Developing differently
Cindy Stone was tired of hearing about mammograms, Pap smears, and other “required” yearly doctor checkups.
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Cindy Stone was tired of hearing about mammograms, Pap smears, and other “required” yearly doctor checkups.
On Monday nights around 9 p.m., or more accurately 9:05 or later, members of the Society for Earth-Based Religions (SER) head to the basement of Ball State’s Bracken Library to discuss the night’s topic. At meetings, the executive members announce a topic or a question. Those in attendance then share their opinions in a safe place—a place where conversations are encouraged.
During the second semester of their freshman year, Abby Dujka, Alex Peters and Lexi Benakovich were hanging out and talking about their mutual struggles when an idea struck them. Dujka had anorexia, and Peters had an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), meaning that it didn’t meet the criteria for anorexia, bulimia, or binge-eating. They wanted to create an organization based on spreading body positivity. It seemed like something Ball State’s campus needed, and it would be a good place to connect with others who might be experiencing the same struggles.
Kenzie Gossett sat in her room, staring at the computer screen. The page she had pulled up was an interesting shade of blue, not light, but not quite dark either. In the middle were two boxes, underneath one word: Tumblr. She finally decided to create an account.
The first slave ship, the White Lion, arrived on Virginia’s shores in 1619. From that period on, a little more than 300,000 Africans and their descendants struggled with their freedom until President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
In late September of 2013, Congress was trying to come to an agreement about the budget for the 2014 fiscal year. They couldn’t agree on funding for the Affordable Care Act—Republicans voting to defund it while Democrats resisted. By the end of September, they still hadn’t made a decision, so the spending plan couldn’t be solidified. Without that plan, the government can’t run, and so it came to a halt.