Your phone is probably listening to you
March 28, 2018Cell phones today are more powerful than ever and capable of listening in on anything said around them. The apps we use are owned by people who make the bulk of their money from advertisements.
Cell phones today are more powerful than ever and capable of listening in on anything said around them. The apps we use are owned by people who make the bulk of their money from advertisements.
The short documentary When Kids Wrote the Headlines: The Children’s Express/Y-Press Story details an Indianapolis program that allowed children as young as 10 to work alongside their slightly older peers under the watch of reporters for the Indianapolis Star.
Pretty. Odd. finds meaning in vibrant personifications of nature and small doses of reality crouched in fantasy. A psychedelic naturalism and lively effervescence spills from its 15 eclectic tracks.
I don’t think anyone truly expected 100 Thieves, especially after their midseason slump, to go on a winning streak and burn everyone to ashes. Then again, I’m pretty sure I predicted that they could make that run if they kept up momentum. And they sure did. And we never saw it coming.
Student writers and first-time authors will come together for the 13th Annual In Print Festival of First Books at 8 p.m. March 28 and 29 in the Student Center Ballroom.
On April 13, the red carpet will roll out for Ball State’s annual Frog Baby Film Festival, but many students are waiting anxiously to hear the results from the submission period, which took place from March 1 to 12.
When senior Brandon Gick came to Ball State, he began to realize that Muncie was full of talented musicians, but it’s hard for them to find resources to get their music heard.
Unlike a typical action/adventure show, Steven Universe goes the extra mile by including heartfelt characters with realistic development, excellent music, and a mysterious backstory that touches on themes of war, identity, and good and evil. All wrapped up in a colorful, imaginative, and seemingly lighthearted cartoon.
The Department of Theatre and Dance aims to prove it has what it takes in its upcoming production of the classic musical “A Chorus Line.”
Spider-man might be the world’s most-loved superhero who spans multiple generations. His deeds and actions have inspired others to take up the spider-brand, and while there as many Spider-men as I have had broken bones, these four specific, badass women stand among the upper echelon of Spider-vigilantes: Spider-Gwen, Spider-Girl, Silk, and Spider-Woman.
With one banjo and four musicians, We Banjo 3 will travel to Ball state from Galway, Ireland, to perform Thursday in Emens Auditorium.
Textbooks contain important information that contributes to mastering a subject, class or major, but the authors and the work put into creating the books are not often thought about.
Ball State alumnus Vince Bertram said he has always had a great curiosity for learning how things work. Today, he is using that same spirit of inquiry to help students in elementary, middle and high schools around the country reach their goals through STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
With the help of locks, puzzles and mystery phrases, one Muncie couple has sent more than 2,400 pounds of clothes, shoes and toys to Jamaica.
But still, I feel it is also important to address that we view films through the lens of the filmmaker. What does that mean exactly? In this case, Olympia may not exactly be propaganda, but it does carry a piece of Riefenstahl in it. So we can't completely separate the art from the author; this is impossible because we are viewing the film through the lens of the director.
Recently I talked about Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will, and no, we still aren’t done with her yet. This time we are going to look at her less controversial and infinitely more interesting film: Olympia.
