Students a part of BSU at the Games left from Indianapolis this morning to begin their weeklong coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Arrests for sex trafficking in Indianapolis have increased in the years after the city hosted the 2012 Super Bowl. The preparation for the event allowed the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force, in conjunction with other anti-human trafficking organizations, to provide appropriate training and resources to law enforcement and other parties for identifying and helping victims of human trafficking.
Indiana’s unemployment is higher than the national average, but several factors are leading to a better job market. A Ball State economist said one in 11 jobs nationwide are created in Indiana. But the state unemployment rate is at its lowest point since October 2008, according to data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Several of Ball State’s conservation groups came together Monday night to join a nationwide protest against the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The U.S. State Department released its report Friday about the pipeline, a proposed construction project to drill oil through Canada and the U.S.
INDIANAPOLIS — A $75 million federal grant to demolish thousands of blighted houses will make a “small dent” in the number of abandoned properties plaguing Indiana, state officials said Monday. Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and housing leaders said knocking down blighted and abandoned homes will help maintain property values and reduce crime.
1. Report: U.S. abortion rate at lowest since 1973 NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011, according to the latest national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute. The Guttmacher Institute, which supports legal access to abortion, said in a report being issued Monday that there were about 1.06 million abortions in 2011 — down from about 1.2 million in 2008.
• Ball State ran out of salt to combat ice on campus and asked students and faculty to be careful on campus. • The shortage came a day before another winter storm warning for Central Indiana. • Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities, said the shortage came from a lack of materials, not a lack of funds. As Central Indiana prepares for more extreme snowfall, Ball State announced it is running low on salt used to clear roadways and sidewalks. The university sent an email to students Monday warning them to take extra precaution while walking or driving on campus because facilities personnel will not be able to treat all areas of campus.
The clanging of metal against metal and the rubbery squeaks of Chuck Taylor sneakers filled the room as students dueled, shuffling back and forth and brandishing their weapons.
Holding a vinyl album of Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic,” Pete Lansinger remembers first hearing it in the passenger seat of his brother’s ’97 Chevrolet Corsica when he was 13 or 14.
At the beginning of the season, the Ball State men’s basketball team exhibited youth, experience and variety in its roster. Cardinals head coach James Whitford would commonly use a rotation that consisted of four freshmen, Zavier Turner, Franko House, Mark Alstork, Quinten Payne, and sophomore Bo Calhoun as they started off 2-2. “That’s the team you’re going to see all season,” Whitford said.
_David Polaski is a junior journalism and telecommunications major and writes ‘Dave’s Digs’ for the Daily News.
The most terrifying aspect of study abroad is knowing it’s time to make friends all over again, an act that gets harder with age.It’s even harder in a foreign language.
While residence halls and apartments make for a small living space, there are several simple ways to revamp a room, even if it’s the size of a walk-in closet.
Late Nite, the campus entertainment series each Saturday night in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, receives $355,952 each year, almost entirely paid for by student fees. Each week the event sees an average of about 1,000 of Ball State’s about 21,000 students. Bianca Polk, a student who is finance coordinator for Late Nite, said she thinks one of the main reasons few students attend is a lack of promotion.
When the president of Spectrum, an LGBT ally group, used Ball State’s roommate match up, he made sure to mention he is gay to avoid an uncomfortable living situation. Ball State does not have a designated LGBT floor or dorm on campus, Jaime Goebel wanted to be sure there weren’t any potential issues between him and his roommate. Goebel said most problems for LGBT students come from the roommate and not just other individuals on the floors, since typically those with opposing beliefs just stay away.
When Ball State played IPFW Friday, the players knew they’d need to have their best defensive effort of the season. But with Shane Witmer’s solo block atthe end of the match, the Cardinals accomplished that goal. “The blockers played a great game, and when attackers are forced to go around that, you’ve got a great picture of the ball,” Ball State libero David Ryan Vander Meer said.
Three individuals scored in double figures for Ball State, but the women’s basketball team fell to Kent State 57-60 Sunday night.
In the wake of the death of one student at Purdue University Jan. 21, there were more incidents of violence on campus: one death at South Carolina State, a student non-fatally shot at Widener University in Philadelphia and a false alarm at the University of Oklahoma. The hashtag #PurdueShooting accompanied cries to end gun violence on school campuses, but one researcher argues that school shootings are not on the rise.
For one international student at Ball State, coming to a new country didn’t mean going without a family. Three years ago junior architecture major Sasha Mballa joined the program after coming to the United States from Africa, which connects international students with local families, when he came to Ball State. Mballa said he stumbled upon the program by accident and decided to try it out. Since many international students come to school without any established friends, the program can provide support while they adjust to an American lifestyle. Of the more than 800 international students who attend Ball State each year, only 131 take part in the program.
