Thirty-one perspective employers who had never been to campus before joined 75 others networking with students at the annual spring Cardinal Job Fair in Worthen Arena. The Career Center hosts a job fair every semester, but Career Center director Jim McAtee said the employer turn out made this one stand out. The fair included representatives from Apple Inc., Angie’s List, Sallie Mae and the United States State Department among others. Naomi Thompson, program director for Camp Crosley YMCA, was extremely excited to make an appearance at the career fair. “We are looking for [students] to fill every position this summer.
The university program board threw a flash karaoke event Wednesday in the atrium to raise awareness about the organization.
Indiana superintendent of public education stressed the importance of students focusing on equality and student-centered accountability during a conference on campus Tuesday night. Glenda Ritz and Danielle Shockey, deputy superintendent, said students of all backgrounds should have the same opportunity to receive a quality education. Ritz said the education department works to create a system for students focused on equality and student-centered accountability and stressed to future teachers to “imagine the possibilities with the kids you have in the classroom, and go make them happen.” She is currently working on the State Commission on Improving the Status of Children where she focuses on underprivileged children. At the first meeting of the commission, she said several speakers ahead of her quoted statistics about student poverty, incarceration and poor health.
A look at the music scene in Muncie this weekend
Since the beginning of music history, a great amount of creative energy has been devoted to honing the craft of the love song. Music and love just seem to go together. So in honor of a holiday celebrated by some and half-heartedly acknowledged by most, here are 14 love songs from a variety of genres and eras, in no particular order. Select one that suits your kind of love and play it for that special someone in your life.
When the master planning consultants return to campus, they will host an open forum in the College of Architecture and Planning, but some architecture students wanted the university to get them involved sooner. Sophomore architecture student Jared Monce said he wished the university used the master plan as an immersive learning project for architecture students.
Tyler Koch is close to returning Koch is medically allowed to return to play, and it’s just a matter of time before he returns to the court.
One year after making the NCAA Finals, the Ball State men’s golf team opened 2014 with a victory. Ball State’s No.
When Lena Neff found out she was pregnant as a freshman at Ball State, she decided her education was more important then the “looks” she would get. “Dropping out wasn’t an option for me,” the sophomore public relations major said. Instead, she and her boyfriend Torrin Tompkins, an Ivy Tech student, decided to make campus home for their 8-month-old son, Xaiden. Although, neither of them would necessarily consider it child-friendly.
There’s nothing left to hold back during a fifth set. Ball State has proven that recently. Over the men’s volleyball team’s last three games, two of them have gone to a fifth set. Both times, Ball State slammed the door in its opponents face. “You don’t want to be passive because it’s not a game where you approach hoping to win points or waiting to see what happens,” head coach Joel Walton said.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s solar power industry added nearly 1,000 jobs last year, an employment surge that boosted the industry’s Hoosier job force by 178 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by a solar advocacy group. The Solar Foundation said Indiana saw 960 new solar industry jobs last year, up from the 540 such jobs in 2012. The Washington, D.C.-based group’s annual report summarizing solar energy jobs in each of the 50 states ranked Indiana 25th in solar employment, up two spots from its previous report.
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Two groups have started campaigning for the executive board of next year’s Student Government Association. On Monday night at the convention, the slates Cardinal Connection and Empower accepted nominations to run. Alex Sventeckis, SGA elections board chairman, said there were no campaign violations and slates were officially permitted to start campaigning when the convention closed. Elections will be Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.
Cars speeding through campus often have people debating whether to step out or toe the line. Walkability is a major concern for students, evident in its inclusion in the campus master plan. The issue isn’t entirely new either — the McKinley Beautification project, started in 2005, also aimed to make the road more appealing and safe.
The Indiana Senate Rules Committee passed the amended House Joint Resolution 3 on Monday, sending it the Republican-heavy Indiana Senate. A vote in the Senate could come within the week. The constitutional amendment passed with its second sentence eliminated, which allows the legal recognition of domestic partnerships in Indiana.
BOSTON (AP) — The trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkokhar Tsarnaev is expected to last three months, plus another six weeks if he is convicted and jurors have to decide whether he should be put to death, prosecutors said Monday. The trial estimate was included in a joint status report filed in court Monday by federal prosecutors and Tsarnaev’s lawyers ahead of a Wednesday hearing.
SEATTLE — The family of a Washington state man imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year expressed alarm and sadness Monday after an invitation was canceled for a U.S. envoy to visit Pyongyang and discuss Kenneth Bae’s release. Terri Chung, Bae’s sister, said in a statement, however, that relatives are encouraged by a growing number of people — including the Rev. Jesse Jackson — calling for her brother’s freedom.
• A suspected member of al-Qaida and an American citizen is the supposed target of drone strike. • President Barack Obama and the government face tougher guidelines for launching drone strikes against American citizens overseas that make the situation precarious. • The subject of the controversy has been apart of an ongoing investagation by the Justice Department since last year. WASHINGTON — The case of an American citizen and suspected member of al-Qaida, who is allegedly planning attacks on U.S.
I sat amid 1,200 climate activists in a noisy conference room, patiently waiting for former Vice President Al Gore to speak at the 23rd Climate Leader training last summer. Feeling nervous but relieved, I knew that I wasn’t sitting alone as a young leader. As it was my first leadership conference, I didn’t know what to expect, but I was excited to be part of the global cultural movement.
