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(04/23/24 12:13am)
Monday evening, Muncie Central (0-7) was on the road to battle Delaware County rival Delta (7-5). The Bearcats are still in search of their first victory of the year, nearing the midway point of the season. The Eagles were amidst a losing streak of their own after starting the season 6-1, the blue and gold dropped their last four contests heading into the clash.
(04/18/24 6:45pm)
A police chase that began in neighboring Henry County the morning of April 18 ended in Muncie at the McGalliard Road and Tillotson Avenue intersection, according to a press release from the Muncie Police Department (MPD).Henry County law enforcement was involved in the chase.
(04/22/24 2:00pm)
After spending the day cutting hair for those who find themselves in his salon chair, Chandler Skye heads out for the evening, but he doesn’t return straight home.
(04/24/24 2:00pm)
A hug can communicate warmth and love without saying a word. For LGBTQ+ individuals rejected by family members, a hug from Free Mom Hugs staff resembles affection they may not receive from those of their own household.
(04/13/24 2:00pm)
Savannah Oliphant is a teacher at East Washington Academy in the Muncie Community School system and a graduate of Ball State University. She is writing as a guest writer for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper. I have been teaching in the Muncie School District for two years now at East Washington Academy (EWA). I student taught first grade here with my mentor teacher Michelle Bergren. It was such a joy after student teaching to be selected as a first-grade teacher. Muncie Community Schools (MCS) holds a special place in my heart, and I actually started my own education at EWA (when it was known as Washington-Carver), where I attended kindergarten. With that being said, as I grew up, Washington Carver always held a little piece of me. When I finished school and decided what I wanted to be as an adult, I knew I wanted to help children. I started my higher education at Ivy Tech Indianapolis where I got hands-on experience with Indianapolis Public School systems with the help of my directors Barbra Sanders and Andrew Buckle. They helped me realize that I was on the right track to be a teacher and that it was truly my calling. Going to Ivy Tech Indianapolis also helped me realize that I wanted to work with students in lower socioeconomic-status communities. I wanted to work in these communities specifically so they could get the education opportunities that they deserve. I wanted to show them that you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to as long as you have a strong foundation, someone who believes in you and the confidence to believe in yourself. While at Ivy Tech, as I did clinical experiences, every teacher I talked to told me Ball State is the place that I should go to finish my four years. My mentors let me know that it would be the best decision I would ever make with all the opportunities available. When it came time to apply, Ball State was the first on my list, and I did the biggest happy dance when I got accepted. Ball State was truly an experience I won’t forget especially because I commuted daily and got to enjoy COVID-19 during my two years there! I had so many professors who still remember me and so many professors who made such a huge impact on my career. I made so many teacher friends in the program as well who I still talk to.Actually, Makenzie Parkinson and I went through the same program together, and we are both teachers here at East Washington Academy! Most of the people who I student taught with are still at EWA like Tiara Taylor and Makenzie Parkinson. MCS has made a huge impact on my life as a student and as a teacher. I feel like I can finally repay those who have helped me find myself and figure myself out through the years. I realized that I have always wanted to help children, and what better way than to help prepare them for their future and help make them successful? I feel like this is the best school cooperation that I could have been accepted into. There is so much support, and everyone gives so much for the students and so much for their teachers. My principals and administrators who have been around since I have been here have challenged me but also encouraged me. They have guided me and assisted me and, overall, they have helped me grow and continue to grow into the teacher that I have always wanted to be. Ball State built my foundation, and MCS has helped me build on being a strong teacher.Contact Savannah Oliphant with comments at savannah.oliphant@muncieschools.org.
(04/13/24 4:00am)
Muncie Community Schools invites kids ages 5 and up and adults to play cricket from 6:30-8 p.m. on Mondays, starting April 15, at Northside Middle School, 2400 W. Bethel Ave.
(04/12/24 2:00pm)
Stepping inside any elementary school classroom during independent reading time, it’s not uncommon to look out amidst a sea of wandering eyes flickering from line to line, discovering what happens when you give a mouse a cookie and how hungry a caterpillar can be.
(04/16/24 2:00pm)
Muncie Central High School is now home to the district’s first writing center, a fully functional space that mimics writing centers at the collegiate level, including those found on Ball State’s own campus.
(04/10/24 10:41pm)
With no special guest presentations this week, the Student Government Association (SGA) began its April 10 meeting with special orders of business. In the meeting, the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) presented a request for a protected seat in the senate. Currently, they have an unprotected seat, which means that if they lose their seat, they would also lose their representation, according to President Pro Tempore Brenna Large.According to Large, having a protected seat would allow them to “retain their representation in the senate,” which means they can always have representation even if they choose to stop sending a representative to the meetings. In the past, YDSA spearheaded many initiatives such as protesting against Senate Bill 202, discussing raising campus wages and volunteering with the Soup Kitchen of Muncie. The senate approved their protected seat with 31 yays, two nays, and two abstentions. Next up, President Joseph Gassensmith gave his state of the student body. On his list of accomplishments from this year, he said his administration completed 25 out of 27 platform points which is more than any SGA executive board in the past six years, according to Gassensmith. “Now, obviously, at some of those points, we had to adapt what the point was, but the spirit of the point was cast no matter what,” Gassensmith said. He also mentioned that SGA invested more money this year than any other, with about $41,000 reinvested in students and the Ball State community.One of the initiatives Gassensmith said he was most proud of was the addition of the new bus stop shelter on McKinley Avenue, as well as a new blue light tower that will be placed near the Scheidler Apartments.“We were able to turn SGA from a very dramatic organization to one that is a well-oiled machine. It made a real impact,” Gassensmith said. The senate then transitioned into executive reports. Vice President Monet Lindstrand started and reminded the senators of the upcoming Take Back The Night event on April 24, where survivors of sexual assault can share their stories.Treasurer Isacc Ledford gave a brief overview of all the initiatives the senate spent money on this school year.This spending included SGA shirts, a portion of the homecoming parade, community garden improvements, survey tabling with the organizational caucus, north quad urinal dividers, new charging stations, funding many sexual assault awareness events this month and more. “The overall senate invested 89.3 percent of their budget as opposed to last year’s 50.68 percent,” Ledford said. “Although the allocation was higher last year, the senate invested $6,695 as opposed to last year’s $5,068.” The senators were then asked to vote on an amendment to the SGA elections code for unfinished business. According to the amendment change request, this would make it so “in the event that three or more candidates run [for a cabinet position], the candidate receiving a majority of votes cast, per rank choice voting, shall be declared the winner.”This was approved with 34 yays, one nay, and two abstentions. With no new business to vote on, the meeting was adjourned. Contact Meghan Braddy with comments via email at meghan.braddy@bsu.eduor on X @meghan_braddy.
(04/11/24 12:00pm)
Whether it be a sign that reads “No beverage or ice cream in seating area,” or a piece of the original hardwood up for display, the effort to keep the Muncie Fieldhouse’s legacy alive is evident by its entryway alone.
(04/08/24 10:00pm)
For the first time in almost 1,200 years, East-Central Indiana, and its surrounding cities, experienced a total solar eclipse. All over the region, visitors, locals and students took the afternoon to take in the experience.
(04/05/24 3:33pm)
Ernesto Polito grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, with dreams of starting a restaurant. On Friday, Jan. 19, he opened the doors to that dream — welcoming patrons to the Midnight Café & Grill, located on the western edge of the Village, a business district along University Avenue in Muncie.
(04/08/24 2:00pm)
The Cup’s patrons might take their beverage into the seating area to the tune of an indie-alternative song and like Jessica Wolfe, a 2023 graduate of Ball State University, they might notice new additions to the walls since their last visit.
(04/10/24 2:00pm)
The roll of dice. The fwip of cards. Jokes, taunts and laughs exchanged alongside strategies and plans. Bonds are formed and made stronger simply by playing games.
(04/01/24 2:00pm)
Fred Timberlake often spends his days in downtown Muncie listening to the sound of trains driving past, or listening to the sound of water running down by the White River.
(03/27/24 9:22pm)
Nonviolent activist Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” and that quote is driving a diverse group of car enthusiasts to rev up change in Muncie. The Game Changers are volunteers who support neighbors in need and host events to engage and uplift the community.
(03/26/24 10:06pm)
It was a blustery afternoon, but the sun was shining as Eric Ward meticulously painted a race car on the exterior of Tom Cherry Muffler on Eighth Street in Muncie. Ward’s truck was a mobile studio, overflowing with paint cans, airbrush nozzles and painter’s tape. His hands — rough and weathered — donned fingerless leather gloves stuffed with hand warmers.
(03/25/24 3:25pm)
As a child, Schaivon Nevings never got a balloon animal. Clowns scared him, but he longed for the twisted, colorful creations. Years later, he taught himself to shape more than 50 balloon objects to delight children and adults as the owner of BOB’s Balloons in Muncie.
(03/13/24 1:25pm)
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Director of Public Education and CEO Lee Ann Kwiatkowski will be retiring at the end of the year. She will be succeeded by Charles (Chuck) Reynolds, a Muncie Southside graduate and longtime district administrator, according to a statement from MCS Chief Communications Officer Andy Klotz.
(03/04/24 1:42pm)
Akilah Nosakhere has spent her life collaborating with inspiring individuals and organizations to advance her community and educational opportunities for all.