Talking to students about sexual assault on college campuses can be a tricky conversation to broach, but one Ball State junior did just that for "The Hunting Ground," a documentary produced by an award winning director. "The Hunting Ground" will be shown April 15 on Ball State's campus by Step In. Speak Up.
Ball State employees affected by the recent rash of identify thefts and income tax fraud—at least 140 in number—are part of a larger national trend, a government official with the Indiana Attorney General's Office said. During his April 8 visit to Ball State, Rich Bramer, director of the Indiana Attorney General's consumer protection division, addressed concerns about the recent accounts of income tax fraud facing Ball State employees with a presentation on how to protect against it and what to do if affected. Bramer said after observing the national trend he plans to meet with his colleagues in other states and take it to the federal level. "I am supposed to meet with a representative of FBI’s cybercrime task force sometime next week," he said.
Muncie Police are looking for a young female who flipped her car near Amazing Joe's and proceeded to run away. MPD got a call at 8:54 p.m.
Without the help of an Ball State immersive learning project, a local neighborhood would still be looking for direction, said the president of the Blaine Southeast neighborhood association.
Though the Ball State Alive chapter fell short of its $5,000 fundraising goal for its annual Out of the Darkness Walk April 12, it is still accepting donations until the end of June.
After 20 years of releasing no new episodes of Full House, TVLine, a TV-centered website, has announced Netflix might be making a 13-episode spin-off focusing on Candace Cameron Bure as D.J. Tanner and Andrea Barber as Kimmy Gibbler.
Riley Hospital for Children dedicated a room in the Stem Cell Unit to Ball State Dance Marathon in honor of the money they have raised for the hospital.
Ball State’s new direction as an “entrepreneurial university” could change traditional learning and reorganize immersive learning.
The Alive Campaign will work with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to host their annual Out of the Darkness Walk April 12.
If a person commits sexual assault on Ball State’s campus, they are not likely to ever sit behind bars. That’s because when the university—any university—investigates a sexual assault, it is considered a policy violation and not a criminal matter as it would be if reported to a law enforcement agency. Even when someone reports sexual assault only to the university, the most common punishment is a suspension, according to documents obtained in an email through Joan Todd, university spokesperson. Click to read more
The marketing fraternity is starting a tradition by hosting its first wing eating contest this weekend.
For the third year in a row, students from Ball State’s International Justice Mission and organizations around campus are standing at the Scramble Light to raise awareness for human trafficking. This year, they’re standing for 24 hours to represent each day a person spends in slavery, from 12 p.m.
Islamic Awareness Week concluded with a panel of Muslims answering questions and discussing their culture with students.
The Northside of Muncie will have 300 new jobs available by 2024. Govenor Mike Pence came to Muncie to introduce these jobs at ASONS.
The Muncie City Council suspended rules in order to discuss RFRA immediately.
The "Muslims for Life" blood drive was cancelled by the Indiana Blood Center for the second semester in a row.
A new athletics tradition for students will begin in the Fall 2015 semester. The current Student Government Association executive slate had a platform point to create a Ball State “B” on the football field.
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To the future vice president of Student Government Association, Gandhi is more than a figure in a history textbook. Her grandfather worked for him, promoting his regime in Southern India.
