Lifestlye 11/14/2017, 9:00am Pencil Shavings: Famine knows no nationality, it's time we help the rest of the world By Justice Amick As I sit here and eat my oatmeal, I scroll through my various forms of news websites that I follow. I’m scrolling through funny twitter posts and hysterical memes on Buzzfeed until I stumble across a photo of a child.
Lifestyle 11/10/2017, 9:00am Pencil Shavings: Why we worship dogs By Justice Amick I’m about to hit you with cold, hard facts. Here are 10 reasons why we worship dogs.
Lifestyle 11/8/2017, 9:00am Wyman's Words: Everyone's wired a little differently, let's embrace it By Elizabeth Wyman I hate the number four. I have absolutely no reason to hate the number four, but the sound, the look and the way my fingers feel spelling out that dreaded number makes me cringe as if somebody put nails to a chalkboard. Seem odd? Maybe quirky? Crazy? It is.
Lifestyle 11/7/2017, 10:00am Never Being Boring: Leave the past behind? Never say never By Evan Hatfield When I walked into Sursa Hall this more than a week ago for a choir concert, I couldn't help but notice something seemed different.
Lifestyle 11/2/2017, 12:00pm Adult-ish: Why immersive? Why not? By Audrey Bowers I have taken three immersive learning classes so far during my time at Ball State. This number includes the two classes that I am currently in. If you don’t know what an immersive learning class is, it is blank.
Lifestyle 11/2/2017, 9:00am Pencil Shavings: 'The Lost Girls' book review By Justice Amick The Lost Girls by Heather Young is the type of book where you tell yourself, "Oh, I'll go to bed after this, just one more chapter," and then you can't sleep because you can't stop thinking about it.
Lifestyle 11/2/2017, 9:00am Adult-ish: Dining service workers are human, they are worth your respect By Audrey Bowers I pile as many dishes as I can on top of one another. My hands become covered with gravy, Frank’s Red Hot sauce and pancake syrup. I grab cups and coffee mugs that aren’t emptied yet and I feel apple juice, milk, and cold coffee on my fingertips.
Lifestyle 11/1/2017, 12:03pm Baker's Dozen: America's Dark Horse Problem By Ben Baker Our nation is in trouble. Wildfires have ravaged our lands in the hills of California. Hurricanes have come knocking at our shores. Our capitol spins like a top every day as the investigation to possible Russian collusion continues. But here’s something that may surprise you; none of these are our nation’s most pressing issue.
Lifestyle 10/25/2017, 9:00am Cafe con Leche: Let's not wear the sombrero for Halloween By Stephanie Amador / ball-bearings I’m taking pictures of Homecoming on a Saturday morning, and I see these two grown women dressed up with a mustache and a sombrero. They are walking with a group of girls, possibly between the ages of 8 and 9. These little girls are wearing sombreros too.
Lifestyle 10/25/2017, 9:00am Demi's Diems: The Glory Days By Demi Lawrence The fence is 200 feet away, grass green and dirt a grayish brown from the rain that came down earlier. A man on a riding lawn mower does his work on the baseball field behind me. I’m sure he’s wondering what a girl is doing sitting in an empty dugout of a recreation softball field on a Monday afternoon.
Lifestyle 10/24/2017, 3:07pm Adult-ish: Alcohol isn't the problem, sexual assault is By Audrey Bowers When it comes to Ball State’s decision to not allow 13 fraternities to have alcohol at their events, I am relieved that some action is being taken by the university but I am still concerned about the well being of women on this campus.
Lifestyle 10/23/2017, 12:00pm Fire up the Grylls: Ball State Halloween costumes By Colin Grylls Halloween costumes are the worst. It’s hard enough coming up with a good idea, then once you do, the costume requires too much money or work.
Lifestyle 10/19/2017, 12:00pm Dominic’s Politics: Mass shootings are rising, it’s time we fight for regulation and entrust our law enforcement By Dominic Bordenaro Las Vegas, Nevada. Orlando, Florida. Blacksburg, Va. Newtown, Connecticut. Burlington, Washington. New York City, New York. Los Angeles, California. Mattoon, Illinois. San Bernardino, California. Irving,Texas. Seattle, Washington. Some of these cities you’ve probably never heard of. Others ring loudly in your ear as they’ve been drilled into your head by the media.
Lifestyle 10/19/2017, 12:00pm Musings from Moorman: It’s time we take safety into our own hands and allow concealed carriers on campus By Jordan Moorman As a 6-year old, I tugged on my father’s button-up shirt, pointed to gun protruding from a stranger’s pants, and timidly said, “Daddy, that man over there has a gun.”
Lifestyle 10/17/2017, 12:00pm Dig in with Dani: Solely blaming 'frat guys' for sexual assault belittles the seriousness of the issue By Danielle Rasouli “Oh, it was probably a frat boy.” This is a common reaction across many college campuses within our nation’s borders when we hear about a new case of sexual assault. We point fingers at these “frat boys” for every single sexual assault case that happens at our respective universities.
Lifestyle 10/13/2017, 3:00pm Dig in with Dani: True Fear; being caught in the middle of a terrorist attack By Danielle Rasouli July 18, 2012. I will never forget this day, considering it was the day of the scariest moment I have ever been through. It wasn’t anything like Friday the 13th. On that day, fear was real. It wasn’t the cause of any ghost, demon or witch. Instead, it was one of those moments that you look back on and wonder how you ever survived.
10/13/2017, 3:00pm Demi's Diems: Coming Home By Demi Lawrence I see home in the eyes of my father as he hugs me for the first time in five weeks. I see home in the smiles on the faces of my old high school friends as we embrace and catch up on lost time. I see home in the purple walls of my childhood room, still plastered with One Direction posters that I was too lazy to take down when I moved away.
Lifestyle 10/13/2017, 3:00pm Adult-ish: John Green's 'Turtles All the Way Down' connects to deeper mental health message By Audrey Bowers "Turtles All the Way Down," by John Green is a book that I have been anticipating since its release date was announced.
Lifestyle 10/13/2017, 12:00pm Outta Left Field: Boys will be boys By Kara Biernat Cam Newton, reporter for Cosmopolitan Magazine, approaches me and asks about the process I went through when contouring my face with a pallet of makeup. I look at him, giggle and say, “It’s funny to hear a male talk about makeup.”
Lifestyle 10/13/2017, 12:00pm Pencil Shavings: Rape Culture has reared its ugly head on Ball State’s front door By Justice Amick Every 98 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the Huffington Post. So in the time that it takes you to read through a paragraph of this article, someone, somewhere, is getting violated.
Campus 6/3/2019, 1:59pm Ball State's planetarium announces lunar-themed free shows for the summer By Staff Reports
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