Lifestyle 4/3/2018, 9:00am Pencil Shavings: The significance of a birthday By Justice Amick I had a Facebook memory pop up the other day that almost made me cry.
Lifestyle 3/29/2018, 12:00pm Over the Rainbow: On the importance of remembering how to make tortillas By Crystal Pennell The steam from the taco meat fogged my glasses as I took the pot off the hot stove.
Lifestyle 3/26/2018, 3:00pm Pieces Unfound: Crying was my strongest weakness By Henry Davis, II Crying is a sign of weakness. That’s what society has been teaching us for a long time. It’s a sign of weakness, especially if you’re a boy. If that’s the case, I suppose I was very weak as a child. I cried a lot.
Lifestyle 3/22/2018, 1:00pm Adult-ish: Straight is not the default, 'Love, Simon' portrays that incredibly well By Audrey Bowers My name is Audrey Bowers and I’m just like you. I drink too much iced coffee with my friends, struggle to find a decent place to park on Ball State’s campus, stress out about getting everything I’m supposed to have done and happen to enjoy a good Netflix binge.
Lifestyle 3/20/2018, 3:00pm Never Being Boring: Progress isn’t perfect, but we shouldn’t abandon it By Evan Hatfield We as humans are far from perfect, or so we've been told. Everybody makes mistakes, they say. Is it reasonable to assume all the things we’ve made through thousands of years of history aren't perfect, then?
Lifestyle 3/15/2018, 12:30pm Adult-ish: The Big ole ball of paint By Audrey Bowers The world’s largest ball of paint lies in the middle of the country, in Alexandria, IN, which is about a 30-minute drive from Ball State University. It’s a sight that I probably would’ve missed if I wasn’t looking for it.
Lifestyle 3/14/2018, 10:00am Demi’s Diem’s: Change does not come from silence, it comes from noise By Demi Lawrence Change requires action. Action can be perceived as many different things, from simply just discussing a topic with friends to writing to government officials.
Lifestyles 3/5/2018, 11:15am LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A student's take on Parkland, Florida, gun control By Contributor We have grown up in an age where gun violence has taken away our sense of hope for the world and our ability to be at ease in class without fearing a person gunning down the door to take the lives of innocent people. I am worried for our future.
Lifestyle 3/2/2018, 3:00pm Abstract Thinking: On mass shootings and arming teachers By Abby LeClercq On April 20, 1999, two students entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado armed with assault rifles, plenty of ammunition, Molotov cocktails and two propane bombs set to go off at 11:17 a.m.
Lifestyle 3/1/2018, 3:00pm Musings from Moorman: Evil will not abide by gun regulation By Jordan Moorman Squeezing the trigger, I aimed for the old beer can. It flipped up in the air scattering and spraying everywhere.
Lifestyle 3/1/2018, 3:00pm Demi's Diems: Changing the world starts with us By Demi Lawrence This generation can be the generation to end gun violence.
Lifestyle 2/28/2018, 9:00am Dig in with Dani: Arming teachers is an option we must consider By Danielle Rasouli We lost 17 kids. Seventeen kids could have been doctors. They could have been teachers. They could have grown up to be the next president. Seventeen kids that could have really made a difference.
Lifestyle 2/28/2018, 9:00am Adult-ish: Teachers are meant to educate, not carry a weapon By Audrey Bowers The notion of arming teachers with firearms is problematic because it doesn’t consider the responsibility already placed upon the shoulders of teachers.
Lifestyle 2/27/2018, 1:00pm Blake's Beats: On the death of physical music By Blake Williamson The sound of the plastic wrap tearing off of the case, the first look of the artwork on the booklet, taking the disc out and popping it into the stereo for the first time; this ritual took place every time I opened a new CD.
Lifestyle 2/22/2018, 10:54am LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Amplify's words to the Cardinal Electorate To begin, we’re going to keep this letter brief. In it, we’re going to explain who we are, what we stand for, and what we hope to accomplish.
Lifestyles 2/22/2018, 10:00am Our View: SGA's Amplify has shaky, unprepared campaign By Editorial Board In the coming days, Ball State students will begin voting for the 2018 Student Government Association’s executive slate. On their ballots, they have two options — to vote for or against this year’s only campaigning slate, Amplify.
Lifestyle 2/21/2018, 9:00am Over the Rainbow: 'Black Panther' is king By Crystal Pennell Black Panther was everything promised from the trailers and the reviews. Through visuals, character development and deeper storytelling, this movie gives people a chance to take a closer look at American society.
Lifestyle 2/19/2018, 12:00pm Never Being Boring: On gun control — if not now, then when? By Evan Hatfield I never thought much of guns when I was younger. The closest I've ever come to holding a gun was mindlessly playing Duck Hunt with a laser zapper (or whatever it was supposed to be) on my NES.
Lifestyle 2/19/2018, 9:00am Adult-ish: Through Dance Marathon, we can change the world By Audrey Bowers This year was Ball State Dance Marathon’s 11th year of fundraising “For The Kids” at Riley Hospital for children and happened to be my second year of fundraising as a member of the Hospitality committee.
Lifestyle 2/15/2018, 2:28pm Loud and Clear: Being aromantic is not a phase, it is who I am By Elena Stidham I feel sickness in my stomach every time something romantic shows up on my social media. However, that’s my own personal experiences, and I’m on a rather extreme end of the spectrum.
News 1/23/2020, 8:00am Ball State student, university discuss incident caught on video By Hannah Gunnell / Reporter
Solutions by The State News.