About 250 people from eight campuses gathered Saturday at Ball State University to learn about and discuss issues in the black community not often looked at. The Black Issues Conference, formally called the Black Summit, addressed black greek life, the black image in media and safe sex.
A Ball State University institute announced it will provide money to four faculty research projects to study media-related issues. The News Research Institute (NRI) will give $20,000 to the projects, institute director Chris Bavender said. There were 10 proposals submitted, and a five-person committee announced on Nov.
Ball State University faculty member John Eiden was inspirational and helped people think creatively about the context of things. The founder of WBST, Muncie's affiliate of National Public Radio, was 64-years-old when he died at home last week from unknown causes.
It's the morning after Thanksgiving and even before the sun has risen, a dedicated group of shoppers are awake and getting ready to participate in the single craziest day of shopping of the year. Some people are polite, making small talk with other freezing-cold shoppers around them.
Thanksgiving is about celebrating the coming together of family, friends and, of course, food. Instead of sticking to the same repetitive Thanksgiving meal, use the leftover food to create some of these recipes. The Ultimate Leftover Turkey Sandwich (kraftfoods.
A new generation of gift giving has arrived. This year's holiday season will be filled with yarn of all types and needles of all sizes. Knitting has been arou nd for thousands of years and today it is a unique way to make inexpensive and personalized gifts.
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What can be bought for a person who has seen over 70 Christmas mornings, who has eaten more cured ham and buttered rolls than you have hairs on your head, who has received everything from James Wright's silly putty in 1943 to Scott Olsen's rollerblades in 1979? With the youth of the nation targeted by advertisements and commercials, what is left for our elders? How much longer will our grandparents be stuck with knitting needles and war memorabilia? Nothing says "Merry Christmas! It's amazing you've made it another year!" like jigsaw puzzles with massive pieces, economy-size pillboxes and Velcro shoes.
Local stores and national chains alike are gearing up for the annual holiday rush that begins the day after Thanksgiving. By working extra hours and receiving training in handling pushy customers, retail employees are busily preparing for the season that lies ahead.
Never know what to get your younger siblings for the holiday? Here are some of the hottest toys for the young ones on your list. For the young girls on your list try: The Easy Bake Oven or Real Meal Oven - Both of these ovens allow the girl to cook and make food for herself or others.
The start of the holiday season can mean many things: traveling to visit distant relatives, preparing for family festivities at home and shopping for that elusive perfect gift for everyone on your list. However, nothing captures the spirit of the holidays quite like a unique, handmade present made from the heart.
The holidays are all about family traditions, even if those traditions require getting up early in the morning to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Millions of people each year get up as early as four in the morning to go shopping on the biggest shopping day of the year.
Each year, members of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their supporters gather at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Mass. for the National Day of Mourning. The holiday occurs on the third Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving, and it was started in 1970 by the United American Indians of New England in honor of American Indian people and their struggles, according to the UAINE mission statement.
The images portrayed in most cases of Thanksgiving involve the traditional dinner of turkey with all the trimmings, sides and desserts. The fowl has been associated with the day celebrating the Pilgrims' harmonious gathering with the Native Americans for decades - the holiday itself is also unofficially known as "Turkey Day.
More than $50,000 is at stake today in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center as students and community members vie for first place at the second annual The NEXT Big Thing competition. The goal of the event is to find new concepts that have the potential to become practical businesses.
Wing-Out, new to the Village this year, was packed with mostly sorority and fraternity members Thursday night to hold Chi Omega's fundraiser for Chris Horner. Ater breaking his neck, Horner was temporarily paralyzed from the neck down while studying abroad in Australia, and is expected to return in early to mid-December.
Do free speech and communication come with responsibility? It's a question that takes some serious consideration, and in today's society it may be more important than ever. To begin with, the information age has launched a whole new generation of communicators.
College students are known for living risky lives. People perceive students as driving too quickly, drinking too much and taking too many unnecessary risks. But Alyssa Couch was not taking major risks - she was on her way to tutor someone. She was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I'm pleased the Democrats won majorities in the Senate and House this last election. It's not because I necessarily support or oppose either party, but because I now have reason to hope that bigoted "values" politics will return to the 12th century where they belong and we can get our fiscal situation back in order.
Junior Alyssa Couch lived life to help others. She was on her way to help tutor someone when she died Wednesday night. "Everything she ever did was trying to help somebody else," senior friend Stephanie Marks said. Couch was a pre-med major because she wanted to help people.
