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(02/27/24 3:00pm)
Sitting in front of a round table located in the middle of his office, decorated with lush green plants and surrealist decor, Seth Beckman explained why 'Arts Alive' was created and is significant.
(02/22/24 3:00pm)
The area where Ball State University’s new Peace Plaza stands, in University Green between the architecture building and the Whitinger Business Building, was once informally referred to as “the ashtray.”“The pavement was all cracked around the landscape, and it was not maintained that well,” Lawrence “Larry” Gerstein, a psychology professor at Ball State, said. Gerstein also serves as the director of the Center of Peace and Conflict Studies. The center's mission on Ball State’s campus is to research conflict and provide outreach and support on the issue. When Gerstein and the center’s advisory board started to explore the opportunity of a peace plaza on campus, they contacted Jim Lowe, associate vice president for facilities planning and management at Ball State. “We created this for impact,” Lowe said. “It defines what we are as a campus in terms of our inclusiveness, responsibility and gratitude.”Lowe’s hope for the Peace Plaza, currently under construction, is to be a place where students and community members alike can gather and have conversations about peace and violence.
(02/11/24 5:13pm)
Ball State community members gathered in the Korsgaard Dance Studio at Ball Gym for “Rainbow Night,” a performance-based event hosted by Alpha Psi Omega (APO).
(01/26/24 7:28pm)
The major action of Friday’s Ball State Board of Trustees meeting was approving resolutions allowing the university to move further with their Village revitalization project. Five resolutions were brought to the board, including signing Build Operate Transfer agreements with Fairmount Properties for two sites in the Village. These agreements allow for a public institution, like Ball State, to work with a private firm that builds the project. Once the project is completed, control returns to the public entity. Randy Ruttenburg, the principal of Fairmount Properties, expressed his gratitude towards the board and members of the Ball State community.“This is at the top of the list when it comes to its transformational potential,” Ruttenburg said. “The first time we came onto Ball State’s campus [12 years ago], we recognized the potential.” Details of the approvalsThe first site, on the intersection of McKinley Avenue and University Avenue, will include the new Performing Arts Center. The center will include both a main theater and a studio theater as well, as well as a shared vestibule connecting it with the nearby Tapestry Hotel by Hilton. The total budget of $69.9 million for the site includes the construction and site improvements and infrastructure. The second Build Operate Transfer agreement was for the Center of Innovation, which will be at the corner of Martin Street and Ashland Street, across the street from the Foundational Sciences Building and the Alderdice Gates. Alan Finn, vice president of business affairs and treasurer, said he has had conversation with several groups in and outside the university about utilizing the space. These groups and organizations include the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts, the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute and the Emerging Media Development and Design program.
(01/22/24 1:54pm)
The 44th annual Unity Week came to a close on Sunday evening with the crowning of a new Miss Unity.The university’s Black Student Association (BSA) hosted the 56th annual Unity Pageant at Pruis Hall, with the theme running throughout the show of “A Night in New Orleans.”The spirit of New Orleans was shown in the opening dance number, which had jazz as the background music. Six women contested for Miss Unity, who presented their talents, community dedication and experience in front of a vocal crowd. Niecy Caldwell, a third-year dance major, was honored as Miss Unity. Gizelle Smedley, a fourth-year biology and pre-dentistry major, was the first runner-up; and Akailah Shepherd, a fourth-year elementary education major, was the second runner-up.Two other awards were given out: highest advertising sales and audience’s choice. Both awards were won by Taylor Johnson, a second-year marketing major.
(12/13/23 6:11pm)
Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns confirmed Wednesday an ankle injury that he sustained over Thanksgiving break.
(12/07/23 3:00pm)
With Fall Commencement comes a great deal of ceremony: cap and gown, “Pomp and Circumstance” and the speeches of proud faculty and peers. It’s a thoroughly fancy affair – a dignified send-off to four long years of hard work and memories.
(10/25/23 2:00pm)
Bodies rush around a set stage, placing props at the top of the show. Giggles reverberate through the black box theatre as busy hands braid hair and place finishing touches on costumes.
(09/27/23 5:04pm)
Update: According to an email sent by Ball State Communication Center, Bracken Library will be reopening at 3 p.m. Sept. 27.
(09/17/23 2:23am)
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct a spelling error.
(08/21/23 5:32pm)
“That I could make those people dance, and maybe they'd be happy for a while…”Don McLean sang these words in his 1971 song “American Pie,” a song dedicated to the 1959 crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson and the subsequent cultural and political changes of the 1960s. Since his debut album was released in 1970, McLean has sold over 50 million records according to his website, with “American Pie” being named one of the Five Greatest Songs of the 20th Century by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
(04/03/23 5:09pm)
At the beginning of the 2023 fall semester, North Hall will be named the Jack Beyerl Residence Hall, according to the Office of Housing and Residence Life.
(03/31/23 12:00pm)
Ball State University’s Department of English partnered with the Honor’s College, Multicultural Center, and the Women’s and Gender Studies program held the In-Print Festival of First Books at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
(02/11/23 1:00pm)
Ball State’s David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) embraced an anti-Valentine’s Day theme at the DOMA After Hours event Friday. The event was from 5-8 p.m., and included a variety of activities and events, such as cross stitching, fortune telling, anti-speed dating and creating ex-effigies.
(12/31/22 7:39pm)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The fatal stabbings of four students at the University of Idaho shook the college town of Moscow, a small community nestled in the rolling agricultural hills of the Palouse region that hadn’t seen a murder for five years.
(11/21/22 2:59pm)
“Mammoth.”
(11/08/22 11:00pm)
Midnight Guffey grew up in a Christian family.
(11/10/22 7:00pm)
Trying to get from one side of campus to another in a short amount of time can be a challenge when you’re late for class or a meeting. On any given weekday, students will zip around campus on scooters, bikes, hoverboards, longboards and more. If you’ve ever considered buying your own set of wheels to bypass the foot traffic, here are three things you should consider when you step into the store.
(10/28/22 1:00pm)
Ball State University’s North Neighborhood celebrated Halloween with their “Nightmare on McKinley” event Oct. 27. From 7-10 p.m., North Neighborhood residents participated in October themed festivities all created by each hall’s president and council.
(10/28/22 3:59pm)
Jeanne Clery was a first-year student at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.