A program that started in the ‘90s continues to help students get anonymous, professional advice for their emotional and academic questions. Concerned Charlie is a way to give students access to the counseling center without having to talk to a psychologist, which some may find uncomfortable, said Lee Van Donselaar, assistant director for training.
Ball State officials, along with four other universities, took a five-day tour to Vietnam last week in hopes of broadening international academic relations. President Jo Ann Gora joined Ken Holland, director of the Center for International Development, and Tom Taylor, vice president for Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications to represent Ball State through the International Academic Partnership Program.
The Student Government Association will recommend that University Senate votes for Ball State to take a public stand against House Joint Resolution 6 today following the passing of the SGA resolution. SGA voted 29 to 6 with two abstaining, passing a resolution sponsored by 324 students and five organizations.
Recent headlines have caused a Ball State Christian Fellowship group to worry about the safety of its friends after it spent time in the Philippines over the summer. Last weekend Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and devastated entire cities, possibly killing thousands and leaving others in need of aid.
The Student Government Association passed a resolution that recommends Ball State take a public stance against the House Joint Resolution 6. The SGA resolution passed with 29 to 6 and two abstaining. Same-sex marriage is already illegal in Indiana, but HJR-6 will define marriage as between a man and a woman in the state constitution.
Ball State Amnesty International has joined the fight against Indiana’s HJR-6, a bill that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. The organization sent a letter to university president Jo Ann Gora today urging her to join other universities to take a stand against the bill.
Fire officials responded to a fire alarm call at the Sigma Chi house around 1:40 a.m. today, according to scanner traffic.
Drones are one of many emerging technologies some say threaten citizen’s personal privacy. Gene Policinski, chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute, spoke Tuesday in defense of the “misunderstood” technology. Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are an emerging technology which journalists can use as new form of storytelling.
• Student Government Association votes today on a resolution to oppose a bill defining mariage as between one man and one woman. • If it passes, three SGA members will act as student’s voice at University Senate Thursday. • 596 people have taken a survey as part of push to gather constituent’s voices. Approximately 300 students sponsored a Student Government Association resolution to take a stance against House Joint Resolution 6. If HJR-6 passes, it will define valid and recognized marriage as between one man and one woman in the state’s constitution.
• “Down to Earth” challenges viewers to buy local produce. • Film will premier at Dec. 5 event at Muncie Fairgrounds. • Students work as team to finish immersive learning project. Three students are putting the finishing touches on a documentary about food on a global scale. “We want students to be aware of where their food comes from and how it affects everything around it,” said Garret Brubaker, a junior telecommunications and video production major. Brubaker, along with Dan Edwards and Sam Noble, work in the Virginia B.
• Students meet weekly do discuss cravings. • Program looks to provide accountability. • Of adults ages 18-24, 18.9 percent smoke in the United States, according the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. One group of students on campus is gathering each semester to try to live a healthier lifestyle and comply with the university’s smoke-free campus initiative. The six-week program, run by the Amelia T.
Spots for the shuttle to the Ball State at Northern Illinois University game filled before the waiting list sign-ups opened at 11 this morning in the Atrium.
The news you need to know today, in brief.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Organizers of the Purdue University Dance Marathon are celebrating breaking the $1 million fundraising mark for the weekend’s event. Organizers said more than 2,000 Purdue students brought in just more than $1 million in donations for the Saturday and Sunday fundraiser for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
• Ball State launched an academic master plan about a month ago. • The website has received 50 posts. • That is about one-sixth of the responses the campus master plan has received.
• Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler says the U.S. should take better care of veterans • The city honored veterans at “Shoulder to Shoulder Salute to Veterans” with a free dinner Monday. • Chief Warrant Officer Joe Orick presented, said veterans are under fire from political leaders.
Some local organizations are turning away student volunteers due to a flood of interest near the end of the year and semester. “There have just been a ton of Ball State students,” said Charlotte Cavanaugh, executive director for Second Harvest Food Bank.
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Students from the International Justice Mission will walk around campus until the end of November with barcodes on their bodies and the words “27 million” written beneath for the group’s “No Slave November.” The monthlong event is in support of the estimated 27 million slaves that have been trafficked into debt bondage, sex trafficking and labor. “International Justice Mission is an international organization that is doing some of the most significant work in the world with eliminating human trafficking and other forms of slavery,” Stephanie Metzger, Ball State’s IJM vice president, said. In the United States, the state department estimates that between 17,500 and 18,500 people are trafficked annually.
