If the local referendum to continue paying for Muncie Community Schools busing passes after a vote today, Ball State student’s rent may rise with property taxes. Chris Hiatt, owner of Hiatt Printing and several rental properties around Muncie, said in an interview with WCRD that he has already sent out a letter informing his renters of the ramifications of the referendum. “[The letter is] me telling them that I am going to incur this additional cost and that this cost will affect their rent,” he said. Businesses that incur this cost will be forced to raise their prices to cover the additional property taxes, which could be up to a maximum of 39.39 cents for every $100. Hiatt said the average increase in tax dollars will between $200 to $400 yearly, which will then be passed on to renters, who are often the poorest of Muncie residents.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Shawn Bentz was a full-time music and history teacher just days ago. Today, he is out of work after the Ball State-owned charter International School of Columbus closed because of financial problems. He has applied at Lowe’s, Walgreens and other businesses. “I’m not going to be picky,” he told The Republic.
More than just friends and followers may see information posted online, and 21 percent of reported identity theft is happening to consumers between the ages of 20 and 29, according to the Consumer Sentinel Network. “The student body should care about this subject because in college, you are preparing yourself for the real world, and if you’re not careful about protecting your identity, then the repercussions of what that person does could ruin your chance of future employment or opportunities that could’ve been available to you before,” said Nick Combs, vice president of Ball State’s Finance Society.
The Senate pushed a major anti-bias gay rights bill past a first, big hurdle Monday, a clear sign of Americans’ greater acceptance of homosexuality nearly two decades after the law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage. The vote of 61-30 essentially ensured that the Senate has the votes to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. A final passage, possibly by week’s end, would cap a 17-year quest to secure Senate support for a similar discrimination measure that failed by one vote in 1996, the same year Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act. Reflecting the nation’s shifting views toward gay rights and the fast-changing political dynamic, seven Senate Republicans joined with 54 Democrats to vote to move ahead on the legislation. “Rights are sometimes intangible but, boy if you’ve ever been discriminated against, seeking employment or seeking an advancement, it’s bitter,” Sen.
On the top defense Mid-American Conference, senior Catie Fredrich is the rock that anchors the Ball State women’s volleyball team. Ball State leads the MAC in opposing hitting percentage at .149, in large part to the efforts of the Cardinals defensive specialist who has 456 digs on the season.
Redshirt freshman Cooper Rush first took the field against the University of New Hampshire in the second game of the season.
James Whitford started off his first head coach season at Ball State with an exhibition win, but it was anything but comfortable. Ball State knocked off Marian University 62-59, with Ball State trailing most of the game. The Cardinals were led by freshmen in its exhibition debut.
After nearly a decade of success as an assistant, first-year head coach James Whitford had an eerie feeling walking into the locker room down by 15 to a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics program. Marian University, coming off a loss to Nova Southeastern University, was doing whatever it wanted, whenever it wanted and dominated the first half and made Ball State’s 62-59 victory seem like an impossibility at the time. “I felt like I was in an episode of ‘Twilight Zone,’” Whitford said.
“Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” is the beautiful love child of “Sid Meier’s Pirates!” and the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise.
What may seem like a disaster zone at first to the naked eye is really controlled chaos in the mind of an architecture student.
Students have seen their fair share of mock waterboarding, giant posters of mangled fetuses and shouting this semester as protests and demonstrations have landed on campus.
Reports of an assault and attempted robbery were not true according to an email sent by Ball State’s Marketing and Communications.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — An armed man was spotted on the campus of Central Connecticut State University on Monday, prompting a schoolwide lockdown and warnings for students to stay away from windows as police SWAT teams swarmed the area. The university declared a campus emergency late Monday morning, and several hours later its website continued urging students to remain inside buildings. University spokesman Mark McLaughlin said, “Somebody was seen either with a gun or was thought to have a gun.” The area around a 400-student dorm was the focus of the police search, but by mid-afternoon authorities were allowing students to leave the building in small groups. Jordan Governale, a 20-year-old junior from Farmington, said he walked by a man carrying a backpack and with a sword and sheath strapped to his back.
The Ball State men’s basketball team starts its 2013-14 campaign with new direction and leadership.
Over the past few years, the Ball State men’s basketball team has not been as successful as desired.
From near misses on offense to frustrating goals, women’s soccer head coach Craig Roberts and the Cardinals have been left with disappointing results from a bad bounce more times than they’d care to think about — including their loss to Central Michigan earlier this year.
Before the season began, Ball State women’s volleyball head coach Steve Shondell referred to senior Jacqui Seidel as the moral and emotional leader of the team. It’s an easy argument to make, seeing as she’s competed in 91 matches throughout her Ball State career, seeing time in 10 as a freshman. When Seidel entered Ball State, she sat behind Brittany McGinnis, who helped mentor her.
For the past three years, at least one thing was true for the Ball State men’s basketball team: Jesse Berry could score.
