Students relieve midterm stress with Dogs and Donuts
By Taylor Smith and Sabrina Mardis / October 1, 2019“Everybody needs something to take care of.” For Melanie Turner, advisor for communication studies and journalism, she chose to care for dogs.
“Everybody needs something to take care of.” For Melanie Turner, advisor for communication studies and journalism, she chose to care for dogs.
Three days a week, the sound of trumpets honking, drums clashing and color flags whipping through the air echoes through campus from the lawn outside Worthen Arena as Ball State’s Pride of Mid-America Marching Band practices.
It’s that time of year with the NBA season countdown closing in, predictions in the media begin to spark debates back up about who’s the best of the best between each player and team.
“Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.” These words became more than just words for me my senior year of high school. They became my life.
Updates surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry including Rudy Giuliani being subpoenaed by the House and the president seeking foreign help on the origins of the Russia investigation, Forever 21 filing for bankruptcy, California letting NCAA players sign endorsement deals and the Supreme Court hearing on job discrimination against transgender people make up this week’s five national stories.
Ball State sent out an emergency campus-wide email around 1 a.m. Sunday about an armed robbery on campus.
The former French president’s final service, Saudi crown prince’s denial of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the Chinese president’s comments on Hong Kong amid ongoing protests, allegations against the U.K. prime minister as he pushes for Brexit and a review of less-discussed conflicts at the United Nations General Assembly make up this week’s five international stories.
The victory was the Cardinals’ first Mid-American Conference win of the season.
Going away to college can be a challenge for a lot of people for any number of reasons.I thought within the first week I got here I would feel homesick. I thought I would be brooding, calling my mom constantly and in such a slump. But to my surprise, I’m having a great time so far. I know I’ll feel homesick at some point, and it could sneak up on me at any moment, but I feel much more confident in my situation here than I feel other people are.
The Cardinals started the game up two sets to none, but the Zips stormed back to sweep the remaining three, 3-2.
One day after the 10 MLB playoff teams were finalized, Ball State Baseball got a better feel for what team it had ahead of the 2020 season with an 11-3 win over Butler in a 12-inning exhibition game.
The three candidates for mayor of Muncie — Terry Bailey (D), Dan Ridenour (R) and Steve Smith (L) — met once again for a debate, this time on Ball State’s campus.
Fireworks filled the sky continuously in celebration of the scoring show Delta put on in its homecoming win, but things weren’t so bright for New Castle. The Eagles reached the end zone six times throughout the contest en route to a 42-0 victory.
On a crisp fall night where Monroe Central football (4-2) celebrated the school’s homecoming, the team, and more specifically Sam Feola, had plenty to celebrate. Feola’s four touchdowns propelled the Golden Bears to a 41-12 victory over Wes-Del (1-5) Friday.
Ball State Soccer (6-3, 0-0 MAC) lost 1-0 to Central Michigan (4-0-2, 1-0 MAC) after Marle Bringard scored in the closing minutes of the first half. This is the first loss in the Cardinals’ Mid-American Conference opener since 2011.
Facilities Planning and Management sent a campus-wide email informing the Ball State community about scheduled power outages on different days during the coming months.
Over the course of the academic year, Ball State’s student-run restaurant Allegre will help provide approximately 850 free meals to community members with the help of the Efroymson Family Fund Grant Award.
The three Muncie mayoral candidates participated in a Q&A session Sept. 26 at Muncie Central High School.
Yats, the Indianapolis-based Midwest restaurant chain, after months of having a sign outside its doors, opened Sept. 18.
Following the bankruptcy of its partner company and months of uncertainty, Thr3e Wise Men has rebranded itself as 625 TapHouse.
