News 8/10/2020, 11:44am Tips for class schedules By Staff Reports Scheduling can be overwhelming sometimes, especially with several factors contributing to decision-making. Here are some tips to make the process a little bit easier:
News 8/10/2020, 11:43am How to sign a lease By Staff Reports Some call it “adulting,” some call it “frightening,” but most would agree signing a lease is one of the first grown-up things you can do as a college student. This guide explains the steps in landing an off-campus pad.
News 8/10/2020, 11:40am Campus during COVID-19: What you should expect on campus during COVID-19 By Staff Reports Navigating any new campus can be challenging as a freshman. Doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic adds a new layer of complexity to the college experience.
News 8/10/2020, 11:38am In case of emergency By Staff Reports Who do you call when you have a problem? The Office of Victim Services and University Police exist to help you out when needed.
News 8/10/2020, 11:27am Legal help on campus By Staff Reports Student Legal Services is a free service offered to Ball State Students with services ranging from criminal to civil law, according to the Ball State website. It can provide students with documents such as roommate agreements and housing inspection forms.
News 8/8/2020, 8:31pm Trump allows some unemployment pay, defers payroll tax By Associated Press Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump on Saturday bypassed the nation’s lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.
News 8/8/2020, 11:48am AP source: Mac cancels fall football season due to virus By Associated Press The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns.
News 8/4/2020, 7:20pm Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands By Associated Press A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
News 8/4/2020, 5:30pm Muncie Community Schools to offer devices and hotspots for virtual students By Staff Reports Beginning Wednesday August 5, parents of Muncie Community Schools (MCS) students can check out internet devices and portable hot spots to be used for virtual learning.
News 8/4/2020, 5:11pm Five national stories of the week By Associated Press Evictions begin as moratoriums end, the Southern California wildfire started by vehicle malfunction, 2020 census schedule cut causes worry over accuracy, weather caused by Tropical Storm Isaias hits I-95 and school spending is reshaped by virus concerns make up this week’s five national stories.
News 8/3/2020, 5:00pm Five international stories of the week By Associated Press Outbreak on Norway cruise ship, Spain's new wave of infections, John Hume dies at 83, Afghan forces retake prison and Notre Dame Cathedral's organ getting 4-year-long cleaning all make up this week’s five international stories.
News 7/28/2020, 6:06pm Five national stories of the week By Associated Press Portland protest groups sue U.S. agents, General William Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests, Hawaii fights complacency, the virus exacts heavy toll in Queens neighborhood and cleanup from Hanna spurs fear as virus cases increase in Texas make up this week’s five national stories.
News 7/27/2020, 4:30pm Ball State releases COVID-19 testing and contact tracing protocols By Staff Reports In a campus-wide email Monday, Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns released university COVID-19 testing and contact tracing protocols for the fall semester.
News 7/27/2020, 12:00pm 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press U.S. and China relations come to a new low, Europe faces setbacks after opening to tourists, Vietnam's new virus cases, a mock aircraft carrier increases tension between U.S. and Iran and Najib Razak faces the fate of his charges all make up this week’s five international stories.
News 7/22/2020, 5:32pm Indiana governor imposing statewide face mask order By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will have a statewide face mask mandate starting next week, joining many other states in the attempt to slow the coronavirus spread, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.
7/18/2020, 7:22pm John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 By Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80.
News 7/14/2020, 7:00pm 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. poised for final testing, The Trump administration rescinding on its rule for international students, the first federal execution in 17 years, Ghislaine Maxwell being denied bail and the politics of reopening schools during a pandemic make up this week’s five national stories.
News 7/13/2020, 3:00pm 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press The debate on whether to make face masks mandatory, U.S. Marines in Japan being infected with the coronavirus, China's sanctions against American politicians, the rejection of China's claims in the South China Sea and Russia's constitutional change against same-sex marriages make up this week’s five international stories.
News 7/8/2020, 4:15pm Ball State responds to new ICE directive for international students By Staff Reports On July 6, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester.
News 7/8/2020, 3:07pm Former Ball State employee faces federal child pornography charges By Staff Reports Jim Hague, former director for the Office of Student Life at Ball State, has been charged with five counts involving child pornography, according to court documents from the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Indiana.
opinion 9/5/2020, 5:00pm This is the Shwe: Screw the Charmin Ultra Strong Bears, use a bidet By Shwetha Sundarrajan In times of crisis, turn to bidets rather than toilet paper.
Muncie Origins 9/11/2020, 12:00pm Muncie Origins: Muncie locals revamp Boulder Falls, The Frozen Boulder to make the business their own
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