Editor's Note: 'The Weekly' podcast is a rundown of the news stories produced by the Daily News since Monday.
Right now at the E. B. and Bertha C. Ball center, rare books are on display — and these aren’t just some old books under glass.
Works from writers like Alexander Hamilton, Aristotle and John Locke are available to hold and read as they were intended to be.
The podcast met with Ball State English professor Rai Peterson in her office to talk about why these rare books are so important to us in a culture that’s looking toward digital.
Then, two reporters from Byte talk about the World Health Organization’s announcement to classify a gaming disorder. They look at how the disorder affects people’s lives and what the gaming community thinks of the new classification.
Read the full stories:
Centuries-old texts from notable authors being used for economics class
Excessive video gaming will soon be considered a disorder
From Byte: Gaming Disorder: what it means
Contact Sara Barker with comments at slbarker3@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @sarabarker326. Contact Bobby Yeager with any comments jryeager@bsu.edu.
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Center for Peace offers academic opportunities
By Meghan Braddy and Grayson Joslin / 3 hours agoOver the years, the center has offered a peace studies minor, conflict resolution training and grant funding.
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By Staff Reports / 3 hours agoNew York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case, according to the Associated Press (AP).
AP: Hamas willing to enact ceasefire if an independent Palestinian state is established
By Staff Reports / 3 hours agoWednesday, April 24th, a top Hamas political official said the group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders, according to the Associated Press (AP).
