During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hoosiers received federal unemployment assistance, which, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), must be claimed as taxable income on state and federal income tax returns.
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.
Four officers from the Muncie Police Department have been indicted on charges of excessive force and obstruction.
The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Health Professions Building extended its hours of operation April 14, according to a Ball State University press release. The clinic is now open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday through May 21.
Ball State is hosting its fourth Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference April 9-10. The theme this year is "Building a Beloved Community," and will feature presentations, dance performances and opportunities for networking.
Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns sent out an email to students eligible for federal COVID-19 financial assistance around 1 p.m. April 8.
Because of this semester’s adjusted school calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students weren’t able to travel home for their typical week-long spring break from classes.
In its third year, One Ball State Day broke last year's fundraising record within the first 20 hours of the day, raising more than $583,000 from more than 6,000 gifts.
Plush cardinals will be scattered around campus, cardboard cutouts of deans will stand in their colleges and organization members will strategize what times to ask people to donate to their crowdfunding projects. This is what One Ball State Day will look like April 6.
In a campus-wide email sent around 9 a.m. April 1, Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns said the university will continue to enforce a mandatory face mask policy while inside campus buildings through the end of the spring 2021 semester.
