THE PREMISE: Relationship must be strong, conducive.
The relationship between Ball State University and the city of Muncie has always been an issue. It is an issue that has seen much debate on this page in the Daily News. Today, we asked both the Malloy Slate and Team Tolu what Ball State can do for the Muncie community.
Our View: Muncie must have a strong relationship with Ball State and Ball State must be a major part of Muncie as well. Each one feeds off the other and the relationship between the two needs to be conducive.
Muncie Mayor Dan Canan said recently in his state of the city address that one of his major goals was to bring Muncie and Ball State closer together. The new Student Government Association president and his or her staff should work closely with Canan in that task.
SGA elections begin Monday morning at 7:45 and end Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Voting will be done via the Internet at www.bsu.edu/votebsu.
The Daily News will provide coverage of the debates and campaign news until a winner is declared Tuesday night. Our weekly columnists will return on Tuesday.
OPINION OF THE SLATE
TEAM TOLU: It's not 'us vs. them.' Team Tolu realizes the issues of Ball State students are not confined to the boundaries of our campus, but they also extend to the Muncie community.
As potential executive administrators, Team Tolu endeavors to accomplish one main objective in our Muncie relations component, which is to more effectively market Muncie.
Team Tolu strives to be the informant to students concerning the many services and programs Muncie offers.
We are planning to host various businesses on campus to facilitate a mutual relationship that will in turn take students into Muncie. Team Tolu wants to initiate this relationship during Freshman Orientation.
We are researching methods to incorporate a tour of Muncie, during orientation, to impact all incoming freshmen from their first introduction to campus.
Team Tolu is dedicated to eliminating the "us vs. them" mentality that currently exists between the two communities. We understand, as Mayor Canan said in his State of the City Address, that "Muncie is Ball State and Ball State is Muncie."
MALLOY SLATE: Muncie has more to offer than Ball State. The Malloy Slate is focused on publicizing and bringing students' input to the current activities Muncie already holds. Recently the Muncie community put on a huge celebration for Mardi Gras on Walnut Street.
The publicity on campus was limited to a small flyer, we would take this opportunity to inform SGA senators about the event so they could take it back to their organizations.
We want to bring more awareness to Ball State students about the many events the Muncie community currently holds.
In addition to next year's Mardi Gras festival, the Malloy Slate wants to publicize the annual Rib Festival in August, the Black Expo and the host of events and exhibits at the Minnetrista Cultural Center.
Our goal is bring student input to these programs and all the other festivals Muncie hosts each year.
On the flip side, we want to promote our events to the community so we can have more involvement between students and the residents of Muncie.
YOUR VIEW
"Ball State produces culture. Muncie is a canvas on which that culture can be displayed. The two are a symbiotic couple."
Weston Haney, freshman
" We can try to be more active and volunteer with the community."
Dee Nocero, freshman
"We could do a social eventfor the people of Muncie on our campus."
Matt Beynon, freshman
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