Growing up, Hannah Weibert, a first-year trumpet performance graduate student, said her father constantly told her stories about his experience as a trumpet player.
Over the past seven months, actress Josephine Cooper said, acting as Sylvia Davis in the Broadway musical “Finding Neverland” has allowed her to grow not only as an actress but also a person.
For seven years, junior musical theater major Gillian Lieberman spent half of her days at school and the other half on the stage.
Ever since she was in the fourth grade, actress Shaunice Alexander said she has been in love with theater.
“In a world that can sometimes be lacking in empathy and deep thinking, I think ‘River Teeth’ makes space for the opportunity to inhabit another human being’s experience in a meaningful way,” said Jill Christman, senior co-editor of the creative nonfiction journal “River Teeth.”
Coming from a family of educators, Marie-Line Brunet said she always knew she wanted to be a teacher but never knew where or what she wanted to teach.
Ball State students and their friends and family can enjoy a night out at the movies throughout the spring semester with University Program Board’s (UPB) Friday Night Filmworks.
In the comfort of one of the 150 reclining seats in the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State students, staff and Muncie community members will have the chance to explore the galaxy and newfound possibilities throughout outer space during five free shows offered this semester.
As a first-generation college student and the oldest of five siblings, junior journalism education major Aric Fulton said he didn’t have a role model to look up to when applying for college, so he feels the need to be one for his brothers and sisters.
For senior Brandon Eastom, recognizing others is becoming a seldom act that people do for each other. It was this belief that led him to create the Snap Jar.
Sophia Greenwood, junior fashion merchandising and apparel design major, said her interest in fashion started when she was 5 years old when her grandma taught her how to sew.
Cardinal Esports is beginning to take advantage of advancements in cross- platform technology along with the creators behind some of the organization’s most popular PvP games.
Growing up in Fremont, Indiana, senior biology education major Jackie Weisenfelder said she experienced a “shift in community” when she came to Ball State.
Dolores Slagle, junior general studies major, said she first watched “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” during her sophomore year of high school when her friend “plopped [her] down in front of the TV and said [she] wasn’t allowed to leave until [she] saw it.”
The homecoming season brings plenty of energetic events jam-packed with school spirit. Every year, Ball State hosts the annual Air Jam in Emens Auditorium. Air Jam features different student organizations like residence halls, independent organizations, and Greek life. The groups choreograph and lip-sync to popular music. At the end of the show, the performers receive awards like fan favorite, Independent winner, and overall winner.
Ball State’s Homecoming Court continues to hold seats for more than just college students as four children take up royal roles for the third year in a row.
Since first getting involved in theater his junior year of high school, junior theater major Chase Strange said his role in the upcoming Department of Theatre and Dance play, "Dead Man's Cell Phone" allows him to explore areas as an actor he has never had the opportunity to delve into before.
Under the red and blue stage lights of Emens Auditorium, Homecoming General Chair Hanna Kadinger crowned members of the 2019 Homecoming Royalty Court during the 35th annual Homecoming Talent Search.
