Sexual offenses at Ball State often go unreported
By Rachel Podnar / November 25, 2013Ball State’s reported statistic of 11 sexual offenses in 2012 tells a very small part of the story.
Ball State’s reported statistic of 11 sexual offenses in 2012 tells a very small part of the story.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police have not found a gunman at Yale University and are leaning toward a call warning of an armed man heading to shoot up the school being a hoax, as a lockdown was lifted for most of the Ivy League campus Monday. “New Haven is safe.
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Failed referenda in two Indiana communities are forcing school officials to regroup as they assess their needs for everything from leaky roofs to bus transportation. Mishawaka voters this month rejected a $28 million referendum that would have helped upgrade security and technology, replace aging boilers, fix roofs and make other repairs.
GENEVA — Iran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the most significant agreement between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani endorsed the agreement, which commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief, including access to $4.2 billion from oil sales.
Traditional classrooms with forward facing rows and a central focus might not be the best for students anymore, according to one study partly conducted at Ball state.
While many students may remember lockdown drills at schools before Ball State, a full lockdown isn’t feasible on a college campus, officials from multiple universities said.
Ball State’s ranking for sexual health resources and awareness has fallen 12 spots from last year, and 26 spots from 2011. The rankings are sponsored by Trojan condoms and are based on how effective university health centers are at providing services and information about sex to campuses.
Tyler Juranovich | Staff reporter tjjuranovich@bsu.edu Muncie Boy Scouts and the Muncie Fire Department joined forces Saturday evening in friendly competition to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need. The groups hosted Thanksgiving Throwdown at the United Methodist Church on High Street to benefit residents of Muncie’s homeless shelters.
The Culver’s on McGalliard Road is expected to open in early March. Rayme Swan, franchise owner who also owns one in Marion, Ind., and Craig Culver, co-founder of Culver’s, were at the ground-breaking ceremony Friday afternoon. Swan said Ball State played a large role in deciding to open a restaurant in Muncie.
Fifty years ago today, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
The Muncie Redevelopment Commission accepted the proposal to assist in construction for Dick’s Sporting Goods as well as a proposal to expand development on farmland near the Muncie airfield. Todd Donati, president of Delaware County Commissioners, said that while the expansion of the Muncie Mall with Dick’s Sporting Goods will create jobs, those jobs aren’t the priority for the development commission. “The jobs we’re bringing in, that’s great,” Donati said.
Today Sales major and minor meeting The H.H. Gregg Center for Professional Selling will host a meeting giving information about Ball State’s professional selling major and minor.
Students raised about $1,000 to support music therapy for people in nursing homes Wednesday night. Close to 200 people gathered in Pruis Hall for “A Night to Remember.” A group of first semester freshman telecommunication students organized most of the event.
KOKOMO, Ind. – When they got back to their home in Kokomo, Jill Shimer and her husband, Scott, had no idea what to expect. The Shimers returned from Cincinnati around 8 p.m., roughly four hours after the tornadoes tore up the south side of the city.
• Sen. Joe Donnelly pledged to donate his salary from the government shutdown in October. • 10 Indiana food banks received $500 each. • Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie was one of the places that got a portion of his check.
On Friday in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building’s lobby, Department of Telecommunications will show the live CBS news coverage from John F.
Just a few days before journalist Steve Bell’s wife was expected to give birth, his assignment editor ran six blocks to his house to tell him phone lines were jammed, President John F.
Although Indiana does not recognize same-sex marriage or domestic partnerships, Ball State provides benefit coverage to employee’s domestic partners. This coverage, however, does not exactly mirror what’s available to legal spouses, because of federal and state laws.
The Greek Life Co-Sponsorship Bill that has been discussed in Student Government multiple times this semester was voted down today in Senate by recommendation of the Finance Committee.
Local police training Friday to handle animal fighting doesn’t mean an increase in dog fighting cases, officials said. A year after a Muncie man was convicted of running a dog-fighting ring, officers took part in classes aimed at teaching ways to investigate and respond to animal fighting calls. The director of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Blood Sports Field Investigations and Response team offered a free class Friday to Delaware, Henry, Madison and Allen counties’ animal control and uniformed road officers.
