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Senator Casey Rockel requested funding for “Love Safety”, an on-campus Valentine’s Day event, from the Student Government Association (SGA). Feb. 2. His request to receive funding was granted with an unanimous majority. Richard Kann, DN

Student Government 2/2/2022, 10:00pm

Ball State SGA introduces an amendment to increase On-Campus representation

By Richard Kann and Hannah Amos

Ball State’s Student Government Association voted on two amendments and introduced four new bills in its hybrid meeting Feb. 2. The meeting opened with the Assistant Director of Student Life Bridget Webster, a special guest who talked about the Cardinal Leadership and Service Seminar (CLASS) program. CLASS is a program that allows freshmen to move into residence halls earlier than scheduled before the fall semester begins. Webster was recruiting SGA members to work the program for this upcoming summer before semester begins.

News 2/2/2022, 7:31pm

Ball State to close campus Feb. 3 due to winter storm

By Staff Reports

Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Ball State vice president for student affairs, and Alan Finn, vice president for business affairs and treasurer, sent a campus-wide email Feb. 2 informing students that Ball State’s physical campus will be closed from 7 a.m. Feb. 3 to 7 a.m. Feb. 4 due to the winter storm set to hit central Indiana.

Before becoming a Ball State trustee in January 2021, Julie Griffith worked for a variety of companies and institutions. She knew current Board of Trustees chair, Renae Conley, and secretary, Mike McDaniel, through other professional work. Ball State Marketing and Communications, Photo Provided

Administration 2/2/2022, 12:00pm

Julie Griffith shares her Indiana roots and goals as a Ball State trustee

By Grace McCormick

Julie Griffith, the most recent member to join Ball State’s Board of Trustees after her appointment by Gov. Eric Holcomb, likes to tell people she “was raised on the sunny side of the Ohio River in Indiana.” Griffith currently serves as the executive vice president for strategy, partnerships and outreach for the Indiana Innovation Institute. A1979 Ball State political science alumna, she is a member of the Ball State Foundation board and the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Sciences and Humanities.

Student Government Association (SGA)'s Vice President, Chiara Biddle, reads one of the two new amendments that were introduced to SGA in the L.A Pittenger Student Center on Jan. 26, 2022. Both of the introduced amendments are about the election process. Hannah Amos, DN

Student Government 1/26/2022, 10:00pm

SGA introduces two amendments in hybrid meeting

By Richard Kann

Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) introduced two amendments Jan. 26 during a pajama-themed meeting. Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the meeting was hybrid with in-person and virtual attendance options. Twenty-one participants attended via Zoom.

Muncie Afghan Refugee Resettlement Committee (MARRC) members are dedicated to twelve different aspects of welcoming Afghan refugees to Muncie, including assistance with finances, education, living essentials and furnishings, as well as employment assistance and fundraising. Bibi Bahrami, founder and president of Afghan Women’s and Kids’ Education & Necessities (AWAKEN), found MARRC as a subcommittee of AWAKEN in 2021. Bibi Bahrami, Photo Provided

community 1/26/2022, 5:00pm

MARRC shares progress assisting Afghan refugees in Muncie

By Jaden Hasse and Richard Kann

In 1979, Bibi Bahrami was 13. The Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan, and Bahrami was forced to flee from her home country. Her family settled in a refugee camp in Pakistan, where she served those around her by providing medical attention, assisting the elderly and completing everyday chores. 

A demonstrator holds a sign during the annual Slut Walk hosted by Feminists for Action and Alliance for Disability Awareness Sept. 23, 2016. The group has not hosted the event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Samantha Brammer, DN File

Student Life 1/20/2022, 3:00pm

Feminists for Action begins its return to campus

By Maya Wilkins

Rachael Smith, assistant lecturer of women’s and gender studies, wishes there was a club like Feminists for Action when she was in college. As a 22-year-old freshman and commuter student, Smith wasn’t involved much in extracurriculars.

Senator Ozzie Kazarian, a new applicant of the Off-Campus Caucus, gives a presentation to the Ball State Student Government Association over Zoom Jan. 19, 2022. Kazarian was previously a part of the Organizational Caucus. Richard Kahn, Screenshot Capture

Student Government 1/19/2022, 9:00pm

Ball State SGA welcomes four new senators

By Richard Kann and Hannah Amos

Ball State's Student Government Association (SGA) had its first meeting of the spring 2022 semester Jan. 19. Four new senator applicants were voted on in the meeting. The applicants were Ozzie Kazarian, Trent McKenzie, Clarrisa Carrigan and Shelby Alexander.

Participants march Jan. 20, 2020, for Ball State's MLK Unity March down McKinley Avenue. 2020's march was the only other Unity March in the past five years besides 2022's scheduled march because other marches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and poor weather. Bailey Cline, DN File

Student Life 1/17/2022, 10:00am

Ball State's Unity Week 2022 schedule

By Staff Reports

Ball State's 42nd annual Unity Week celebration is kicking off in January this year, beginning with the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The week will welcome more in-person gatherings than last year, including the signature Unity March, and will end with the Jan. 22 Beneficence Conference.