News 4/7/2020, 10:00am 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press Wisconsin’s primary elections, Congress and the White House aiming for another coronavirus rescue package, a white supremacist group being deemed a terrorist organization, hackers targeting video conference calls and this week’s supermoon make up this week’s five national stories.
News 4/6/2020, 5:10pm British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests.
News 4/6/2020, 12:00pm Ball State, Muncie libraries to document everyday life during COVID-19 pandemic By Staff Reports In a collaborative effort, Ball State's Libraries Archives and Special Collections, Everyday Life in Middletown project, and Muncie Public Library are asking community members to document life during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Ball State press release.
News 4/6/2020, 10:00am 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press The pandemic altering Holy Week celebrations worldwide, a forest fire near the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, the U.K. prime minister being hospitalized and Queen Elizabeth II’s message to her nation make up this week’s five international stories.
News 4/5/2020, 4:00pm U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic By Associated Press As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
News 4/3/2020, 6:30pm IU Health Ball Memorial, Red Cross host community blood drive to address supply needs By Rohith Rao Steady supplies of blood donations to hospitals through blood drives is one of the critical needs disrupted due to stricter guidelines imposed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
News 4/3/2020, 5:30pm One Ball State Day to emphasize critical needs of students By Staff Reports Ball State is shifting emphasis of One Ball State Day, scheduled to take place April 7, to address the critical needs of its students, particularly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a university press release.
News 4/3/2020, 4:55pm Indiana governor extends virus stay-home order 2 weeks By Associated Press Indiana’s stay-at-home order was extended Friday for two more weeks as the state’s number of coronavirus-related deaths topped 100 with an anticipated peak of infections still weeks away.
News 4/2/2020, 11:22pm Ball State employee says he tested positive for COVID-19 By Staff Reports According to a university press statement Thursday, a Ball State public safety employee has let the university know he as tested positive for COVID-19.
News 4/2/2020, 5:00pm All Indiana K-12 schools to provide remote learning for remaining school year By Staff Reports Gov. Eric Holcomb today signed an executive order requiring all K-12 schools in Indiana to provide instruction via remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, according to a press release from the governor's office.
News 4/2/2020, 3:00pm Ball State Men’s Basketball hall of famer reflects on his role with Board of Trustees By Charles Melton Mark Hardwick, the most-recent member to join Ball State’s Board of Trustees after his appointment by Gov. Eric Holcomb, is more than just an alumnus.
News 4/1/2020, 8:13pm Ball State SGA to implement rank choice voting, introduces implicit bias training bill By Grace McCormick Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed an amendment Wednesday to implement rank choice voting and add the choice of a no-confidence vote in future SGA executive slate elections.
News 4/1/2020, 12:00pm Village restaurants try to sustain business amid statewide COVID-19 restriction By Rohith Rao When people ask Ball State students like Maddie Carmel how she's doing, she replies, “Happy to have a job.”
News 3/31/2020, 7:11pm White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.
News 3/31/2020, 3:00pm Census Day 2020: Here's what students need to know By Staff Reports On April 1, Census Day is observed nationwide. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the decennial 2020 census in one of three ways — online, by phone or by mail.
News 3/31/2020, 10:00am 5 national stories of the week By Associated Press The White House’s projections of the virus outbreak, the Trump administration’s roll back on mileage standards, the debate on widespread mail-in ballots, blocking of abortion bans in three states and three major retailers furloughing a majority of their workers make up this week’s five national stories.
News 3/30/2020, 5:00pm MCS distributes free meals for students during COVID-19 pandemic By Rohith Rao While she doesn’t mind having her kids at home, Angelica Lucio said having to feed them extra meals because they’re not in school due to the statewide K-12 school closure “is a lot.”
News 3/30/2020, 10:06am Ball State extends deadlines, availability of credit/no credit option for students By Staff Reports In a campus-wide email Monday, Susana Rivera-Mills, provost and executive vice president for student affairs, said Ball State will provide grading alternatives for the spring 2020 semester by extending the deadlines and availability of the credit/no credit option.
News 3/30/2020, 10:00am 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press Stories related to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. forces pulling out of Iraqi bases, the Trump administration’s indictment of Venezuela’s president, Prince Harry and Meghan’s security in the United States and the death of an award-winning Polish composer make up this week’s five international stories.
News 3/29/2020, 6:29pm Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll By Associated Press Bracing the nation for a grim death toll, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public-health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim over 100,000 lives in the U.S., perhaps significantly more, if not enough is done to fight it.
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