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Video 3/24/2021, 12:00pm

VIDEO: Remedy-city-prayer-walk

By Josh Bennett

Remedy City Church led a prayer walk around the area of 1201 N Wheeling Ave, March 14th, from 9:00am to 11:00am where they prayed and picked up trash in the area.    Remedy City Church rents from Riverside Methodist, every Sunday morning at 11:00am to 12:30pm Located at 1201 N Wheeling Ave, Muncie 47303.

The YWCA of Central Indiana houses women and children who need a place to live in its emergency shelter program, Jan. 26, 2021, in Muncie. WaTasha Barnes Griffin, CEO of the Central Indiana YWCA, said all of its programs aim to empower women. Jaden Whiteman, DN File

news 3/23/2021, 3:00pm

Local shelter leaders share goals for women empowerment

By Natasha Leland

In elementary school, she wanted to be a fashion designer — one who would help her friends make decisions on what to wear or provide them with clothing items for free. “Help” is the key word. Drawing clothes was fun, but WaTasha Barnes Griffin really wanted to help people for a living — she just didn’t know it could be a specific career. That was, until fifth grade, when a class speaker called it “social work.”

The Health Professions Building is seen on Riverside Avenue during the summer 2019 semester. Ball State's COVID-19 vaccination clinic is open in the Health Professions Building Wednesdays and Fridays. Rohith Rao, DN File

news 3/22/2021, 3:00pm

What to know about the COVID-19 vaccines

By Staff Reports

With Ball State opening a community vaccination clinic in the Health Professions Building March 19, students and staff have a convenient option for vaccination once they become eligible. Here's information about COVID-19 vaccines, from the manufacturing process to common side effects.

Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns said the bells on Shafer Tower will toll eight times at 11:50 a.m. March 22, 2021, in memory of the eight people killed in Atlanta massage parlor shootings. Rachel Ellis, DN File

news 3/22/2021, 11:50am

Shafer Tower bells toll in memory of Atlanta shooting victims

By Staff Reports

A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with eight counts of murder March 17, 2021, after he allegedly shot and killed eight people in two different Atlanta massage parlors, according to the Associated Press. Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns sent out a campus-wide email March 19 saying the bells of Shafer Tower would toll on Monday for the victims of the Atlanta shootings.

The theme of Women's Week 2021 at Ball State is "What’s next?: moving forward after a year of political transformation, increased calls for social and racial justice, and an uncontrolled pandemic.” Betsy Kiel, Photo Provided

news 3/19/2021, 1:00pm

Ball State Women's Week 2021 schedule

By Staff Reports

Ball State’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will host its annual Women’s Week March 22-26, 2021. The theme for this year is “What’s next?: moving forward after a year of political transformation, increased calls for social and racial justice, and an uncontrolled pandemic.”

Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns gets his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine March 11, 2021, at IU Ball Memorial Hospital. In an April 1 email, Mearns encouraged members of the student body to receive vaccines now that they are eligible. Jaden Whiteman, DN File

news 3/17/2021, 4:00pm

Ball State faculty and students reflecting on receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

By Maya Wilkins

Before March 2020, the definition of “normal” was completely different. The gravity of the coronavirus pandemic was unknown, Zoom calls weren’t a thought and “face mask” was a football term. In the last year, millions of people in the United States have been infected by the virus, and hundreds of thousands have died. Now, there is hope for a return to normalcy. 

Frog Baby stands without water in a facemask March 16, 2020. March 16 was the first day of fully-online classes in the spring 2020 semester due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jacob Musselman, DN File

news 3/17/2021, 10:00am

A timeline of COVID-19 events on and off campus

By Staff Reports

Indiana marked the anniversary of its first confirmed COVID-19 death March 16, 2021. The coronavirus is still spreading across the world, country and state. With the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of three COVID-19 vaccines, there is hope for herd immunity later this year. Here's a look at some significant coronavirus events on and off Ball State's campus from March 2020 through today.

Ball State social work major Matt Peiffer poses for a photo outside the Muncie Housing Authority building March 7, 2021. Peiffer has been lobbying the Muncie Housing Authority since August 2019 to accept Foster Youth to Independence vouchers. Jaden Whiteman, DN

news 3/11/2021, 3:00pm

Muncie advocate advances housing vouchers for former foster youth

By Grace McCormick

Known locally as the Muncie Smile Man, Ball State freshman social work major Matt Peiffer has dedicated much of his time to making other people happy. When he’s not dressed in costumes on McGalliard Road, he is speaking to national and local leaders to expand awareness of a new federal program.