Angelica Gonzalez

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Muncie Community Schools, Ball State create plans to reward teachers, staff members with pay raises

By Angelica Gonzalez / April 23, 2021

Due to budget issues, Muncie Community Schools (MCS) teachers were working for the past seven years without any pay raise. Director of Public Education and CEO of MCS Lee Ann Kwiatkowski said MCS hopes to give all of its teachers raises and increase the starting salary for new teachers through its partnership with Ball State. 

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Indiana creates new Cyber Blog to help Hoosiers stay safe online

By Angelica Gonzalez / April 9, 2021

As people search for information about COVID-19 vaccines, cyberattackers are targeting people to give health care information, payment or passwords for scams related to the pandemic. 

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Ball State will host the first Midwest Regional African American Studies Biennial Conference

By Angelica Gonzalez / March 11, 2021

Irma McClaurin, anthropologist and Black feminist researcher, has long felt the contributions of Black women to the field of anthropology are undervalued. 

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Ball State provost, students react to increase in online learning

By Angelica Gonzalez / February 19, 2021

With classroom desks socially distanced and stickers signifying unavailable chairs, professors and students have made many changes to the ways they usually learn on campus. As the world still grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Ball State’s course modalities show one clear way of how the pandemic has affected campus and academics.

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David Owsley Museum of Art updates its collection website

By Angelica Gonzalez / November 12, 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic, many organizations around campus had to make some operational changes, including the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA), which updated its website — making it more user-friendly by sharing its collection online with students, researchers and others interested in the artwork.

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Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. breaks ‘Sleepout for the Homeless’ fundraising record

By Angelica Gonzalez and Maya Wilkins / November 5, 2020

Five members of the Lambda Beta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. spent 24 hours outside at the Scramble Light to understand some of what homeless people experience every day, using only a fire, tent and sleeping bags to help them stay warm through the night.

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How Ball State has spent $15.2 million of CARES Act aid

By John Lynch and Angelica Gonzalez / October 9, 2020

During a tumultuous 2020 financial year, Ball State got some help from the federal government.

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Professor shares his thoughts about the presidential debate

By Angelica Gonzalez / October 1, 2020

Chad Kinsella, an assistant professor of political science, shared his thoughts on the presidential debate that took place on Sept. 29.

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Ball State student organizations host 'Emphasizing Equity' event

By Angelica Gonzalez / September 27, 2020

Carinah Herrero, senior speech pathology major and president of the Asian-American Student Association (AASA), said she began planning a racial justice dialogue in early September. 

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Ball State students maintain high GPA during remote learning

By John Lynch and Angelica Gonzalez / September 25, 2020

Though remote learning has changed how students learn, all signs point to an improvement for Ball State students’ grade point average (GPA).