When Blake Buell began taking videos of his college experience during his freshman year, he never expected they would turn into a mash-up shared more than 2,000 times.
Muncie’s newest park, Cornerstone Park, will soon host classes that are normally held inside Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was June 2 with Mayor Dennis Tyler, local artists and community members in attendance.
Each year, the Mid-American Conference awards two athletes, one male and one female, from the graduating classes of each of its member institutions the Medal of Excellence. This year, Ball State was represented by junior baseball player Alex Call and junior women's basketball player Shelby Merder.
Yet again, it’s allergy season, which can leave some feeling miserable. Allergies affect as many as 30 percent of adults and 40 percent of children, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
Tara Terra, a group of college students and graduates who come from the University of Illinois in Champaign – Urbana, will be performing June 4 at Be Here Now along with Hotbed and Victoria Armstrong.
Search "adult coloring books" on Amazon and you'll see 101 pages of results — with several books of the first several pages boasting a "best seller" badge. According to Forbes, coloring books targeted toward adults have existed since the 1960s, but in the last two years, sales have skyrocketed.
Junior right fielder Alex Call was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after finishing at or near the top of the conference in most offensive categories.
Student-athletes have to find the balance between the field and the classroom, and this spring 273 of Ball State's 411 student-athletes had a semester GPA of 3.0 or better, according to a ballstatesports.com press release. One hundred fifty-two student-athletes also qualified for the Dean's List with a 3.5 or better GPA, and 37 posted a perfect 4.0.
Ball State baseball (32-26, 15-9 MAC) finished on top of the Mid-American Conference West Division for the second time in three seasons, but was bounced from the MAC Tournament after dropping its first two games.
Saving money in general is not easy, but trying to save while worried about future debt from student loans has some Ball State students feeling stressed out this summer.
Drive-in movie If you don’t mind a little drive, catch a drive-in movie at the 13-24 drive-in in Wabash.
Wearable fitness trackers, such as the popular Fitbit, aren't always accurate, as a Ball State study found. But since earlier this year, the Fitbit company has been facing a lawsuit due to these inaccuracies.
Writing a book was never on Heather Chastain’s list of goals. But that doesn’t mean she never did it —the Ball State alumna just published her first children’s book, “Caroline Girls.”
After 18 years of being "a no-kill shelter," Muncie’s Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) will be expanding in an effort to help more animals and their owners receive services and the care they need to live healthy lives. ARF is expanding to offer low-cost veterinary services through a new spin-off clinic called ARF’s PAW (promoting animal wellness), which is expected to open in late August.
Memorial Day honors those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originating following the Civil War, Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971, according to History.com. For many, Memorial Day also unofficially marks the beginning of summer. Here are some events for those wishing to observe the holiday.
Robots, already common in manufacturing, will inevitably take over more and more tasks as they compete with humans for jobs, the real-life inspiration for the TV show “Scorpion” told a Ball State audience.
A band made up of mostly Ball State alumni is returning to Muncie to celebrate the release of its first vinyl album.
With the ongoing controversy regarding the Charles Koch Foundation's role in a $3.25 million donation to Ball State, a group of students have formed together as a local branch of UnKoch My Campus to attempt to fight against outside influences they believe could corrupt academic integrity at Ball State.
Transgender access to public bathrooms, particularly transgender students at public schools, has been a controversial topic lately. Earlier this month, the Obama administration issued a directive in form of a letter to all public schools nationwide telling each district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathroom they feel matches their gender identity.
A 2013 Ball State graduate with a lifelong interest in racing has a role in this year’s historic Indianapolis 500.
