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(10/24/23 2:00pm)
Plants can be great companions for college students, especially low-maintenance ones such as the snake plant. However, it is often forgotten that houseplants need differing care during the winter, just like their outdoor counterparts. Here are a few things you can do to ensure your plants stay happy and healthy:
(10/25/23 2:00pm)
Bodies rush around a set stage, placing props at the top of the show. Giggles reverberate through the black box theatre as busy hands braid hair and place finishing touches on costumes.
(10/18/23 5:00pm)
Autumn leaves, flannel, knitted sweaters and flared jeans litter the hallways of the Applied Technology Building at Ball State University as students decorate mannequins in glass displays.
(10/15/23 2:00pm)
Shawna Waters is in her second year with Second Harvest Food Bank. She applied after hearing about an inspiring program called “The Big Idea Initiative,” and she now leads the effort that spans 44 schools across eight counties.
(10/10/23 2:00pm)
Rising to the Surface: Paintings by Debbie Ma
(10/03/23 4:47pm)
With recent news of books being banned in public schools, academic libraries and public libraries, many authors, like Indiana’s John Green, are expressing their disapproval. In August 2023, the Hamilton East Public Library reshelved its teen section, and books like Green’s “Fault in Our Stars” were no longer on the shelves due to being deemed not “age appropriate.”
(10/01/23 2:00pm)
Returning to your dorm room/apartment with a companion there waiting can be very comforting. On days students are stressed and struggling with their mental health, being able to cuddle with a furry cat, get out to run with a playful dog or even watch your fish swim can offer immense support and dissolve the outside pressures students often struggle with.
(10/03/23 2:00pm)
Trigger Warning: This article mentions suicide.
(09/27/23 4:00pm)
Therapy can be very beneficial to individuals struggling with mental health and conflict in their day-to-day lives. There are a wide variety of reasons that someone would attend therapy to improve their quality of life.
(09/23/23 2:00pm)
Muncie has more to offer than just fast-food chains and department stores. The city has made its downtown and surrounding areas a great place to explore and try new things. While every city might have a Walmart and a Taco Bell, not every city has the following places that make Muncie what it is: home.
(09/22/23 2:00pm)
Soul food in Muncie may seem like a stretch when one has the appetite for it, but when you look into the options of a good ‘ole plate of comfort food, for some, Mama and Son, located in Downtown Muncie, is second to none.
(09/15/23 12:00pm)
The word Powwow is the English translation of Pau Wau, which means medicine man in Narrtick. It was originally a healing ceremony performed by the tribe's spiritual or religious leaders. English settlers began to use the word to describe a meeting of Indigenous American medicine men, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
(09/09/23 2:00pm)
Wanting to share their love for boba tea and provide more authentic, personalized drinks to the Muncie community, husband and wife duo Maria and Jay R. Cabasag opened PositiviTea, a family-owned business, in May.
(09/06/23 2:00pm)
Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.
(08/31/23 9:36pm)
Bearing large-rimmed glasses, a red and white raglan T-shirt, a ball cap and a monotone voice, Ray Toffer has become synonymous with the things that make Muncie "beautiful and luxurious," on social media.
(08/25/23 2:00pm)
Editor’s Note: Terra Konieczny is a member of News Link Indiana, another student media organization at Ball State. The Ball State Daily News and NewsLink Indiana are separate and unrelated publications, but both utilize resources in the Unified Media Lab.
(04/24/23 8:00pm)
Renee Snyder and her family moved into a new house in May of 2022. While getting to know her neighbors, Snyder and her children quickly formed a bond with the older woman who lived next door. They soon discovered their neighbor was none other than Marlene “Bowz” Skeoch from the famous Muncie clown duo, Buttnz & Bowz.
(04/28/23 6:00pm)
The nomination. Filling out the application. Writing an essay about defining Beneficence. All of it ends in a waiting game.
(04/26/23 1:00pm)
It only took one class.
(04/25/23 1:00pm)
“Take a breath in. Take a breath out. Set an intention.”