The Black Student Association hosted the Black Leadership Empowerment Summit (BLES) on Sunday at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. BLES steering committee members worked for four months to put on the event. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BLES STEERING COMMITTEE

Black Leadership Empowerment Summit encourages dialogue

Over 100 students gathered for the seventh annual Black Leadership Empowerment Summit (BLES) on Sunday to interact with motivational speakers and performers. The Black Student Association (BSA) hosted the event with help from the Multicultural Center and SGA sponsors.




Kathrynne Horine, who identifies as transgender, said public mentors in the transgender community can be hard to find. Horine called Laverne Cox one of the first role models for trans men and women.  PHOTO PROVIDED BY KATHRYNNE HORINE
NEWS

Transgender individuals react to Laverne Cox

At 25, Kathrynne Horine met her first real role model on a screen. They never actually talked. In fact, Horine doesn’t even remember the other person’s name. But whoever it was, this internet stranger, she had made a YouTube video detailing her process transitioning from male to female.



Freshman first baseman Caleb Stayton runs to home base in the March 21 game against Bowling Green at Ball Diamond. Ball State
SPORTS

Relief pitching, balanced offense help Ball State extend streak

First baseman Caleb Stayton hit two doubles and scored two runs and center fielder Matt Eppers finished with a double, a triple and two RBIs, as the Ball State baseball team defeated Elon 8-3 on Sunday.  Freshman pitcher Brendan Burns earned the win, entering the game for starter Matt Haro with two outs in the third.






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