Saturday classes, making up for lost time
Many professors taught to nearly empty classrooms today in an effort to make up for lost time.
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Many professors taught to nearly empty classrooms today in an effort to make up for lost time.
After Ball State announced one-day weekends to make up snow days, some students took to Twitter and asked, “#isthisajoke?”
•Room and board rates were raised by about $365 • Ball State’s rates are below national average • Premium plan students won’t see a change
• Snow and freezing temperatures incited Ball State to cancel classes for the second day in a row.
• Classes are canceled through Tuesday • No problems with buildings related to cold weather • Wind chill continues to hover around -35°F Update
With Winter Break right around the corner, houses and residence halls are going to be empty for nearly a month. To the unprepared, this could mean a higher than expected electric bill, a messy return and a flood of water on the floor. Not to mention, an empty house is a perfect opportunity for theft. Here are a few ways to avoid a potential disaster over the holidays.
• Unified Technology Support said the first semester of walk-in only testing labs was a success.
• Sen. Joe Donnelly pledged to donate his salary from the government shutdown in October.
Ball State remained relatively unscathed during Sunday’s massive storms. No students or faculty reported injuries and no campus buildings were damaged.
A 9-day-old university Twitter account went from roughly 10 to a little more than 4,700 followers when it was used for the first time in an emergency to update students on Friday’s report of a potential armed person on campus.
• Local organizations are turning away student volunteers.
Muncie residents have made their decision on the future of their yellow school buses by voting no on Tuesday.
If the local referendum to continue paying for Muncie Community Schools busing passes after a vote today, Ball State student’s rent may rise with property taxes.
The university does not have plans to press charges against a student who they say falsely claimed he was assaulted on campus, a university spokesperson said.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jessica Johnson and Jake Brown are pseudonyms for students who wish to remain anonymous.
The U.S. Department of Education announced today a plan to improve affordability for college students, a cause Ball State President Jo Ann Gora has continued to fight for during her 10 years in office.
A two-car accident occurred on Minnetrista Parkway near the Delwaware County Fairground entrance 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
Both Ball State and IU experienced similar student safety incidents, but the universities reacted in very different ways.
Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly was part of a group of 14 senators that created the bipartisan Senate bill to end the partial government shutdown.
The 16-day federal government shutdown was an example of the United States government’s inability to work for the public good, said some Ball State students.