Students and staff look ahead to asynchronous finals week Rather than pulling all-nighters with study groups and hoping to find open spots in campus testing labs, Ball State students will experience the fall 2020 semester’s finals week from their own homes, completing tests in front of a webcam monitor.
Business students create commercial real estate club at Ball State Junior finance major Nick Phalen spent his summer working as an intern for Zeller Real Estate in Chicago. This internship inspired him to start Ball State’s first commercial real estate club with junior business administration major Russell Chain.
Immersive learning courses provide seniors with job skills In October 2020, senior creative writing major Grace Goze was paid to help create memes and playlists for Ball State’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics.
Ball State Computer Science Department hosts virtual art show Every fall and spring semester, the Ball State Computer Science Department hosted an art show in the Atrium. Much like other campus events, the fifteenth art show was done virtually.
Political Commentary: 5 Reasons to Adopt a Black Cat Growing up I heard stories of black cats running under ladders and breaking mirrors causing bad luck. The person who let me in on the secret witchcraft of black cats also threw salt over their shoulder if a grain of it spilled on any surface but their plate. It is a pretty common superstition to think black cats are a bad omen, but thinking it could cause misfortune or death has led to the substantial decrease in appeal for the furry creatures. Because of this, and several other factors, black cats struggle to get adopted.
Immersive learning classes provide students with real-world experience Immersive learning comes in many forms — community partnerships, real-world problem-solving and even learning how to bind books.
History Behind Beneficence A statue called Abraham Lincoln, located on the first floor, was created by Daniel Chester French in 1912. French is also responsible for Beneficence, as well as the Lincoln Memorial.
Political Commentary: 'Fake News' Hurts “Fake news” is a term many Americans have come to know all too well. The term is meant to represent false information but has been morphed into a political tool to disavow legitimate journalism as a whole. I became familiar with the term during the 2016 election. My interest in politics and journalism grew together. To me, this November’s election is almost a matter of life and death. If you can vote, please take the time to do so. It will be worth the outcome.
International enrollment disproportionately affected by COVID-19 pandemic Ball State University welcomes students from around the world to study on its campus, but this semester, the amount of international students enrolled at Ball State has decreased drastically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students prepare to vote Election day is less than three weeks away, and the Ball State Democrats and Republicans have been helping students register.
Football 12/31/2020, 10:00am A Neu day: How Mike Neu stayed positive through the struggles and found success By Ian Hansen
Football 12/31/2020, 7:41pm Ball State wins its 1st bowl game in program history against No. 19 San Jose State
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