opinion 4/22/2020, 12:00pm Artful Ruckus: Planting wellness By Kami Geron Gardening is in my roots — pun intended. My mom started gardening because her parents raised her with it. Now, I’ve grown up racing my brother to our garden to see who could pick the most peppers, and who could collect the most flowers for my mom. My mom’s garden helped us learn the payoff of hard work, and how to make healthy choices with our food.
opinion 4/20/2020, 12:00pm Indiana Scones: A cup of comfort By Molly Ellenberger I wake up missing home, my family and my old life. Life is hard right now and the pit in my stomach is always there, and I am sure there are millions out there in the world experiencing that same ache.
opinion 4/8/2020, 1:12pm Black Curtain: The new normal By Zahria Hart Going into your freshman year of college, there’s this huge feeling of uncertainty. Will this be the moment you realize you relied too much on your parents? What if your dream of being a news anchor turns out not to be what you wanted? Or will rooming with a complete stranger be a bad idea?
opinion 3/30/2020, 12:00pm Indiana Scones: For the unloved shelter dogs By Molly Ellenberger For all the shelter dogs in the world; I am so sorry. Humans sometimes see beautiful purebreds on television, in magazines and on sidewalks and think, “I need one of those.”
opinion 3/25/2020, 12:00pm Bold Type: Not a quirk By Taylor Smith When my mom dropped me off at preschool in the morning, I would take off my coat, hang my backpack up on my hook and immediately begin to cry.
opinion 3/21/2020, 10:35am Letter from the Editor: Response to recent opinion article By Brooke Kemp In light of the response to an opinion that was recently published by The Daily News, the paper’s editorial board has decided to call a meeting and discuss possible next steps.
opinion 3/20/2020, 4:00pm Letter to the Editor: Please be patient with the university By Contributor With all of the news and happenings with COVID-19, this is a scary time for students. We are unsure about what our future is going to look like: will we transition well to all online learning? Will we get to keep our jobs? Will we be able to pay for food, for housing, for other necessities? Will we graduate on time?
opinion 3/19/2020, 12:00pm Open-Minded: Deadly fascination By Sophie Nulph When I was a kid, I wanted to be Nancy Drew. I bought the kinds of clothes she was said to wear in the books, and I always carried a notebook around with me to write down clues. I was Sophie, the third-grade detective.
opinion 3/17/2020, 12:00pm This is the Shwe: Give mint a chance By Shwetha Sundarrajan It is March, the month of St. Patrick's Day, March Madness and of course, the beloved Shamrock Shake from McDonald’s.
letter from the editor 3/13/2020, 5:25pm Letter From the Editor: The news doesn’t stop, and neither does The Daily News By Brooke Kemp Since the world first learned of COVID-19, information has been moving and changing at an unbelievable rate.
opinion 3/13/2020, 12:00pm Loud and Clear: The in-betweener By Elena Stidham When I studied abroad last summer, I took a class on Japanese animation. In this class, we learned about the different roles animators play, and one key role stood out to me: the in-betweeners.
opinion 2/28/2020, 3:00pm Masculinquiries: Defending punctuation By Matthew Yapp AP style doesn’t believe in using the Oxford comma, but in my opinion, AP style is wrong.
opinion 2/28/2020, 3:00pm Letter to the Editor: Thank you, voters By Contributor You did it. You voted you bugged your friends to vote, you posted on your social media accounts, you supported your favorite candidates, you got loud, you cared, and you showed up. There are more of us who believe in inclusivity and opportunity, who reject hate and fear, and who stand together with love for our community and hope for our campus. There are more of us. So let’s keep showing up.
opinion 2/27/2020, 4:00pm Culture Crush: Black history is American history — Episode three By Zahria Hart Host Zahria Hart talks about the importance of teaching Black history in schools
opinion 2/26/2020, 3:00pm Loud and Clear: The unfavorable adventure By Elena Stidham I am so sick and so tired of looking at boxes.
Opinion 2/25/2020, 3:32pm Full Dis-Chlo-Sure: The awful Oxford By Chloe Fellwock Does it ever just hit you out of nowhere how little you actually know about someone until a difference comes up?
opinion 2/18/2020, 12:00pm Indiana Scones: Unrolling tensions By Molly Ellenberger Have you ever looked at the clock, see it says 11:58 p.m. and realize you somehow forgot to turn in the essay that is due in one minute? Well, let me tell you, you're not alone — we've all been there at some point.
Opinion 2/11/2020, 12:00pm Bold Type: Keypsakes By Taylor Smith My mom had a typewriter in her old office. I would sit at the desk in the back corner and type my name over and over again until I reached the end of the line, and then, I would push the lever on the left-hand side until I was back to the beginning — just one line lower — and type, “mommy” below my name.
opinion 2/7/2020, 2:17pm Letter to the Editor: Faculty 'express their continued support to Dr. Borna' By Contributor We at Ball State are aware of the unfortunate incident that occurred on our campus. One of the participants was Dr. Shaheen Borna.
opinion 2/4/2020, 3:00pm Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope: Take it back By Kennedi Barnett I have beef with Black History Month.
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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