Trinity Rea

The gender binary withholds the actuality of nonbinary identities

There’s been a crippling weight on my shoulders for as long as I can remember. It wears me down and diminishes me. It conforms and restricts me to be something I’m not. When I was younger, I learned to escape this weight by changing different parts of my identity. As a five-year-old, I told my family to call me Tom — and no longer refer to me as Trinity — because I was a “tomboy.”

Muncie Community Schools has improved its focus on the importance of young educators.

Ball State Track competes at annual two-day “We Fly” event

Ball State Track and Field hosted its annual “We Fly” home meet Friday and Saturday. The event featured athletes from different participating Indiana and Illinois schools including Goshen, Purdue Fort Wayne, Bowling Green, Indiana Wesleyan, Taylor, Bethel and more. 

Indiana cities experience total solar eclipse

For the first time in almost 1,200 years, East-Central Indiana, and its surrounding cities, experienced a total solar eclipse. All over the region, visitors, locals and students took the afternoon to take in the experience. 

Recovery Cafe Muncie is looking to reshape the conversation around addiction

Fred Timberlake often spends his days in downtown Muncie listening to the sound of trains driving past, or listening to the sound of water running down by the White River. 

Cardinals earn fourth straight Mid-American Conference win

A project by fourth-year Ball State students aspires to unite Union City

Ball State wins one of three in their first home series of the season

Ball State baseball falls short of a 3-game sweep against Jacksonville

Junior Jacob Hartlaub pitched for 4.2 innings, allowing just four hits. This quieting of at-bats allowed for Ball State's offense to steadily gain and keep momentum throughout the game. 

Real Black Excellence is furthering its mission of supporting the community

The organization has created a family and is bettering Muncie.