Communities 5/17/2019, 3:00pm MCS students, teachers display school projects at annual Celebrate Excellence event By Rohith Rao At East Washington Academy (EWA), third graders were engaged in an artsy literary project this school year — writing haikus, painting cherry blossoms and designing kimono-shaped bookmarks.
News 5/16/2019, 8:27pm Ball State hosts retirement reception for Marilyn Buck By Britney S. Kendrick Family, colleagues, and friends lined up outside Cardinal Hall B to greet, hug and congratulate the retiring senior adviser to Ball State’s president. She initially wasn’t keen on holding a reception for her retirement.
News 5/15/2019, 3:54pm MCS students participate in Band-O-Rama at Southside Middle School By Megan Boeck For some students at Muncie Community Schools (MCS) the end of spring is marked by an evening of celebration and appreciation of students’ musical talents.
News 5/15/2019, 1:09pm Ball State, Village community remember ‘The Hot Dog Man’ By Rohith Rao Friendly, humorous and always open for a conversation is how some who remember “The Hot Dog Man” describe him 25 years since he took to the streets of the Village.
News 5/15/2019, 11:48am MCS Board approves proposed free meals program, discusses election day school security By Rohith Rao Among the presentations, updates, approvals and discussions at Tuesday’s Board meeting were the approval of a proposed free meals program and a discussion regarding school security during election day voting.
News 5/9/2019, 12:00pm Ball State professors reflect on spring bird migration in Muncie By Chase Martin Every morning, she wakes up at around 5:30 a.m. to go outside. “It’s before you can see anything because that's when the birds are starting to sing,” the associate professor of educational studies said.
News 5/7/2019, 9:27pm 1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody By Associated Press HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburb of Denver not far from Columbine High School , killing a teenager, wounding eight and spreading minutes of terror before they were taken into custody with no injuries, authorities said.
News 5/7/2019, 7:39pm Bailey, Ridenour win Muncie's Democratic, Republican mayoral primary elections By Staff Reports The results are in from the Delaware County's primary elections Tuesday.
News 5/7/2019, 3:03pm Ball State announces new Foundation president, vice president for University Advancement By Staff Reports Jake Logan will be the new president of the Ball State University Foundation and vice president for University Advancement, according to a Ball State press release.
News 5/7/2019, 12:00pm MCS Dual Language immersion program teaches Spanish alongside English By Ayah Eid Bilingualism and biliteracy, ensuring high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence are the three pillars of Muncie Community Schools’ Dual Language Immersion Programming, according to the program’s website.
News 5/6/2019, 4:28pm Muncie’s Muslim community gathers together to mark the start of Ramadan By Charles Melton and Rohith Rao A little over 40 people stood in parallel lines, with their arms folded and heads bowed down as they faced toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and engaged in the “Isha’a” prayer followed by an additional “Tarawih” prayer 10 p.m. Sunday at the Islamic Center of Muncie.
News 5/6/2019, 12:13pm Mentor Program counseling initiative strengthens peer relationships in schools By Ayah Eid When entering through the main doors of Daleville Elementary, visitors would see pictures of different pairs of students posted on the wall, behind a yellow background. These pictures display the big and little pairs in the school’s Mentor Program.
News 5/6/2019, 10:53am Ecstatic Prince Harry says Meghan has ‘healthy’ baby boy By Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) — A beaming Prince Harry said his wife Meghan gave birth to a baby boy early Monday morning.
News 5/4/2019, 12:32pm Gov. Holcomb addresses Ball State graduates at spring 2019 commencement By Rohith Rao Grey skies and rain did not take away from the ceremonies as Ball State graduates donning black caps and gowns along with their friends and families gathered together for the university’s spring 2019 commencement.
News 5/3/2019, 5:35pm Ball State approves $15 million indoor practice facility By Rohith Rao The latest announcement of a new building at Ball State will be a an indoor practice facility.
News 5/1/2019, 8:55pm Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and special counsel Robert Mueller’s team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at the special counsel’s “snitty” complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.
News 5/1/2019, 12:00pm Ball State, MCS partner in Professional Development Schools program By Jacob Musselman Ball State and Muncie Community Schools (MCS) have been working together to provide the students of Ball State and MCS with educational experiences through a partnership.
News 5/1/2019, 9:53am 2 dead, motive unclear in North Carolina campus shooting By Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A student with a pistol and no immediately apparent motive killed two people and wounded four others at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte before campus police disarmed and arrested him, authorities said. The campus police chief said the suspect had not appeared on their radar as a potential threat.
News 4/30/2019, 12:00pm Memorial service for Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh to take place May 1 By Riley Eubanks / ball-bearings A public memorial service for the recently deceased U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh will be held at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday.
News 4/29/2019, 7:48pm Ball State hosts vigil for Easter Sunday bombing By Charles Melton and Jacob Musselman Ball State, though miles away, held a vigil to honor the Easter Sunday bombing victims.
Football 10/2/2019, 3:00pm Robert Schmidt wears several hats to help Ball State Football any way he can By Zach Piatt
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