Opinion 4/16/2021, 6:00pm Past the Press Box: More than a game By Connor Smith I miss the ballpark, the food, the fans and the uncertainty that comes with every game. It was tough not relying on something that got me through many summers. While I miss the ballpark and can’t wait to return, I was able to take a step back and appreciate some of the little things in life, from dad’s steak on the grill to long hikes with my mom.
Opinion 4/9/2021, 6:00pm The Gaggle: Pineapple-beration By Ian Roesler Pineapples are good. Pizza is good. Combined, however, they are not. It’s a culinary aberration, the likes of which has been normalized in Western society and ingrained itself into the hearts and young minds of impressionable individuals.
Opinion 4/6/2021, 5:00pm Bold Type: Not just a fairytale By Taylor Smith Never in my life have I doubted the existence of true love or soul mates — people who were put on this earth to be our perfect match — because I have grown up with two parents whose hearts beat perfectly in sync, and, for me, witnessing 21 years of the love they share is enough proof that true love does exist.
Opinion 4/2/2021, 5:00pm Keeping it Real: How COVID-19 worsened my mental health By Delmy Hernandez My assignments were put on hold, my symptoms continued to develop, and, although I’ve recovered, my mental health deteriorated in the process.
Opinion 3/31/2021, 12:00pm Letter to the Editor: Black women belong By Contributor Recollecting on my own experience at Ball State, as a Black woman and a first-generation college student, no one warned me in advance that I would and should be responsible for making my education my own.
opinion 3/29/2021, 4:00pm Abstraction: It's all about sex and love By Elissa Maudlin Women are consistently looked at when it comes to sex and love. If we say something about love, it is analyzed under a microscope. If we don’t, we are asked what’s on the horizon for our love life and why we don’t have a romantic partner. If we show our bodies or dress provocatively, we are shunned. For a woman, it’ll always be about sex and love, and I’m sick of it.
opinion 3/26/2021, 4:00pm Speak Out: Un-Comical Culture By Emily Hunter Fans of these stereotypically “nerdy” movies, shows, books and games have been through their fair share of discrimination and bullying, no matter their gender. Many of them turn to these worlds as a safe space where they are free to be themselves. If these women are bullied in the “mainstream” world then shunned from the world they escape to, where are they left to turn? Women in these communities aren’t going anywhere, and it’s time we are represented and treated with respect.
Opinion 3/25/2021, 4:00pm Bold Type: I Will Speak Up By Taylor Smith I am a woman in the workplace. I am one woman on a college campus of 22,000 students — an intellectual trying to save money for her college education by waitressing at one of the only restaurants and bars open during a pandemic — and I am tired of feeling like a trophy rather than a colleague, entertainment rather than an employee.
opinion 3/12/2021, 3:00pm The Savannah Diaries: The power of introverts By Savannah Jordan While introverts may not like large social gatherings or constantly being the center of attention, they do have qualities that make them valuable during social gatherings and are good friends to keep around.
Opinion 3/5/2021, 12:00pm Dugout Chatter: Queen beats Zach By Zach Piatt Life is unexpected. A 6 may beat a 2, a Jack may beat a 10 and a Queen may beat a Jack, but love trumps all.
Opinion 2/26/2021, 12:00pm Bold Type: Eating disorders don’t discriminate By Taylor Smith The logic that one can only have an eating disorder if they look a certain way, are a certain gender or weigh a certain number is stereotypical and discourages those who do not fit the societal criteria from seeking help for serious disordered eating.
Opinion 2/25/2021, 2:48pm Letter to the Editor: Black Ball By Contributor The story of Black students at Ball State is one of perseverance — it is a story of the Black students’ tenacity and faith in themselves, each other and the university.
opinion 2/18/2021, 2:56pm This is the Shwe: Make spectacles great again By Shwetha Sundarrajan Imagine this: You’re the shy girl sitting in the back of the classroom — silently doodling in the margins of your notebook. No one has ever noticed you, and they never will. That is, not until those chunky glasses come off.
opinion 2/8/2021, 11:53am Let your kids be kids By Mitchell Carter So, you’ve signed up little Robert for tee ball, and before long, you realize your child is good. Not just good — this kid is going to be the next Derek Jeter. So, naturally, you take the next step and install a full baseball infield in your basement, spend every weekend at the batting cages and travel all over the country competing in prestigious Little League tournaments. After all, you want to give your little champion the best chance at getting that college scholarship and set them up for a beautiful, storied career in the MLB, right?
opinion 1/29/2021, 4:00pm In Between the Lines: Right to life By Katie Catterall I was raised with the belief that once you are brought into this world, you have a purpose and are deserving of life. The morals that have been instilled in me since birth tell me laws like the death penalty should cease to exist, but morality can’t necessarily be backed up by fact.
opinion 1/22/2021, 4:00pm Abstraction: The double standard By Elissa Maudlin A click of the remote brought the booming voices of reporters from the television right to my living room. Slowly, members of my family made their way to the television too — a flash of stone cold reality we were usually able to escape from in our isolated Indiana home. Wide-eyed and almost mesmerized by what was happening, we stood in awe as Americans congregated and broke into the United States Capitol building with weapons, waved flags, intimidated police officers, sat in representatives’ seats and treated the sacred building as if it were their territory to destroy.
opinion 12/14/2020, 4:00pm Speak Out: We Need A Break By Emily Hunter Before I stepped onto campus as a sophomore this fall, I knew it was going to be nothing like my freshman year. Classes were online, fall break was canceled and students moved home for the semester right before Thanksgiving. At the time, I couldn’t tell if the lack of rest fall break and Labor Day provided would even make a difference in the semester.
opinion 12/4/2020, 4:00pm Full Dis-Chlo-sure: #BanTheBran By Chloe Fellwock When I tell you I’m speechless, when I tell you I feel betrayed, when I tell you it took less than a moment for the light to leave my eyes, I say that with my whole chest. I wanted to avoid controversy and keep the peace, but an anger which has long remained stagnant within me has been reignited. At the risk of rambling, I’ll just say it — Raisin Bran should be illegal.
opinion 11/21/2020, 12:00pm In Reflection: The final lap By Charles Melton The winter has always made me feel nostalgic. Waking up to cold air makes me feel like a 16-year-old boy, scrambling to get my jammers and goggles for swim practice, slamming back coffee and sprinting out the door. Now, with the end of the fall 2020 semester so close and that fabled finish line in sight, I’ll have more to remember waking up in the winter.
opinion 11/20/2020, 4:00pm Unspoken: Time's Arrow By Demi Lawrence My freshman year, this column was titled “Demi’s Diems.” I tried to play on the saying “Carpe Diem” or “Seize the day,” therefore making my column name “Demi’s Days.” It was an easy decision when I found out I could change my column title sophomore year — I mean, come on, “Demi’s Diems” was pretty terrible. So, I chose the column name “Unspoken.”
Hemp Farm 9/1/2022, 9:00am Meet the Owner of Delaware County’s ‘Hemp-ire’ By Evan Chandler Brian Nixon went from a full-time physical therapist to one of the only hemp farmers in Delaware County.
LGBTQ Pride 9/5/2022, 5:29pm Muncie OUTreach hosts its first Pride festival in Canan Commons Park Sept. 3
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