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The Ball State Foundation has a gas pump at the BP Gas Station at the intersection of Centennial and Wheeling. Rachel Ellis, DN

AP: Higher gas prices hurt pockets, make small dent in emissions

Gas prices in much of the United States shot past the $5 a gallon mark last month before a slight drop, and Americans have responded by driving a bit less, two sets of data show. June gas sales are about 5% below pre-pandemic 2019 levels and 2.6% below a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.


Construction is underway at the Cooper Science Complex at Ball State University in June 2022. Plans to remodel and renovate the complex have been in the works for years. (Adanna Mbanu and Josie Brackett)

VIDEO: Cooper Science under construction

Students in the 2022 CCIM + Summer Experience workshop at Ball State University composed a four-minute video with two sources talking about the current reconstruction of the Cooper Science Complex. Sources and photos in the video show the active construction as well as the desired goal.


Finished in 1937, the Beneficence statue or “Benny” was the last piece of work commissioned from sculptor Daniel Chester French. Isaac Miller, the video media intern at the Ball State Foundation, was able to capture Beneficence during sunset in February 2021. Isaac F. Miller, Contributor, DN File

Navigate Student takes over for bConnected

As of May 31, 2022, the student application "bConnected" has been discontinued, meaning it can no longer be downloaded from the Apple or Android app stores, and September 2, 2022 marks the date the application will no longer function. In its place, "Navigate Student" is the new destination for all things bConnected offered to students. 



Two Ball State alumnae were awarded Fulbright grants. The program awards 1,900 grants to 140 participating countries annually. Fulbright, Photo Courtesy 

4 Ball State graduates selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Of the 14 semifinalists in the 2022 competition, four recent Ball State University graduates have been selected to be a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Each graduate has been selected for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA), where they will help students in their host countries develop English language skills, and serve as cultural ambassadors between nations.



The 2022 Little League Baseball Indiana State Tournament is hosted by Indiana District 6 in New Castle, Indiana. The 2022 Little League Baseball Indiana State Tournament is scheduled for July 22-27, 2022. (https://indiana6.org/StateTournament/)

Indiana District 6 scheduled to host major baseball and softball tournaments

Indiana District 6 is set to play host to both the 2022 Little League Baseball Indiana State Tournament and the Junior League Softball Central Regional. These two tournaments are scheduled to overlap, as the Little League Baseball Tournament is scheduled for July 22-27 and the Junior League Softball Tournament is scheduled for July 20-25. 


How to find the right part time job

Part-time employment encompasses parents, retirees, teenagers, and college students. Part-time employees are utilized in a variety of functions in nearly all industries.



Brandon Townsend, photo provided

Alumni sets out on new film project

Brandon Townsend, a Ball State University alumni who majored in telecommunications with a focus in video production, has started pre-production for his next movie. Titled “Comfort Zone”, a psychological thriller, is set to touch on themes of addiction, guilt, loneliness and shame. 


Blue, white and red fireworks are shot off in the sky above Muncie Central High School for last year’s annual firework show. The firework show in Downtown Muncie is one of several in the area.  DN FILE PHOTO RJ RICKER

AP: A turbulent US this July 4, but many see cause to celebrate

Associated Press: "Independence Day arrives at a time when the United States is roiled by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the common bonds that keep it together. Yet many also see cause to celebrate: The pandemic continues to be on the wane and, despite its faults, America's democracy survives."


The iconic Palace of Culture in the Polish capital Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, is lit green to mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris climate accord. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have "slowed the pace" of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious climate goals in time.