For Mowat, it’s been important to be an open and active member of the LGBTQ community, especially for her athletes, because she didn’t have any role models who were gay growing up.
Six months ago, in the Islamic Center of Muncie, AWAKEN founder Bibi Bahrami decided it was time to help Afghan refugees here in Indiana. She formed an organization, along with the support of local Muncie churches, called the Muncie Afghan Refugee Resettlement Committee, also more widely known as MARRC.
Chief Weather Forecaster Maddi Johnson recaps temperatures and precipitation for the month of February, and explains how the jet stream will influence our weather pattern to start the first week of March.
More than a century ago, Carter G. Woodson traveled from his home in Washington, D.C. to Chicago, where he celebrated the 50th anniversary of emancipation with thousands of other Black Americans at Chicago Coliseum. The exhibits inside commemorated Black achievements since the abolition of slavery, and what Woodson saw inspired him to highlight and memorialize Black heritage while educating others through developing curriculum, journals and organizations dedicated to Black History.
With one weekend remaining before Mid-American Conference play, Ball State Baseball is not in the spot people expected them to be in. Ranked second in the 2022 MAC preseason coaches poll, the Cardinals have only won two of their first eight games.
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of the megastar, and in her honor, I have chosen to remember the life of the woman simply known as “The Voice”: Whitney Houston.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced Feb. 28 that, in agreement with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), all Russian teams are suspended from playing in both UEFA and FIFA competitions until further notice, according to a UEFA press release.
This month’s Artist of the Month, singer and cellist Kelsey Lu, sings bewitchingly about the season, “Sudden shiver, taking a dip in a river in winter. Cold breeze caressing frozen cheeks.”
It’s the first day of classes at Ball State. Leo Caldwell, assistant lecturer of media design, is ready to welcome a new group of students to his classes, prepared to teach them all he knows about journalism and design. Students file into the classroom, filling the empty desks around the room and preparing themselves for what they are about to learn in Caldwell’s class. However, during Caldwell’s introduction, he includes a detail students may not know about him — Caldwell is transgender.
For 100 years, The Ball State Daily News has covered the most important events in world history. Whether it be great victories, like the end of World War II, or horrible tragedies, like that of the 9/11 terrorist attacks- there’s no story too big or too small.
Although you may think that booty shorts and short shorts are the same thing, they are entirely different. Learn the difference between the two shorts.
Weather Forecaster Kerstin Cox tracking warmer temperatures into the week with drier conditions.
Ball State reported 17 positive COVID-19 cases among students and employees Feb. 21-27, according to the Ball State COVID-19 dashboard. Cases continue to drop for the fifth week in a row. This is a 26.1 percent decrease from the Feb. 14-20 positive case count, which was 23.
Since 1987, Tay-Corp Properties has been committed to providing Ball State students with clean, modern and affordable housing. Whether you’re a student, a small family or a first-time renter, Tay-Corp has you covered with a variety of residential properties to choose from. Let us be the ones to find that perfect place for you to call “home” in Muncie.
OPINION: When queer representation is done wrong, it breaks my heart, but it also strengthens my desire to do it right.
Griffith set a new personal best in the pentathlon with her score of 4099 points after a first-place finish in high jump, 60-meter hurdles and long jump Feb. 25. Head coach Adrian Wheatley said Griffith was prepared and displayed her talent.
Most days, Sarah Hollowell wakes up around 6:30 – 7 a.m. and immediately begins working. Some days, she finishes around 2 or 3 p.m. On others, she does a few hours of work in the morning, a few in the evening and a few late at night.
Ball State Women’s Basketball (16-11, 8-8 MAC) lost to Northern Illinois (13-13, 9-8 in MAC) 77-72. However, the traditional red and white jerseys the Cardinals normally wear were traded in for pink and white jerseys for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness game.
Freshman guard Jaylin Sellers scored 12 points in 25 minutes off the bench, including a stretch of eight consecutive points. With three minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the second half, Sellers intercepted an Eagles pass and threw down a breakaway dunk on the other end.
According to an email sent at 1:55 p.m. Feb. 26 by Nick Campanella, residence hall director for Schmidt/Wilson Hall, the North Neighborhood currently has water after having been without it for nearly 12 hours due to a water main break.
