Heavy rainfall leads to light flooding, no damage
By Christopher Stephens / August 21, 2014Despite three inches of rain Ball State has weathered the storm without any damages and only light flooding an official said.
Despite three inches of rain Ball State has weathered the storm without any damages and only light flooding an official said.
Looking for shuttle buses because of the rain?
Student debt maintains its status as a national talking piece as to what can be done for those finishing or beginning their college education.
Upperclassmen could be arrested for providing minors with a place to drink due to a new Indiana law.
After weeks of civil unrest in Missouri and the manslaughter of Michael Brown, some Ball State students are preparing to voice their opinions on pat shootings by police officers.
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Indiana must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, but says the ruling doesn't take effect until the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules on the issue.
Junior professional sales and French major Austin Acel nominated President Paul Ferguson for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ice bucket challenge on Aug. 19.
As the fall season draws near, the music of summer plays on into its final weeks. Following previous years’ smash hits like “California Gurls” or “Call Me Maybe,” artists put their best material forward in hopes of claiming the “song of the summer” title.
After watching many students underprepare for job interviews after college, a Ball State faculty member created an app to help, even if it is awkward at first.Jonathan Huer, director of emerging technologies and media development, created Be Employed When You Graduate: The App, an application to help students practice for job interviews.
A team of current and former Ball State students released a social media app this summer, combining aspects of Instagram and Tinder.Anthony Sparks, a senior communication major, and former student David Rogers, came up with the idea and created Noria LLC.Noria is a social media application that allows users to post and view photos.
Shouts of “Get away from me!” and “Stop!” filled the air of the Park Hall multipurpose room as eight girls, two “creepers” and two instructors practiced defense mechanisms against sexual assault during Elemental.
Move-in week arrests are up this year despite a tweet from @ExcisePolice to warn students about patrols.
Vehicles full of furniture and houseware filled the Village Promenade parking garage as residents of the apartment complex moved in Saturday.
For President Paul Ferguson, the class of 2018 is special. Ferguson welcomed the freshmen to campus Sunday afternoon during his first freshman convocation, describing them as “his class.”
President Paul Ferguson welcomed the class of 2018 to Ball State today at his first freshman convocation.
While some incoming students worry about difficult classes and strict study schedules in college, cultural obstacles can be a major concern for others.“Some of the unique challenges for underrepresented students is that a lot of times, they find themselves being the only one in a classroom or in a group setting, and they might have not ever experienced that before coming from the community they came from,” Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Multicultural Center director, said.During the 2012-2013 school year, students that did not identify as white made up 11.9 percent of the undergraduate population and 8.1 percent of the graduate population, according to the university’s website.One way to lessen diversity challenges from this cultural gap is through participation in one of the multicultural campus organizations.Kirsten Davenport, Black Student Association president, said BSA helped her as a freshman.“Even though I went to an all-white school growing up, Ball State provided that extra push of knowing where I came from, knowing my background and being able to fit in with others like me,” she said.Still, addressing diversity is a challenge for Ball State, Engle said.“I think with what people call PWIs [predominantly white institutions], or historically white institutions, anytime you’re bringing students from underrepresented populations, there is always that, ‘How do you create that environment where people feel comfortable being themselves?’” Engle said.
Carli Hendershot is the Student Government Association vice president for 2014-15 and wrote a guest column for The Daily News.
The Student Government Association executive board has made moves to follow through on the platform points promised when the board was elected in February.
Incoming students will now be required to take an online course to learn about sexual violence.
Many changes are coming to Ball State with the passing of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, which went into effect March 2014. This will be the first school year where all requirements need to be met.
