Falling Through The Cracks
By Maci Hoskins / 2 days agoThe complexity of Muncie's homeless citizens presents challenges to local nonprofits.
The complexity of Muncie's homeless citizens presents challenges to local nonprofits.
Addiction and drug use has remained prevalent in the Muncie community.
Three women leaders in Muncie are championing empowerment and change.
All my life, I have walked around telling everyone my favorite season is summer. It would not be a lie if I still did. When I close my eyes on a difficult day, I think about those afternoons I spend in the pool with my cousins. Those were the summers when my dad mowed the lawn and my mom cooked dinner.
According to Barbara Phelps, Ball State assistant clinical lecturer of nursing, TSS is caused by a buildup in bacteria that can produce dangerous toxins. The toxins find their way in through a cut on the skin, which allows them into deeper tissue where they can enter the bloodstream and affect other organs.
People experience culture every day — at home, at work, and at school. There are differences in all these places, and they influence how people perceive each other.
As time goes on, the next generation grows. With this new generation comes new students, new teachers, and a whole new set of challenges.
For every 1,000 births in Indiana, 17 of them are from 15 to 19 year olds. America’s Health Rankings shows that regardless of the lowering teen pregnancy rates in the nation, Indiana has one of the highest rates in the country. However, despite the high rate, sex education is not required in the state.
Imagine you’re given a bag of mixed candies; some contain excruciating poison, and some are perfectly sweet. The illusion of choice has been eliminated; you are starving and must eat regardless. This is the reality of children in foster care.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 95% of State prisoners will be released at some point. Despite this, there is a lack of programs to help returning citizens, or people who were previously incarcerated, and it’s a reason the recidivism rate in the United States is so high.
In this age, Americans find themselves lonelier than ever, according to GCF Global. This may be a reason people turn to cults.
A study by the Department of Sociology at Bowling Green State University reports that 36% of United States adults getting divorced in 2019 are 50 or older. In 1990, only 8.7% of divorces in the U.S. occurred among adults aged 50 or older. Researchers theorize that this massive increase is due to changing views across generations, the financial stability of women, and incompatibility.
Throughout my life, I would’ve never assumed that something “bad” would happen to me. Growing up generally healthy, the thought of being ill would’ve never crossed my radar, but sometimes life takes you in an unexpected direction.
The 2000s were a time of rapid tech innovation.Instead of classic flip phones, our cell phones became sleek, small touch-screen computers. Bluetooth earpieces dominated the business world. USB flash drives made data storage easier than ever. Digital pets could keep you company from the comfort of your pocket. Toys became more intelligent.
Growing up, Kadee Klafka, registered nurse, always wanted to help others. She always imagined herself in healthcare and always had a curiosity for medicine.
The long cold hallway. Beeping coming from every room. Fluorescent lights every 10 steps… I counted.
Looking back, Bridget Cardno said she suspected it. Online dating was easier for her due to her shyness, and she said the person she was talking to was “sweet.” Going to the lake and hanging out, she wanted a long-term relationship, and she said she thought the person she was interacting with was a good guy.
“I just felt like people wanted to fit you neatly into one category,” says graduate student Isabel Vazquez-Rowe.
Amanda Erk always thought her parents met in a twist of fate.
As online shopping expands, malls are decreasing in number and slowly becoming extinct. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond the number of malls in the country has dropped from 1,500 in 2005 to 1,150 today. The Muncie Mall is being auctioned for a sheriff’s sale.
