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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, center, walks to the Capitol Building from the Capitol Visitor’s Center, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Washington. Associated Press, Photo Courtesy 

Congress likely racing toward a government shutdown

A bitterly divided Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solution on politically fraught legislation to protect about 700,000 younger immigrants from being deported.




Adult-ish: Oppression is oppression

Out of all of the organizations out there, a writers' workshop would be the one that I would least expect to discriminate against someone simply for the way that they look.


Doug Jones is the Amphibian Man in the movie “The Shape of Water.” He graduated from Ball State in 1982. Bruce Smith, Photo Provided 

Ball State alumnus featured in 'The Shape of Water'

From July to November of 2016, Ball State alumnus Doug Jones was on location in Toronto, Canada, on the set of his latest film project; pretty normal for a Hollywood actor. Decidedly less normal? Acting in a rubber suit, under dense layers of makeup, to play a romantic lead without speaking a word of dialogue. 



The Sweet Remains is an indie folk-rock band that is performing on Jan. 20 in Pruis Hall. Their sound is heavily influenced by the organic, lyrical and acoustic-driven music from the golden age of singer-songwriter bands in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Ball State University, Photo Courtesy

The Sweet Remains to perform at Pruis hall

An indie folk-rock band that combines the country twang of bands like Crosby, Stills, and Nash with the blend of Simon & Garfunkel is coming to Ball State for the first time on Saturday. 


Adult-ish: Literature is a window into society

I read books about African-American stories and by African-American authors. It is often too easy to become comfortable in my privilege and to not be aware of what is happening to people because of their skin color.