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Embracing femininity with ‘Splatoon 2’

A few months ago, when researching gender norms in clothing, I discovered we tend to value feminine qualities less than masculine ones. We are much more accepting of girls, for instance, who wear “boy shorts” or blazers than we are of boys who wear leggings or crop tops. Since social progress is important to me, I think we need to value both our feminine and masculine sides equally. Oddly enough, a video game from Nintendo provides inspiration. 



Succulents in the Richard Orchid Greenhouse Sept. 5, 2018. Mel Niksich, DN

Greenhouse hosts succulent program

Bright, green succulents are a plant that can be seen in the windows of college dorm rooms, soaking in the sun. A plant that you can learn more about at the Orchid Greenhouse on campus.


Then-junior student and Ball State VMC president Mary Posner still has the 'strike' shirt she wore to the Vietnam "teach-in" demonstration Ball State held in response to Kent State shootings on May 7, 1970. Photo provided, Mary Posner

Kent State spurs Ball State into action

Imagine a sea of Ball State students gathering in front of the Arts Terrace at the David Owsley Museum of Art, not for graduation, but demonstration. At 10:30 a.m. May 7, 1970, a student yelled into a microphone, “Ball State, where are you?” 



‘Don’t Panic’ is a near-perfect EP

 This has been her most solid piece of work so far and every new release  gets better. She is a solid artist with the energy and talent to make  amazing music time after time. Everything she makes is good and every  song on this EP is executed perfectly.  



Ball State University founders, George Ball, Lucius Ball, Frank Ball, Edmund Ball and William Ball, sit around a desk. The five Ball brothers bought buildings and grounds of the Muncie National Institute in 1918 and gave the college facilities to the state of Indiana. The college became the Eastern Division of the Indiana State Normal School. Digital Media Repository Photo 

Ball Brothers: Ball State’s founding fathers

Ball State’s roots can be traced back to five American industrialists and philanthropists who came to Muncie more than 100 years ago, chasing a dream of business success. 



Pumpkin Pulp prepares for Halloween

Halloween is still a few months away, but one local business, Pumpkin Pulp, has been preparing all year. Brian Blair owns, Pumpkin Pulp, the horror Halloween mask and prop company as well as the haunt, Scarevania, in Muncie.