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(04/20/21 7:00pm)
Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
(04/02/21 7:00pm)
As many college students worry about paying off student loans, the average cost of college tuition in the United States has consistently risen at two to three times the rate of inflation each year, according to the College Savings Plans Network. The majority of federal financial aid comes in the form of loans, which increases the burden of student loan debt for graduates and families.
(04/01/21 1:16am)
At its hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting March 31, Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) introduced five new amendments.
(03/26/21 7:00pm)
Abdelaadim Bidaoui, assistant professor of Arabic and French, may only have five students enrolled in Ball State’s newly introduced Arabic minor, but that hasn’t stopped him from looking to the future of the program.
(03/18/21 4:00pm)
Indiana is known for its unpredictable weather. An average day in March could vary from freezing temperatures with 6 inches of snow to warm and sunny with clear skies. But in the middle of Indiana, people can escape to a tropical environment with more than 2,000 orchids at Ball State’s Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.
(03/04/21 5:00pm)
Fifty-three acres of land sit unused on 8th Street, with small patches of overgrown grass peeking out from concrete General Motors used to occupy until 2006. On Jan. 26, 2021, the City of Muncie announced it was buying this vacant property and installing a solar field.
(02/11/21 5:00pm)
“Ball State taking out Jamba Juice is my villain origin story.”
(01/28/21 8:00pm)
As the coronavirus has spread around the world, the need for masks has spread just as fast as the virus itself, and local businesses have struggled to keep up with the demand. Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour created the Masks for Muncie program to provide supplies for businesses in need.
(12/10/20 1:00am)
Rather than pulling all-nighters with study groups and hoping to find open spots in campus testing labs, Ball State students will experience the fall 2020 semester’s finals week from their own homes, completing tests in front of a webcam monitor.
(12/04/20 8:00pm)
Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly attributed a quote to Russell Chain. It has been corrected to attribute the quote 'What I’ve noticed through my internship last year, I had the opportunity to network and have lunch with a lot of different people who know a lot more than me,' to Nick Phalen.
(11/16/20 8:00pm)
In October 2020, senior creative writing major Grace Goze was paid to help create memes and playlists for Ball State’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics.
(11/10/20 2:30pm)
MUNCIE, Ind. (NewsLink) -- Every fall and spring semester, the Ball State Computer Science Department hosted an art show in the Atrium. Much like other campus events, the fifteenth art show was done virtually.
(10/29/20 2:00pm)
Editor's note: A previous version of this article said Suzanne Plesha is the immersive learning project director, it has been corrected to say she is the director of immersive learning. This article has also been corrected to clarify that immersive learning does not provide internships.
(10/31/20 4:00pm)
Mackenzie Rupp is a freshman telecommunications major and writes for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.
(10/28/20 3:34am)
MUNCIE, Ind. (NewsLink)-- The David Owsley Museum of Art is home to 11,000 works of art, with 1,000 on display at any time. A statue called Abraham Lincoln, located on the first floor, was created by Daniel Chester French in 1912. French is also responsible for Beneficence, as well as the Lincoln Memorial.
(10/23/20 8:00pm)
Mackenzie Rupp is a freshman telecommunications major and writes “Political Commentary” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
(10/15/20 7:00pm)
Ball State University welcomes students from around the world to study on its campus, but this semester, the amount of international students enrolled at Ball State has decreased drastically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(10/13/20 1:47pm)
MUNCIE, Ind. (NewsLink)-- Election day is less than three weeks away, and the Ball State Democrats and Republicans have been helping students register.
(10/07/20 8:00pm)
In March 2020, after over two months of rehearsals, the cast of “Intertextuality” learned it wouldn’t be able to perform its show on Ball State’s campus as planned due to in-person events being suspended.
(10/02/20 2:00pm)
Homecoming Week has been celebrated by American colleges since its start in 1911.