Indiana’s near-total abortion ban presents questions on reproductive accessibility and health in the eight months after the decision.
If the government is for the people and by the people, then it should be ensuring the working class has strong, secure rights. Workers deserve the right to a clear path for joining unions, promoting negotiations and taking part in collective bargaining.
In our society, youth equates to beauty, but it shouldn’t be such a prominent point where it leads to fear. We need to stop ranking women by their age, looks or physical appeal. Women are more than the year they were born or their “fading” youth.
As climate change enters the therapy room, it needs to be acknowledged that it’s less about a single person’s climate footprint. It’s more about collective effort rather than governments and corporations shifting the blame onto individuals like those of Gen Z.
Even when the suffering isn’t always outwardly visible, there’s still the weighty baggage of pain that is oftentimes shouldered by those with invisible conditions. It’s important we keep an open mind so the people who are already feeling alone don’t become more isolated.
As my own form of unconventional therapy, music kept me alive.
The Ball State Daily News Sports crew of sophomore associate sports editor and football secondary reporter Elijah Poe, opinion editor and photographer Kate Farr, associate photo editor Mya Cataline and reporter Zach Carter share their experience following their trip to Athens, Georgia, to cover Ball State V. No. 1 Georgia.
Today, we are faced with a religious enthusiasm that seeks faith to serve a foundational role in government. Politicians and judicial leaders are more heavily interweaving their beliefs into places they don’t belong. There is no religious test to hold office, so why allow religion to intersect with the crucial legislative action that affects every citizen?
Ball State students protest at the Scramble Light Feb. 28, 2024. Protestors were voicing opposition to Indiana's Senate Bill 202, which passed the day prior in the Indiana House. Kate Farr, DN
Amanda Dunnuck, who ran unapposed for Circuit Court Judge, adresses the crowd of supporters and community members at the Delaware County Headquarters on election night, Nov. 7, 2023. Kate Farr, DN
During the ceremony opening of the Brown Family Amphitheater, donor Charles Brown cuts the ribbon with other members from the Board of Trustees and President Geoffrey Mearns. The ceremony was followed by a free jazz concert. Kate Farr, DN
