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Both the Golden Globes and Critic's Choice Awards have determined award winners for 2019, with Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Academy Awards soon to follow.
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Both the Golden Globes and Critic's Choice Awards have determined award winners for 2019, with Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Academy Awards soon to follow.
Within the last week, it has finally begun to look and feel like winter on campus. Students now have to bundle up in coats, beanies and gloves to travel the long walks to class in the slushy snow, while cold air whips around them.
by Jeremy Rogers The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board. Gillette’s “The Best a Man Can Be” ad critiqued toxic masculinity, and it has come under fire, especially in conservative circles. However, the ad’s biggest detractors are the very people who need to be paying attention to the ad’s message. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0&t=1s[/embed] The ad in question shows a range of behaviors that are typically associated with toxic masculinity. It then shows men intervening and confronting the men displaying toxic behavior. On Gillette’s website, they describe their mission in making the commercial: “… we have a responsibility to make sure we are promoting positive, attainable, inclusive and healthy versions of what it means to be a man.” In addition to showing reporters talking about the #MeToo movement, the crux of the commercial is a clip of actor, author, and survivor of sexual assault Terry Crews testifying before congress. In the clip, he said, “Men need to hold other men accountable.” However, despite the uplifting message of the ad, there has been a very visible backlash seen across social media. Aside from the casual misogyny, some people even decided to boycott the brand immediately. For an idea of what problems people have with the commercial, let’s hear from David French, staff writer for the conservative website National Review. In an article for the National Review, he wrote that the ad was fundamentally in-offensive. “The message was little more than ‘bad things are bad, and good things are good,’” French wrote. “No one decent is for bullying or sexual harassment…” While this is a good reason to not be offended by the ad, a bit of the point seems to have gone over French’s head here. On the whole, people are generally against sexual harassment. However, as can be seen in countless cases, many people in power are quick enough to condemn sexual harassment and assault but are much more reluctant to impose substantial consequences on the men doing the assault and harassment. Judge Aaron Persky only sentenced Brock Turner to three months for raping a woman behind a dumpster. Judge Michael Corey of Anchorage Alaska accepted a plea deal that gave no jail time to a man who admitted to choking a woman to the point of unconsciousness for the purposes of getting sexual satisfaction from watching her face as she thought she was going to die. Four men in South Carolina received plea deals that offered them no jail time despite their rape of two girls aged 14 and 15. A San Diego man who admitted to having sex with a 12 year old girl will only face three years of probation and registration as a sex offender thanks to a plea deal. There are too many cases to list here, but hopefully this shows how leniency is given to men, often by other men in ways that many would deem unacceptable. I’ll say it again: Virtually no one is in favor of sexual harassment or assault, but there are too many people who won’t condemn the men that do these things. And that is at the core of the message delivered through the ad. We need to step back from our attachment to masculinity (the good and the bad of it) to recognize that there are times when we, as men, need to admit that we aren’t doing the best we can at making the world a better place for other people. Being an ally to women (or to any other marginalized group) means being able to own up to when you either directly or indirectly do something harmful. Even some of the positive aspects of masculinity, such as detachment from emotions and a focus on self-reliance, can be harmful despite the traits perceived benefits. In the American Psychological Association’s “APA Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men” published in 2018, they laid out some of the complications that come with ignoring the downsides of masculine ideation. “Psychologists also strive to reduce mental health stigma for men by acknowledging and challenging socialized messages related to men’s mental health stigma (e.g., male stoicism, self-reliance).” In addition to giving advice to mental health professionals, the guidelines contain an abundance of research that outlines how the mental health of boys and men can be affected throughout their lives. Here are a few choice selections from the over 30 page long document. “Gender Identity development begins before birth, shaped by the expectations that parents and other significant adults have for how a boy should be treated and how he should behave (basow, 2006).” “Boys (and girls]… increasingly assign certain meanings to being male based on their gender socialization experiences (David et al., 2006).” “Research demonstrates the more boys violate norms of masculinity, the more verbal and physical abuse they may face from their peers (Kosciw, Greytak, Giga, Villenas, & Danishewski, 2016).”
by Baylie Clevenger On Christmas day of 2018, the film On the Basis of Sex premiered in theaters. This film follows the story of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how being a woman inhibited her from opportunities in law school at Harvard and afterward in the workforce. In law school, she is one of the few women in her class. At the beginning of the film, she is invited to a dinner with the dean that was meant for just the women in her graduating class. During dinner, he goes around the table asking the students to come up with a good reason for why they are in a position at Harvard that could have been given to a man. This scene kicks the movie off and sets the tone for the kinds of adversities that Ruth Bader Ginsburg will run into. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28dHbIR_NB4[/embed] After graduating at the top of her class, with experience at both Harvard and Columbia, Ginsburg still struggles to find work. She searches far and wide, but there were no law firms that wanted to hire a woman even though she was more than qualified. Though the movie ends happily with Ginsburg’s victory in court with her first court case ever, so many people presented her with troubles that she would not have faced if she were a man. This movie is the story of a woman’s triumph in a world that favors men. At the time, this kind of thinking was common, and there are still women far younger than Ginsburg that have struggled to make it in the professional world because of their genders. These women are everywhere, even here in Muncie and the surrounding communities. Two women in particular shared their stories that mirror the type of discrimination faced by Ginsburg in the film. For purposes of anonymity, we will call one of the women Mary, as she did not wish to share her identity and, as a result, face repercussions for speaking out about experiences in her career. Mary is a physician at a large health network in Indianapolis. The second to share her story is Lori Luther, and she is the Chief Operating Officer of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital here in Muncie. Lori and Mary both have stories of triumph, much like Ginsburg, and they had to work just as hard to get to where they are now. They both had to pay for their own education since women at the time were not expected to go to college. “I began my career during a generational time when careers and even household responsibilities were categorized as male or female," said Mary. "This was particularly true for my parents. Although they were paying for my older brother’s private college, they refused to pay for my college education because, ‘girls only went to college to get an MRS degree,' i.e., find a husband rather than pursue a career.” Mary also said that her parents and her college boyfriend also told her that she should be a nurse instead since they thought that was a more acceptable career for a woman. She and her college boyfriend even split up because he did not want to date a woman who was a doctor. Aside from having to pay for her own education, Mary said that medical school was difficult because some of her superiors would disrespect her and do things to purposely make her uncomfortable. Specifically, she spoke about her experience in clinical rotations in her third year. “...So while my male counterpart was assigned patients with kidney stones and enlarged prostates, I was given penile implant cases,” she said. “...Fortunately, the surgery went well and the patient was much kinder than my attending who, during the surgery, asked me if I approved of the size of the implant.” Lori shared a similar experience of paying for her own college, and her parents told her the same thing: that she should only aspire to become a wife and a mother. Lori also talked about her experience as a professional woman. She described being undervalued and even harassed severely enough that she took a job opportunity outside of the country to escape her harasser. “I finally left the country to get away after 15 years of following him from place to place. The harassment and the uncomfortable conversations and slipping me papers with his hotel room number on them when we were at conferences…” she said. “And I was publicly humiliated when, you know, I wouldn’t cooperate with things. So in group settings, he would humiliate me or get even through pay…” Along with the harassment she experienced from her male counterparts, Lori also describes having to become more man-like in her actions to make it in the workforce. “I found that I had to adopt the personality of a man…” she said. “If I wanted to continue to progress, I had to become one of the guys. I don’t know if she [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] had that experience, but I suspect very much so because women… that’s how we had to succeed." Professional women often feel compelled to act like men, because male attributes are associated with success. The result is women suppressing their femininity to appeal to the professional sensibilities of a male-oriented workplace. “I believe my professional experience would have been different as a man versus a woman,” Mary said. “...I think the additional scrutiny, and at times harassment, I received as a female medical student and physician resulted in making me a more competent physician as I was having to prove my worth more so than my male counterparts had to do.” Lori said that she has no doubt in her mind she would have made it to a higher position by now if she were a man. What we can conclude is that women have often had to do twice the work to make it to the same professional position as men. They have to act more manly, face harassment and even pay their way through their own education. Mary, Lori and Ruth Bader Ginsburg faced inequality, but they are not the only ones. They were triumphant in a male-dominated world and have helped to pave the way for the women of today and of the future. The workforce is still far from equal, but without the perseverance that women of the past have shown, we would not be where we are today.
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While students may often think of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a Monday free from classes, it can also be an opportunity to give back to their community through service.
by Baylie Clevenger The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of Byte or Byte's editorial board. Cultural and political shifts in the last twenty years or so have created an entirely new social climate. From this shift has come different cultures and attitudes, especially online. In particular, what is often referred to as “cancel culture” has become a popular phenomenon among social media users. So what is cancel culture? Cancel culture is the idea that if someone does something problematic they should be “canceled,” in other words they should lose support from fans, friends, etc. and they are dismissed and rejected. For example, recently, comedian Kevin Hart came face-to-face with cancel culture when he stepped down from his position as the host of the Oscars after homophobic tweets from his past had surfaced.
Sometimes it can be hard to part with a wall calendar, especially if it has the perfect theme and the perfect pictures.
Jan. 1 is a day that comes and goes with each passing year. Along with it, people make New Year’s resolutions that change as quickly as the date.
by Blake Chapman
After the recent accumulation of snow, the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse offered Muncie community members a warm escape with its Winter Greenhouse tour.
Since she was young, Penny Fisher has known breast cancer — a disease her mother and grandmother had — could run in her genes.
Every semester, the Ball State Late Nite committee creates designated themes for Saturday night entertainment on campus.
Every January, the Charles W. Brown Planetarium hosts family month, where they feature two family shows Fridays and Saturdays. All of the showings are free to the public, and families are welcome to bring members of all ages.
In every family, there are instinctive roles that everyone fulfills — the leader, the jokester, the nurturer.
The University Program Board (UPB) will continue Friday Night Filmworks for the spring 2019 semester on the first Friday of classes after winter break, Jan. 11.
Coming to college for the first time isn’t an easy feat for everyone, and leaving for a month just to return again can be just as difficult.
With another semester comes new schedules that allow room for new hobbies.
by Jack Gillespie, Brandon Carson, Blake Chapman, Baylie Clevenger, Olivia Weinzapfel