case and state aid to religious schooling, the Golden State Killer’s admission to several rape and murder cases and the death of the creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” make up this week’s five national stories.
News 6/29/2020, 5:00pm Camp Kesem continues summer program with 'Kesem at Home' By Weiyu Ding Instead of regular camp activities, this year Camp Kesem at Ball State will be hosting Kesem at Home, an online summer program for children, June 29-July 3.
News 6/29/2020, 3:15pm 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press Governments stepping up testing and restrictions due to COVID-19, the European Union’s travel restrictions, Russian bounties being offered to Taliban-linked militants to kill American troops, China’s measures against its Uighur population and the Rolling Stones threatening legal action against President Donald Trump for repeated use of their music make up this week’s five international stories.
News 6/29/2020, 12:00pm Indiana's hands-free driving law to go into effect July 1 By Staff Reports Indiana's hands-free driving law, which makes it illegal to operate or hold an electronic device while you are driving a vehicle, will go into effect July 1, according to a press release from the Delaware County Prosecutor's Office.
News 6/24/2020, 12:00pm Here’s how athletics will return for Muncie Community Schools By Jake Merkel At the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) board meeting Tuesday, Muncie Central High School Principal Chris Walker, and athletic director, Tom Lyon announced the return of athletics in the school district and how it would happen. The plan will occur in three phases beginning July 6.
News 6/23/2020, 4:58pm Ball State University releases plans for returning Fall semester By Staff Reports On Monday Ball State released their Return to Campus Plan for the Fall semester. The plan outlines the policies, protocols and guidelines that the university will follow as the fall semester commences.
News 6/23/2020, 3:00pm 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press Fauci’s hope for a vaccine by late 2020 or early 2021, Americans wanting change to the nation’s criminal justice system, the police reform bills in Congress, election primaries in Kentucky and New York and President Donald Trump’s proposed executive order to protect monuments make up this week’s five national stories.
News 6/23/2020, 12:16pm Police investigates reports of shots fired on Rosewood and Bethel By Staff Reports According to a campus-wide emergency email sent out a little after noon Tuesday, police units were investigating reports of shots fired in the area of North Rosewood and West Bethel Avenues.
News 6/22/2020, 3:30pm 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press COVID-19 updates from around the world, fashion brands challenged to confront racist attitudes, the mourning of victims of a suspected terror attack in England, poaching in Asia and Africa and a solar eclipse on the eastern hemisphere make up this week’s five international stories.
News 6/21/2020, 6:00pm Ball State president details budget plans for FY 2021 By Staff Reports At its June 19 meeting, Ball State’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution authorizing Ball State to continue operations after July 1, and continue spending thereafter at the same levels the Board approved for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, according to an email sent out by President Geoffrey Mearns.
6/21/2020, 1:38am UPD investigates reports of stabbing on Neely Avenue By Staff Reports According to a campus-wide emergency email sent out a little before 1:30 a.m. Sunday by Ball State's University Police Department (UPD), there were reports of a possible stabbing incident on Neely Avenue.
News 6/19/2020, 10:00pm Muncie community celebrates Juneteenth at Heekin Park By Gabbi Mitchell With social distancing guidelines in mind, families and friends gathered Friday evening at Heekin Park in Muncie to celebrate Juneteenth.
News 6/18/2020, 3:00pm How Ball State's Recreation Services will operate during the pandemic By Staff Reports According to its reopening plan, Ball State’s Recreation Services will reopen its locations, hours and programming July 6 based on available staffing and with certain guidelines and restrictions for the summer and fall semesters.
News 6/18/2020, 12:30pm Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, his second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week after Monday’s ruling that it’s illegal to fire people because they’re gay or transgender.
News 6/18/2020, 12:00pm Here's how Ball State's Dining Services will operate in the fall By Staff Reports In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ball State's Dining Services released a reopening plan which includes steps like promoting physical distancing, making all meals available as a to-go option and regularly cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces.
News 6/17/2020, 12:00pm Ball State's incoming freshmen go through virtual summer orientation By Tyler Griffith Ball State’s incoming freshmen class is going through a virtual orientation experience because in-person orientation was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The university has partnered with the social media app ZeeMee to help students connect before they arrive on campus.
News 6/16/2020, 3:00pm 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press A poll reflecting the unhappiness in the U.S. in 2020, Atlanta mayor’s vow to change use of force by police officers, changes to policing being sought by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, a partial rebound for U.S. retail sales and the Academy Awards being delayed make up this week’s five national stories.
News 6/16/2020, 1:47pm Trump signs executive order on police reform By Associated Press Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.
News 6/16/2020, 1:15pm Muncie's Fourth of July fireworks to go ahead as scheduled By Staff Reports In a press release sent Tuesday, the City of Muncie confirmed that the city's July 4 fireworks will go ahead as scheduled this year.
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