Colleagues describe former Ball State acting president as loyal, caring
Richard Burkhardt, a former acting president of Ball State, is remembered by faculty members for his dedication to the university and his compassion.
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Richard Burkhardt, a former acting president of Ball State, is remembered by faculty members for his dedication to the university and his compassion.
Despite the amount of snowfall this winter season, one little known law isn’t being enforced in Muncie.
Facebook collaborated with Network of Support, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer advocacy organizations, to come up with a list of gender identities. Users also can choose to be referred to as “they” instead of “he” or “she” and control which individual users can see their chosen gender.
One sorority on campus is proving that being small doesn’t mean they can’t out do larger sisterhoods.
When the final amount raised for Dance Marathon was announced, the entire room bursted into cheers and tears.
With a little more than two hours to go, the dancers at Dance Marathon are staying strong for the kids.
Even before the annual Dance Marathon kicked off at 2 p.m., the energy was surging.
• Tanning beds may be more dangerous than rays from the sun. • Indiana recently passed law barring those younger than 16 from using tanning beds. • Beds us UVA which penetrates the skin deeper than the sun’s UVB rays.
Ball State will not join some colleges in adding two unconventional items to vending machines – condoms and Plan B, a popular day-after contraceptive.
An art show in the Village looked to let attendees see violence through the lens of those that saw it first-hand.
• Several threats have been made on the Sochi Olympics. • Ball State students heading to Russia say they aren’t worried about attacks.
• Ball State facilities faculty work around the clock to clear snow after heavy snow.
• Late Nite has a budget of $355,952 collected from every on-campus student each semester. • Students question whether Late Nite is worth the budget. • Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs said the event gives students something positive to do on the weekend.
• Friendship Family program allows international students to join with American families to learn about culture. • Students meet with family at least once each month to do activity. • One woman has been with the program for 20 years.
• Students are using SeekingArrangements.com to get into relationships with older men for money.
• Ice and snow makes getting across campus hard for students with disabilities • Alliance for Disability member thinks Ball State could do more to clean walkways • University said busing service works to help students get around
• In an effort to stop drug companies from enabling addicts, a new Indiana law limits the amount of pills doctors can prescribe.
• Twenty-seven million people are in slavery in the world. •A Ball State group, International Justice Mission, is dedicated to raising awareness through events like November’s canned food drive.
Traditional classrooms with forward facing rows and a central focus might not be the best for students anymore, according to one study partly conducted at Ball state.
Fifty years ago today, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Many who were alive during that time regard it as a defining moment of their lives, a moment forever etched in their memory.