Presidential nominees will face off tonight in the final debate of student government election season. Nick Wilkey, Cardinal Connection presidential nominee, will debate against Jes Wade, Empower presidential candidate, at the presidential debate at 7 p.m.
Midterm Course Evaluation Expansion • Senator James Wells and President Pro Tempore Jack Hesser authored this legislation • Recommends the university encourages students to use midterm course evaluations • Students will have the option to complete midterm course evaluations for every course • Those evaluations will be sent directly to the professor, who could make adjustments to their teaching style Blackboard Testing Labs • Wells authored this legislation • Encourages the university to continue using walk-in testing labs and to continue phasing out inQsit in favor of Blackboard tests
TODAY “Think You Know Social? – How Social Media is Changing Marketing Strategy” Ball State alumni Jeffrey Cohen, Chris Ulm and Jenny Yarbrough will discuss social media as part of the Miller College of Business’ Dialogue Days.
Grandma Betty’s Ice Cream Shop, the only not-for-profit business in the Village, was broken into late Tuesday night and $30,000 worth of equipment was stolen.
Tonight, all four members of each SGA slate had the chance to defend their platforms with answers to questions from SGA members, students and Ball State staff.
Members of Ball State University Dance Marathon doubled their goal during a fundraiser Tuesday. The group, which raises money to donate to Riley Hospital for Children, raised $15,090.03 in 24 hours. During the fundraising event, the Facebook page for the organization posted videos every hour that showed people who have benefited from the services of Riley Hospital.
Tonight, the Student Government Association two slates will have the chance to prove why their slate deserves to represent the student body. Although there are two slates, the debate will still be in Pruis Hall, where it was moved last year to accommodate three slates and an increased student interest.
Today, America celebrates love but for a group of students marched to try to make love of all kinds equal. Members of Spectrum, Students for Creative Social Activism and Feminists for Action marched from the L.A.
The first of three Student Government Association debates between the vice presidential candidates came down to confidence and SGA experience, the debate coordinator said.
Tonight, the two vice presidential candidates will square off in the first of the debates for the Student Government Association’s election season. Sophomore political science major Carli Hendershot will represent Cardinal Connection, and Junior marketing major Gabrielle Bunn will represent Empower. Both have SGA experience, a valuable asset for a vice presidential nominee, because theySenate meetings.
Student Government Association introduced four pieces of legislation at their meeting this afternoon, the most introduced in one senate meeting this academic year. President pro tempore Jack Hesser said the rest of February will see considerably more SGA legislation. “The legislation that was read today was only a fraction of legislation sent to me,” he said, addressing the Student Senate to a round of applause. “There will be four to five pieces of legislation at every senate for the rest of February. I am really proud of you guys for that.”
Members of Greek life are often portrayed as ditzy partygoers with no interest in academics, but Ball State’s Greek life is breaking out of this stereotype. The Office of Student Life released a report comparing the grades of Greek life students to that of non-Greek students. It found that, on average, women in sororites have higher GPAs than women not involved in Greek organizations.
Radio Station WCRD 91.3 FM made it into the top ten for the 2014 MTVU College Radio Woodie Awards. The student run radio station earned recognition through the first round of online voting organized at ratemyprofessor.com.
Thirty-one perspective employers who had never been to campus before joined 75 others networking with students at the annual spring Cardinal Job Fair in Worthen Arena. The Career Center hosts a job fair every semester, but Career Center director Jim McAtee said the employer turn out made this one stand out. The fair included representatives from Apple Inc., Angie’s List, Sallie Mae and the United States State Department among others. Naomi Thompson, program director for Camp Crosley YMCA, was extremely excited to make an appearance at the career fair. “We are looking for [students] to fill every position this summer.
Indiana superintendent of public education stressed the importance of students focusing on equality and student-centered accountability during a conference on campus Tuesday night. Glenda Ritz and Danielle Shockey, deputy superintendent, said students of all backgrounds should have the same opportunity to receive a quality education. Ritz said the education department works to create a system for students focused on equality and student-centered accountability and stressed to future teachers to “imagine the possibilities with the kids you have in the classroom, and go make them happen.” She is currently working on the State Commission on Improving the Status of Children where she focuses on underprivileged children. At the first meeting of the commission, she said several speakers ahead of her quoted statistics about student poverty, incarceration and poor health.
When the master planning consultants return to campus, they will host an open forum in the College of Architecture and Planning, but some architecture students wanted the university to get them involved sooner. Sophomore architecture student Jared Monce said he wished the university used the master plan as an immersive learning project for architecture students.
When Lena Neff found out she was pregnant as a freshman at Ball State, she decided her education was more important then the “looks” she would get. “Dropping out wasn’t an option for me,” the sophomore public relations major said. Instead, she and her boyfriend Torrin Tompkins, an Ivy Tech student, decided to make campus home for their 8-month-old son, Xaiden. Although, neither of them would necessarily consider it child-friendly.
Two groups have started campaigning for the executive board of next year’s Student Government Association. On Monday night at the convention, the slates Cardinal Connection and Empower accepted nominations to run. Alex Sventeckis, SGA elections board chairman, said there were no campaign violations and slates were officially permitted to start campaigning when the convention closed. Elections will be Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.
Cars speeding through campus often have people debating whether to step out or toe the line. Walkability is a major concern for students, evident in its inclusion in the campus master plan. The issue isn’t entirely new either — the McKinley Beautification project, started in 2005, also aimed to make the road more appealing and safe.
Ball State will not join some colleges in adding two unconventional items to vending machines – condoms and Plan B, a popular day-after contraceptive. The University of Michigan added condoms to one vending machine in each of its 14 residence halls as a trial project requested by students.
