5 steps to helping someone in a mental health crisis
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Therapy can be very beneficial to individuals struggling with mental health and conflict in their day-to-day lives. There are a wide variety of reasons that someone would attend therapy to improve their quality of life.
Muncie has more to offer than just fast-food chains and department stores. The city has made its downtown and surrounding areas a great place to explore and try new things. While every city might have a Walmart and a Taco Bell, not every city has the following places that make Muncie what it is: home.
Soul food in Muncie may seem like a stretch when one has the appetite for it, but when you look into the options of a good ‘ole plate of comfort food, for some, Mama and Son, located in Downtown Muncie, is second to none.
The word Powwow is the English translation of Pau Wau, which means medicine man in Narrtick. It was originally a healing ceremony performed by the tribe's spiritual or religious leaders. English settlers began to use the word to describe a meeting of Indigenous American medicine men, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
Wanting to share their love for boba tea and provide more authentic, personalized drinks to the Muncie community, husband and wife duo Maria and Jay R. Cabasag opened PositiviTea, a family-owned business, in May.
Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.
Bearing large-rimmed glasses, a red and white raglan T-shirt, a ball cap and a monotone voice, Ray Toffer has become synonymous with the things that make Muncie "beautiful and luxurious," on social media.
Editor’s Note: Terra Konieczny is a member of News Link Indiana, another student media organization at Ball State. The Ball State Daily News and NewsLink Indiana are separate and unrelated publications, but both utilize resources in the Unified Media Lab.
Renee Snyder and her family moved into a new house in May of 2022. While getting to know her neighbors, Snyder and her children quickly formed a bond with the older woman who lived next door. They soon discovered their neighbor was none other than Marlene “Bowz” Skeoch from the famous Muncie clown duo, Buttnz & Bowz.
The nomination. Filling out the application. Writing an essay about defining Beneficence. All of it ends in a waiting game.
It only took one class.
“Take a breath in. Take a breath out. Set an intention.”
Sand, clay, silt, peat, chalk and loam. All are different types of soil. According to ISRIC World Soil Information, soil filters rainwater to help prevent flooding, it helps plants grow and acts as a buffer against pollutants, which helps improve groundwater. Without soil, human life would be difficult.
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.
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.
Jerry Shaner walked up and down the Family Dollar aisles in search of the perfect gift.
The Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance is staging The SpongeBob Musical at University Theatre April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:30 p.m. The show is directed by Andy Waldron and Anne Beck, choreographed by Anne Beck, and musical direction by Jay Schwandt. Tickets can be purchased online at bsu.tix.com or by calling 765-285-8749.
Editor's Note: This story has been changed to correct inaccurate information given by a source.
Eight women sat around a table at Bracken Library in August 2020 with the same thought in mind: the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot by police, wasn’t as respected as others, and there was no space on Ball State University’s campus to talk about what was happening in the Black community.