Three takeaways from Muncie's mayoral forum
By Abigail Denault and Grayson Joslin / September 13, 2023The main takeaways from the event were ethics, infrastructure, and economy heading into the municipal election November 7.
The main takeaways from the event were ethics, infrastructure, and economy heading into the municipal election November 7.
Ledford began with the executive portion of the budget. This portion includes transportation funds for a new blue loop bus as well as more blue lights on Riverside and in the areas around the Ball State University Apartment complexes.
The Health Promotion and Advocacy Office’s new menstruation stations aim to provide free aid to students who have forgotten their menstrual hygiene products and provide informational resources to students with periods.
From 5 to 7 p.m., North West Hall hosted Star Party: a Weeks of Welcome event sponsored by the College of Sciences and Humanities. Student and faculty-led organizations alike set up tables outside, sharing information about their clubs with prospective recruits.
Jeff Robinson, city council president and Democratic candidate for Muncie mayor, announced his plans for the city’s infrastructure, an issue he claimed is “one of the biggest issues on the minds of our citizens.”
The Cardinals have been very successful at home, with a 23-2-4 record over the past 3 years, and held true with a 3-0 win over Austin Peay as Senior Night festivities took place before the match.
A new club has come to campus aimed to help women feel more confident in the gym. Abigail DeSimone, CHAARG’s ambassador, says the interest in the club is bigger than she anticipated.
The Minnetrista Museum and Gardens Center is dressed to the nines yet again with nearly one thousand American flags. This annual ceremony is in partnership with the Exchange Club of Muncie, an organization dedicated to the Muncie community.
The Women, Gender, and African American Studies programs have joined together to create a new department, welcoming a host of fresh and familiar faces to the program. Yet as the year begins in earnest, there is already reflection on the nature of the merge.
At the Music For All Summer Symposium, held on Ball State’s campus June 24 through July 1, there’s a team of people called SWAGs behind every practice session, every fun activity, or even group transportation around campus.
For Ball State, the student trustee must be a resident of Indiana and have a 2.5 or better grade point average at the time of the application. The position includes $50 for each meeting and Commencement attended, a 10% discount at the Ball State bookstore, and an all-access parking pass, among many things.
“American Pie” singer Don McLean gives a concert at the new Brown Family Amphitheater
Muncie OUTreach, Delaware County’s LGBTQ youth group, organized Muncie Pride for a second year at Canan Commons Park on Saturday. The festival was 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An investigation by Attorney General Rokita’s Homeowner Protection Unit determined that MiddleTown Property Management LLC and MiddleTown Property Group LLC have been using the unregistered trade name “BSU Rentals.” The Attorney General’s office suggests that this could confuse consumers, leading them to believe the company is in association with Ball State.
Director of Public Safety and Chief of University Police Jim Duckham officially retired Aug. 31 after more than 30 years in law enforcement, including over nine years with Ball State. The search to fill the position has already begun and is expected to be concluded by October, according to Vice President of Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle.
The Ball State Student Government Association began their first meeting of the academic year with an announcement about Homecoming nominations. Nominations and voting will be done in house through forms.
Justin E. Bonner was arrested in connection to the shooting that occurred at a party at E. Willard St. and S. Hackley St. on July 30 according to a press release from Muncie Police Department.
On Nov. 30, 2022, ChatGPT was released to the general public. The program is a largely language-based form of artificial intelligence (AI) and can assist a user in creating well-written and formatted text. Microsoft is investing in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, claiming they are making a “multi-billion dollar investment,” according to the Associated Press.
The National Weather Service set an excessive heat warning Sunday for parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Heat advisories or watches were also in place in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota.
After having conversations with several community leaders and finding out that Don McLean had an opening on his tour, the mayor of Muncie wanted to bring the “American Pie” singer and songwriter to the city. When he found out that the originally planned venue for the concert, Canan Commons, was already booked with events, he believed that the concert was not going to happen.
