Advocacy groups call on Biden to end federal executions, schools plan for remote learning in the fall, hackers try to poison Florida drinking water, maskless Super Bowl fans raise fears about the coronavirus and a new program for minority businesses in Southern underserved communities make up this week's five national stories.
This week marks Muncie Mission's 17th annual Walk A Mile in My Shoes. The annual event is all about raising awareness of the community’s homeless and hungry, as well as raising funds to support Muncie Missions services.
Weather forecaster Natasha Leland is tracking a few systems that will impact us throughout the week.
Ball State fell to Northern Illinois 78-74 on Monday afternoon. The two were originally scheduled to play Jan. 20, but that game was postponed due to COVID-19.
On Feb. 3, The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, announced that his twice rescheduled After Hours world tour will officially kick off in January of 2022. “It’s a whole puzzle I’m trying to wrap my head around right now,” expressed the artist.
So, you’ve signed up little Robert for tee ball, and before long, you realize your child is good. Not just good — this kid is going to be the next Derek Jeter. So, naturally, you take the next step and install a full baseball infield in your basement, spend every weekend at the batting cages and travel all over the country competing in prestigious Little League tournaments. After all, you want to give your little champion the best chance at getting that college scholarship and set them up for a beautiful, storied career in the MLB, right?
Weather Forecaster Adam Feick has the latest on the most recent shot of cold air as well as what the upcoming week holds
A rescue effort begins after an Indian glacier flood, Moscow's jails are overcrowded with opposition protestors, a water cannon is fired at protestors in Myanmar, South Africa suspends its AstraZeneca vaccine effort and top diplomats in the United States and China discuss issues that have strained their relationship make up this week's five international stories.
Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar - despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic.
For Coleman, anchoring the Cardinals’ comeback Saturday all began with improved communication with his teammates. He said it was the No. 1 factor that led to the Zips coming out of the gate early, which changed after his coach called a couple first-half timeouts.
Friday and Saturday marked the 110th and 111th all-time meetings between the two schools dating back to 1980. For the first time since 2018, the No. 15 Cardinals got back into the winning column against Purdue Fort Wayne.
As the old saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” That quote resonated with Ball State (9-6, 7-4 MAC) Saturday night, as the team ended its five-game win streak and fell 89-84 in overtime to Akron (5-10, 2-10 MAC).
The score was 19-6 in favor of the Rockets halfway through the first half and the Cardinals needed something to go their way. Ball State ended up winning the game 81-67.
Thursday night’s match found Toledo winning in five sets while Friday night’s match ended the same way with Ball State Women’s Volleyball coming out on top.
Five matches into 2021, Ball State is 4-0 in matches with a 4-3 margin — thanks in part to Friday’s victory over Xavier.
Welcome back to another episode of Input 2! Join us as we talk about Pixar's new movie Soul and whether or not the movie brings more representation to the table, and the controversy surrounding the film. Tune in as we talk about representation and more on this week's episode of Input 2! Hosts: Dylan Walter & Mason Kupiainen Edited by: Dylan Walter Graphic by: Kellyn Harrison
Ball State’s Board of Trustees met virtually Feb. 5, 2021 and discussed the state of the university’s budget. Vice President for Business Affairs Alan Finn said Ball State will receive $22.5 million from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), which former President Donald Trump signed Dec. 27, 2020.
As spring rush week began for the Greek Life community, fraternity and sorority members were having a different experience compared to last year. Ball State’s Greek Life is in the process of rebranding as Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) to alleviate confusion for international students, “especially [those] who come from a Greek background,” said J. Chris Hager, associate director of student life.
In a campus-wide email sent around 1 p.m. Thursday, Vice President of Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle announced expanded coronavirus testing for students. Beginning Feb. 9, students and staff can get rapid-result antigen tests at Worthen Arena three days a week, the email said. Students and employees must be asymptomatic to get antigen tests and will receive results within 30 minutes.
Ball State has its fair share of campus icons, from Beneficence to Frog Baby to Shafer Tower. One icon is a lot smaller than the rest. It’s considered more of a secret but just as important to the campus community. Lloyd the cat, 14, was diagnosed Jan. 14 with nonmetastatic skin cancer, meaning it will not spread to the rest of his body and will stay on his nose and top part of his lip.
