Ball State’s Addi Smith speaks for genderqueer identities
Throughout their life, Addison Smith has been a force, and these days are no different. Today, they’re more focused than ever.
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Throughout their life, Addison Smith has been a force, and these days are no different. Today, they’re more focused than ever.
A mandarin-colored leaf peers over the veiny flesh of an orchid. The fuschia lung-like petals of the flower face inward. The human-like stature of the plant creates curiosity and enchantment. The orchid that could stunt double as a fairy: The Pink Lady Slipper Orchid. A population of Pink Lady Slipper Orchids sit quietly as the morning mist taps their petals at the Ball State Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.
Orchids are plants that come from the Orchidaceae, which is a widespread and diverse group of plants with blooms that are mostly colorful. There are around 28,000 species of Orchids that are currently accepted. There are 40 types of orchids in Indiana, alone. What really makes them valuable though? That is the big question here, as orchids have been illegally traded over time. The orchid legal trade market is very large, but so is the unknown illegal trade market. For most trades, it is illegal to trade wild orchids internationally without a permit from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Although, for some, dealing with wild specimens is completely forbidden for them.
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Muncie has 825 organizations employing over 6,035 people and Ball State University students aren’t shying away from getting involved.
Two terms that will be referred to in this story is “cultural sensitivity” and “cultural competence”. Both definitions are from the American Psychological Association.
Famous musician Louis Armstrong once said “Music is life itself. What would this world be without music? No matter what kind it is.”
The Addictions Coalition of Delaware County (ACDC) officially formed in July 2020 with the purpose of bringing “the resources, energy, and expertise of Ball State University to the community.” The seed for the organization was planted a year earlier, however, when Ball State University faculty members Dr. Jean Marie Place and Dr. Jonel Thaller discussed ways in which the issue of addiction could be addressed within Delaware County.
Liberty lofts in Muncie, Indiana, was once home to the First Church of Christian Scientist before hosting an LGBTQIA congregation called the Rainbow Cathedral. The historic building of 326 West Charles St. has been called home to many things but is now home to people. Quite literally.
In the 1920s General Motors invested themselves in the Southside of Muncie. Along with them and other auto part makers, the Southside of Muncie continued to boom throughout the 50s and 60s. Increased automation and globalism of industrial giants began to come into the picture, resulting in lost jobs that had no promise of returning. By the early 2000s, the factories that once brought the Southside to life had closed and locations that once provided to the community now provided nothing but empty lots and rusting fences.
Story by Amber Henderson / Inform Muncie
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Deliverance Temple, nestled in the heart of the Industry neighborhood, is the cornerstone of the community and at the helm is Pastor Andre Mitchell, a youthful, charismatic, dressed-to-the-nines passionate preacher.
Story by Tori Smith / Inform Muncie