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Students share why they were written up in dorms

Candles too close to curtains, noise complaints and visiting friends are just a few of the things students have gotten in trouble for in the dorms. In this video, Ball State students share what they think are some of the dumbest things they've received citations for while living in a residence hall.



Through the night of Jan. 19 into the morning of Jan. 20 Muncie received three more inches of snow.  DN PHOTO CASEY SMITH

Muncie sees round 2 of snow for 2016

Jan. 19 brought another two inches of snowfall to Muncie, according to the National Weather Service, with some areas of East Central Indiana reporting closer to three inches in the morning on Jan. 20. 



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Ten unique holidays to celebrate this semester

It seems that you can’t open Facebook without seeing a post about a "holiday" that you didn’t even know existed. According to daysoftheyear.com, there are multiple "holidays" for every day of the year. Here are some you can celebrate this semester.


Spectrum and the Asian American Student Association came together on Jan. 19 to educate students about hate crimes and how they are still a problem in today's society. DN PHOTO ALLIE KIRKMAN

Spectrum, AASA discuss hate crimes to bring awareness, change

Although there are no reported incidents of hate crimes on Ball State's campus, it is still a large national issue. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's most recent report on hate crimes shows that law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 5,479 criminal incidents and 6,418 offenses motivated by bias toward race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and ethnicity in 2014, according to a press release.


'Minecraft: Education Edition' announced

Microsoft and Mojang have just announced that Minecraft: Education Edition will be launching this summer for teachers and education institutions around the world to use. The Education Edition is actually an “expanded” version of an already existing program called MinecraftEdu. This special version of Minecraft has been used by teachers and other education institutions since 2011, and is a modded version of the game that is appropriate for classroom use.