Ball State to review honors courses
By Sam Hoyt / October 1, 2013All honors courses will be reviewed for appropriateness of teaching style, teachers’ qualifications and course materials, said a university spokesperson.
All honors courses will be reviewed for appropriateness of teaching style, teachers’ qualifications and course materials, said a university spokesperson.
Last night's government shutdown will affect veterans across Ball State relying on Veteran Affairs services.
Areas like Muncie, without a high concentration of government workers, are not expected to see much of an economic impact, according to an analysis published Oct. 1 by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research.
WASHINGTON — Congress hung "Closed" signs on a big swath of the government Tuesday and sent home 800,000 workers in what President Barack Obama labeled an "ideological crusade" by the GOP. On Capitol Hill, Democrats and Republicans traded blame for the first partial government shutdown in nearly two decades.
A total of 14 sexual offenses were reported on or near campus in 2011, according to the Campus Security Report. Of those, 13 were on campus.
NEW YORK — From New York’s Liberty Island to Alaska’s Denali National Park, the U.S. government closed its doors as a bitter budget fight idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and halted all but the most critical government services for the first time in nearly two decades.
The effects of the federal government shutdown will have minimal effects on the city of Muncie, said an official from the city controller’s office.
Students will not see any changes in health services after the Affordable Care Act enrollment goes live today.
Twenty on-campus bicycle theft reports have been filed this semester, said a University Police Department official.
NEW ORLEANS — BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday.
Campers in national parks are to pull up stakes and leave, some veterans waiting to have disability benefits approved will have to cool their heels even longer, many routine food inspections will be suspended and panda-cams will go dark at the shuttered National Zoo.
NEW YORK — From New York's Liberty Island to Alaska's Denali National Park, the U.S. government closed its doors as a bitter budget fight idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and halted all but the most critical government services for the first time in nearly two decades.
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate has rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill.
Ball State’s art museum opened four exhibits to diversify its collection.
The government will shutdown Tuesday if the Senate is unable to pass the two amendments that the House made to the budget Saturday. These amendments would allow for the delay of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Developing a plan for the future of Ball State will cost about the same as tuition for 57 in-state students.
Student Government Association will use $20,000 from the Office of Student Life for co-sponsorships, which allowed them to budget for more money than they received from the university.
An increase in four-year graduation rates of more than 84 percent since 2000 could help impress accreditors.
Student Government Association executive board receives money from student tuition every year to complete promises they made when seeking election.
On Sunday afternoon, the David Owsley Museum of Art hosted a free community day, including a ribbon cutting ceremony and cultural performances to celebrate its expansions.
