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The economy of a college town
By Keagan Beresford / March 15, 2016College towns like Muncie, Indiana face challenges to thrive economically.
College towns like Muncie, Indiana face challenges to thrive economically.
Fractured Narratives is a multi-platform art series inspired by social and political issues from all over the world, and is currently on display in the David Owsley Museum of Art.
“I think that my religion has been hijacked by some extremist groups,” he said. “People shouldn’t really judge Islam by a small group like ISIS.”
Polls conducted in 2011 at Salford University by a charity called Anxiety UK revealed that 53 percent of the 298 people who responded felt that using social media changed their behavior to some degree, and of those, 51 percent believed it was for the worse.
“I don’t know too much about the infrastructure of the recycling, or how well [Muncie] works with Ball State,” said Dan Martens, a Ball State senior. “I would assume that they try to do their best, given the number of students.”
As Blake Mellencamp leads his Writers’ community meeting, the air is completely relaxed and humorous, like friends hanging out.
Zach Roach sits back on his couch, his tone sounding somewhat annoyed. He, like many others, is tired of hearing about the Ebola virus from every mass media source in America.
Students like Nick Jackson are prescribed to ADHD medicine at a time when more and more students without ADHD are using the drug to concentrate. Nick walks into class, waits to receive his test and looks around the room while fidgeting with his mechanical pencil.
