News 11/7/2020, 11:00am Biden is 46th president after Pennsylvania win By Associated Press Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the United States.
news 11/5/2020, 10:00am Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. breaks ‘Sleepout for the Homeless’ fundraising record By Angelica Gonzalez and Maya Wilkins Five members of the Lambda Beta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. spent 24 hours outside at the Scramble Light to understand some of what homeless people experience every day, using only a fire, tent and sleeping bags to help them stay warm through the night.
news 11/4/2020, 9:29pm Ball State SGA passes budget request, presents amendment By Maya Wilkins On Nov. 4, Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting over Zoom, where the senators voted on a budget request from the Academic Affairs committee and were presented with a new amendment.
news 11/4/2020, 7:00pm Professors and students discuss vote counting procedures By Grace McCormick In previous presidential elections, Brandon Waite, associate professor of political science, could ask his classes five days after an election how many students voted, and about half would raise their hands, he said. On Oct. 29, 2020, five days before Election Day, all but one raised their hand.
news 11/3/2020, 11:23pm Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races By Associated Press Gov. Eric Holcomb and President Donald Trump both won victories in the state for Republicans, along with the state attorney general’s race where Democrats had made a major push. A central Indiana congressional seat that Democrats hoped to win after decades as a GOP bastion was undecided Tuesday night.
11/3/2020, 9:06pm Election Day in Delaware County By Jacob Musselman Recap of Election Day activity from Daily News photographers.
news 11/3/2020, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press A large voter turnout is expected across the U.S. on Election Day, a judge rejected the effort to throw out drive-thru ballots cast in Houston, hospitals hire short-term travel nurses to combat rising coronavirus cases, Kyle Rittenhouse's bail is set at $2 million and a federal judge in Chicago blocks the effort to deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps make up this week's five national stories.
news 11/2/2020, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press At least 19 people were fatally shot at Kabal University in Afghanistan, Germany closes restauarnts for four weeks, a typhoon devastates the eastern Philippines, thousands of people continue to protest in Belarus and a new lockdown announed in the U.K. may have to continue after one month.
news 10/29/2020, 12:00pm Mike Pence visits home state leading up to the election By John Lynch With under two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak to his and President Donald Trump’s supporters.
news 10/29/2020, 10:00am Immersive learning classes provide students with real-world experience By Mackenzie Rupp Immersive learning comes in many forms — community partnerships, real-world problem-solving and even learning how to bind books.
news 10/28/2020, 7:30pm Ball State SGA votes on line of succession, vacancy amendment By Maya Wilkins On Oct. 28, Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly senate meeting over Zoom, where they voted on an amendment introduced last week regarding filling vacancies on the Executive Board and defining the line of succession.
news 10/28/2020, 5:00pm Rinard Orchid Greenhouse hosts 'Magic School Bus'-inspired event By Maya Wilkins Ball State’s Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is hosting a "Magic School Bus"-themed Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 31. Erica Forstater, environmental educator, started this annual public event in 2018 and is in charge of hosting it every year.
News 10/28/2020, 12:37pm Muncie mayor removes Board of Public Works and Safety vice president In a press release sent out around noon Wednesday, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour announced that Board of Public Works and Safety member Jerry Wise has been removed from the board.
news 10/27/2020, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press Amy Coney Barrett awaits high-profile cases on the Supreme Court, California braces for more fires and winds, the Philadelphia police shooting of a Black man sparks protests, scientists remove murder hornets from Washington state and an Eli Lilly COVID-19 antibody drug trial loses government funding make up this week's five national stories.
news 10/26/2020, 8:56pm Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote By Associated Press Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
news 10/26/2020, 10:00am Five international stories of the week By Associated Press Spain enforces a curfew to curb the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, Italy closes gyms and movie theaters for one month, Iran's health minister criticizes his government's handling of the pandemic and Japan rejects the United Nation's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons make up this week's five international stories.
news 10/22/2020, 3:00pm Ball State Safe Zone training continues during COVID-19 By John Lynch Though many of Ball State’s in-person services are shut down for the foreseeable future, the university is still doing its best to educate students and faculty on LGBTQ issues.
news 10/22/2020, 12:00pm iMADE Muncie students create new Minnetrista benches By Grace McCormick After designing 12 buildings for class projects without being able to see any of them built, Steven Polchinski, fourth-year architecture major, spent part of his spring 2020 semester working with graduate students to assemble new benches and trash cans for Minnetrista.
news 10/21/2020, 7:09pm Ball State SGA votes on loyalty campaign, vote center By Maya Wilkins At the Oct. 21 Zoom meeting, Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) was presented with a budget request that would allow students on campus to give feedback on their respective colleges in exchange for stickers. The request, presented by Senators Chiara Biddle and Miryam Bevelle, is part of a college loyalty campaign that the two have been working on.
Communities 3/25/2021, 3:00pm Muncie resident gives back to community through online home bakery Muncie Macs and More By Maya Wilkins
Volleyball 3/24/2021, 3:00pm A golden perspective: Cait Snyder played high school volleyball under four-time U.S. Olympian Lloy Ball
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