John Lynch

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NEWS

Ball State graduate students reflect on end of Ball State journeys

By John Lynch / December 9, 2021

The end of the semester is synonymous with graduation, specifically the advancement of undergraduates into the workforce. However, for graduate school students, it means the culmination of an additional two years of schooling, taking their education to the next level. While graduate school can take many different paths, the result is often the same: A master’s degree.

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OPINION

Wounds at home

By John Lynch / December 2, 2021

Rittenhouse was always going to get away with murder, not because of the facts of the situation, but because of the country we live in, a system that prioritizes white innocence over the suffering of others.

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NEWS

Ball State social work students organize drug takeback program

By John Lynch / November 18, 2021

As temperatures dropped in Muncie Thursday afternoon, a group of students braved the cold at the Scramble Light for a good cause.

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NEWS

Talent Search returns for Homecoming Week 2021

By John Lynch / October 20, 2021

The Annual Student Scholarship Talent Search returned to Pruis Hall, signaling the beginning of student festivities for Ball State’s fall 2021 Homecoming. 

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OPINION

Rise of the Billionaire Astronaut

By John Lynch / October 9, 2021

Billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, who have all invested heavily in space exploration and transportation, aren’t in it for the final frontier — they’re in it for more money. 

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NEWS

Ball State hosts blood drive, pays tribute to former professor

By John Lynch / October 7, 2021

Versiti Blood Center of Indiana’s bright pink bus could be seen in Ball State’s R2 parking lot Thursday as the organization visited campus to collect donations. 

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NEWS

Sister Cindy's controversial sermon at Ball State drew hundreds of viewers to the Quad

By John Lynch , Shwetha Sundarrajan and Daniel Kehn / September 18, 2021

TikTok star and viral sensation “Sister Cindy” Smock visited Ball State Friday afternoon to spread her message to the student body. With a Bible in one hand, a sign reading “Slut Shaming Time” in the other and wearing a shirt emblazoned with the message “Be a ho no mo,” Smock spent almost four hours on campus preaching her signature brand of evangelical Christianity. 

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NEWS

VIDEO: Sister Cindy Visits Ball State

By John Lynch / September 17, 2021

Viral Tik Tok evangelical preacher "Sister Cindy" Smock visited Ball State on Sept. 17, students had mixed reactions.

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NEWS

Multicultural Center launches new book club

By John Lynch / September 9, 2021

Ball State has a new club, courtesy of the Multicultural Center. The Multicultural Center Book Club held its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the center’s multipurpose room. While attendance was low, attendees and organizers were excited for the group’s potential.

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OPINION

Fine Print: What was it all for?

By John Lynch / September 8, 2021

Unlike our millennial predecessors, very few people my age can remember what 9/11 was like, much less describe the way it made us feel. We were, however, left to grapple with its effects from the moment we were able to form memories.