Lifestyle 9/27/2017, 3:00pm Abstract Thinking: Life in LaFollette Part 2 By Abby LeClercq Close your eyes and imagine that you are standing in an all white room with orange doors and one window; approximately 150 square feet in size.
Campus 9/27/2017, 9:00am LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Feminists for Action president discusses sexual assault reports By Contributor Ball State University’s recent spike in the reports of sexual assaults around campus pose two different reactions: fear and pride.
Muncie 9/26/2017, 12:50pm LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Muncie native's take on what Madjax is doing to his community By Contributor As a Muncie native, I have often times driven throughout the city, exploring its many ups and downs, back road and alleyways, abandoned factories and struggling infrastructure.
Campus 9/25/2017, 9:00am LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A student's response to Bracken's Madjax lawsuit By Contributor It’s a pity that certain members of our Trustees don’t share the desire to build our relationship with Muncie, and would rather sue the city instead.
Campus 9/24/2017, 12:27pm LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A letter to President Mearns By Contributor On September 8, 2016, you stated that you are “committed to eliminating sexual-based violence, and all violence, on our campus and in our community."
Lifestyle 9/21/2017, 3:00pm Never Being Boring: Facing and embracing change By Evan Hatfield Few things in college life have ever caused me more unwarranted panic than the time WCRD announced we as anchors would have to start reporting on weeks we aren't anchoring.
Lifestyle 9/21/2017, 3:00pm Abstract Thinking: Life in LaFollette By Abby LeClercq 11 p.m., Thursday night. Sit up in bed. Turn up the fan so you don’t sweat to death in your sleep. Watch centipedes run across the floor and into the closet. Lay down and go back to sleep.
Lifestyle 9/19/2017, 4:26pm Leave it to Levi: Ending racism should be a daily action By Levi Todd When the “Unite the Right” rally took place in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 11, a national outcry flooded against neo-Nazis, white supremacists and Ku Klux Klan members.
9/18/2017, 3:00pm Musings from Moorman: It's time we abolish the Democratic Party By Jordan Moorman An issue of salience this year has been one requiring analysis from a historical perspective. I have increasingly noticed symbols historically associated with intolerance, hate, racism, etc. as part of the news. As a conservative, I believe these symbols of hate and injustice should be taken down.
Lifestyle 9/18/2017, 3:00pm Dominic's Politics: We must unite together, or as a country, we fail By Dominic Bordenaro If my readers haven’t figured it out yet, I’m a Democrat. I am proud to say that.
Lifestyle 9/18/2017, 1:23pm Finding Beneficence: Lest We Forget By Garrett Looker My car rumbled to a stop as I sat and watched an American flag flutter in the afternoon breeze. Beyond that iconic image of patriotism was a world I never thought I’d find myself again – high school.
Lifestyle 9/15/2017, 3:14pm The Woke Column: Storms are growing stronger, climate change is to blame By Amy Schwartz Since the U.S. began recording weather in 1851, two Atlantic hurricanes of such intensity have never hit our country in the same season, until now.
Lifestyle 9/15/2017, 3:00pm The Woke Column: Harvey, Irma wreak havoc, climate change to blame By Amy Schwartz Since the U.S. began recording weather in 1851, two Atlantic hurricanes of such intensity have never hit our country in the same season, until now.
Lifestyle 9/14/2017, 3:10pm Nick and Tired: Family Weekend - A Retrospective By Nick Siano After just a few days on campus, I was sure that nothing could be more infuriating than the crowds on McKinley Avenue during the first week of school.
Lifestyle 9/14/2017, 3:00pm Beneath the Reel: Powerful character development drives horrifyingly good 'IT' By Hunter Knight "IT" makes you a kid again by bringing your childhood fears back into your mind, but the movie will not make you want to say, “Damn, it feels good to be a kid again!”
Lifestyle 9/13/2017, 3:30pm Nick and Tired: On the Brink of Zero By Nick Siano Overdrawn, overspent and overanxious. Wasteful spending was never in my wheelhouse. I was a talented dog-walking entrepreneur growing up and scrambled to pull neighbors' garbage out for a spare dollar or two each week. I did everything to justify any spending a 10-year-old might do.
Lifestyle 9/13/2017, 3:29pm Beneath the Reel: 'Cheap Thrills' exposes three poisons of humanity By Hunter Knight "Cheap Thrills" (2013) exposes the moral conflict humans have when money, greed and failure seep through the cracks of our lives and affect our moral core. These three poisons are expressed throughout the film, diving into the worst of what people can be.
Lifestyle 9/13/2017, 3:29pm Adult-ish: Lost in Dublin By Audrey Bowers Studying abroad in Ireland was something that I looked forward to for months. Yet, I never imagined that I would find myself lost in a foreign country.
Lifestyle 9/8/2017, 3:00pm Demi's Diems: Way Up High, Way Up Front By Demi Lawrence Denver, Colorado. Upon first thought, the Mile High City doesn’t seem like a place where a five-day Christian church conference would be held. Yet, there I found myself for exactly that event this past June.
9/8/2017, 3:00pm Cafe con Leche: DACA is the American Dream By Stephanie Amador / ball-bearings It was 6:30 am on Monday. Following my natural habit, I pulled my phone out and snoozed the alarm. Since I was already up, I looked on social media. I started scrolling down videos on Facebook and then I jumped on to my newsletter app.
News 5/6/2020, 12:50pm Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns announces plans to reopen campus By Staff Reports
News 5/15/2020, 7:50pm Muncie, Ball State police investigate reports of shot fired on New York Avenue
News 5/11/2020, 4:08pm Ball State student files lawsuit seeking reimbursement for tuition, other fees
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