The Salvation Army of Muncie is taking volunteers to assist for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas season. They are taking holiday applications until Saturday Nov. 7 until 2 p.m.
Student Government Association and the Muncie Street Department has been teaming up to repair potholes within 2 miles of campus.
For the first time in her career, fifth year senior Amanda Raker was named the Mid-American Conference West offensive player of the week. The middle attacker earned the award after hitting a career best two-match performance for hitting a combined .850 (18-1-20) against conference rivals Toledo and Buffalo over the weekend. During Thursdays sweep against Toledo, Raker had nine kills on all nine attempts, posting a perfect 1.000 attack percentage, making her the first to have a perfect attack percentage with at least seven attempts in the rally scoring era dating back to 2001. This was also the first time Raker hit above .500 in her entire career.
Senior midfielder Lauren Hall spun placed the ball on the ground. The 629 fans at Briner Sports Complex all knew that the fate of the Ball State Cardinal soccer season relied on this kick.
The third annual Well-O-Ween was held in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Voting rates of people ages 18-24 have traditionally been lower than any other age group. Only 38 percent of that age group voted in the 2012 elections, which is down from 50.9 percent in 1964, according to the U.S.
Ball State student and Noyer Complex resident Zachary Barnes died, according to an email sent out to residents of Noyer.
Over Halloween weekend, two Ball State students were arrested for operating while intoxicated. Both arrests were made by officer from the Muncie Police Department.
The Amazing Taste will return to Ball State for its fifth year on Thursday, Nov. 5, and the event will feature several new countries and activities.
A nationwide exercise team of college women started its official chapter on Ball State's campus at the start of this semester.
A nozzle is pressed and dark liquid streams into a cup. Foam appears at the top, but the drink isn’t beer—it’s coffee.
Student parishioners of College Avenue United Methodist Church will have the opportunity to combine their faith with their vocational goals thanks to a grant obtained by the church.
When used properly, Ball State has one of the best 1-2 combos at the running back position in the Mid-American Conference.
Rather than spending November not shaving, one group is using the month to continue to educate and spread awareness about human trafficking and slavery.
Ball State goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel was selected as the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer on Nov. 2.
Nokia Networks, a Finnish based company that is responsible for helping to build cellular networks for wireless carriers around the world, and Artemis Research have signed a “memorandum of understanding” that will have Nokia test pCell technology in large indoor stadiums and other areas where large amounts of bandwidth are needed. Steve Perlman, the founder of Artemis Research, commented on how the deal brings them ever closer to implementing the technology in tier-one wireless carriers.
With the release of the fourth generation of the Apple TV, among the bevy of things added to the product was the ability to play video games, via download/purchase from the App Store. The announcement, which came in September, left many gaming fans wondering what gaming will be like when given the Apple treatment.
A pedestrian was hit this morning near the McKinley Avenue Parking Garage, Muncie police said.
Maurice Woods’ goal is to help underrepresented kids. And as a Yahoo designer, web design is an important part of his life. Design allows people to make sense of and feel close to technology, he argues. So what about kids at risk of falling through the cracks? Woods’ youth organization, Inneract Project, aims to use design as a tool to help these kids. Inneract Project, based in San Francisco, offers free design learning resources for middle and high school kids. The programs consist of three main types: an eight week course for middle school students called Youth Academy; Learning Labs, studio tours, workshops and lectures; and Designed, a video series featuring designers. “Technology needs to be considerate of empathy,” Woods told TechCrunch. And for Woods, design and empathy go hand in hand. He focuses on a concept he calls “cultural context,” the notion that children learn based on the things surrounding them as they grow up. Several of Inneract Project’s programs focus on sports and music, things that Woods noticed minority children tended to be more interested in. The organization is starting up a basketball-focused program where students will design jerseys, socks and logos. “Kids in the community understand what that is,” Woods said. “They’re already in their environment and learning in their environment.” Inneract Project was founded in 2004. Since then, it’s helped hundreds of students through not only design education, but by highlighting career paths and options as well. In the future Woods hopes his organization will be able to offer more advanced classes to students, give designers chances to teach, and expand into more cities. Diversity, Woods says, is important as Inneract Project moves into other cities. “We want to always have this focus on underserved youth and communities and always have this focus on advocacy where we’re not only just teaching them but we’re actually going to where these communities are and learning about them, and asking them questions, and developing a program that’s important to them, and evolving this ecosystem of people all over the nation who are interested in giving back and who have these skills, and want to see kids succeed and get into design and tech fields.” Inneract Project will be hosting a panel called “Valuing Diversity in Design and Technology” next month in San Francisco. The panel discussion will feature BlackGirlsCode founder Kimberly Bryant, Paradigm founder Joelle Emerson, Accel Partners designer Jason Mayden, AIGA SF Diversity Chair Julio Martinez and KPCB Design Partner John Maeda, and will be moderated by Megan Dickey of TechCrunch. ----- Source: TechCrunch Image: How Design
@DaltynMartyn Ever since 343 Industries took over the Halo franchise back in 2009, fans have been reasonably skeptical on whether or not the beloved franchise was placed in the right hands. The lackluster story and multiplayer saw the community of Halo 4 diminish within months of release, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection was simply an unplayable mess at launch.
