Opinion 12/6/2018, 12:00pm Loud and Clear: The parasite By Elena Stidham Good morning. It’s going to get better. I repeat these phrases over and over. From the very moment I open my eyes all throughout the day until I close them once again.
opinion 11/29/2018, 3:00pm Letter from the Editor: Evolving for you, our readers By Allie Kirkman The Ball State Daily News is launching its own website.
opinion 11/28/2018, 12:00pm Run-On Sentences: A backward step for Michigan By Jack Shinabarger During midterm elections my home state of Michigan passed Proposal 1 56-44, making it the first Midwest state to legalize recreational marijuana. The state legalized medical marijuana in 2008, and to many in the state, it was only a matter of time before it was legalized in full.
opinion 11/15/2018, 12:00pm Full Dis-Chlo-sure: ‘25 Days of Christmas’ - What happened? By Chloe Fellwock I am a mild-mannered person. It takes a lot to steam my vegetables. I am not one to complain, but I believe that a line has been crossed and when these things come up in life you can defend your beliefs or be a coward. And Mom didn’t raise a coward.
opinion 11/6/2018, 5:45pm Dugout Chatter: ‘It’s game day’ By Zach Piatt I remember it like it was yesterday. May 25, 2017. It was game day.
opinion 10/31/2018, 2:45am Shepard’s Corner: Why Indiana Matters By Jordan Rhodes The United States is gripped with yet another election season I can honestly say that it is a very unique one. You’ve probably already heard candidates and voters alike parading this as the highest-stakes election in the modern history of this country.
opinion 10/30/2018, 2:45pm Unspoken: Taking up the ticket By Demi Lawrence I believe it is our civic duty to vote. Not only do I believe it is our civic duty, I believe it is a privilege we possess as Americans that should not be taken lightly.
opinion 10/25/2018, 2:45pm Café con Leche: Yo hablo español By Stephanie Amador “Thank you for calling customer service, for English press one. Para Español oprima el número dos.” We’ve all heard it, it’s engraved into our brains. It’s a fact that we live in a multi-language country, with Spanish being the second most predominant language spoken according to WorldAtlas.
opinion 10/24/2018, 1:00pm Headstrong: Spooky, smart and safe By Scott Fleener Halloween is almost here, and with that comes lots of parties on college campuses.
opinion 10/18/2018, 9:30am Unspoken: Busyness Cravings By Demi Lawrence Nearly every day of my Monday through Friday work week is a 12 hour day. Some are even 15 hour days.
opinion 10/17/2018, 9:30am Adult-ish: The Coming Out Process By Audrey Bowers As a queer woman, I have to come out over and over again. This process can be exhausting, especially as I’ve come to realize that straight people never have to “come out.”
opinion 10/12/2018, 11:00am Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope: Blaming and shaming: Sexual assault By Kennedi Barnett It has been exactly one year and 30 days since I spoke to my first abuser.
opinion 10/11/2018, 2:45pm Shepard’s Corner: No Justice for Justice Kavanaugh By Jordan Rhodes Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will officially sit on the Supreme Court as confirmed in the 50-48 vote by the United States Senate.
opinion 10/4/2018, 2:00pm Manifesto: Broken Comforts By John Lynch All throughout high school, I questioned my capacity to survive in the college world.
opinion 10/4/2018, 9:00am Pencil Shavings: The Giant Chop By Justice Amick I grew up in a town about 20 minutes south of Indianapolis in Greenwood, Indiana. I went to Center Grove High School. According to the U.S. News and World Report, the diversity rate there as of the 2015-2016 school year, the year I graduated, was 11 percent.
opinion 9/28/2018, 2:46am Blake’s Beats: Brockhampton gets colorful on “iridescence” By Blake Williamson Here’s what you do: go to Track 10 on Brockhampton’s newest album “Iridescence,” press play on a little number entitled “J’OUVERT" and tell me that the self-proclaimed “America’s hardest working boyband” has run out of things to say.
opinion 9/27/2018, 11:30am Café con Leche: “I’m proud to be Mexican-American” By Stephanie Amador These past few weeks I hadn’t realized September was Hispanic Heritage Month. I felt awful, having forgotten this month was the month to celebrate my culture.
opinion 9/24/2018, 2:00pm Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope: Representation in every shade By Kennedi Barnett “You are pretty for a dark skin girl” is the bane of my existence.
opinion 9/20/2018, 12:43pm Unspoken: Suicide has a face By Demi Lawrence Suicide is something that is talked about so often in today’s society, but never seems like it can be talked about enough. We know suicide is a very sad and serious problem. We know that it is an issue that plagues our nation and world.
Opinion 9/19/2018, 11:40am Tierra Talks: Safe places By Tierra Harris Growing up, I always felt like everyone had a safe place.
News 1/29/2019, 9:57am Campus, rejoice: Ball State classes canceled Wednesday through Thursday morning
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