OPINION: Ball State: Start addressing substance use

OPINION: Ball State students should take lead by prioritizing Muncie’s Southside

Uncharted territory. That was my first impression when I ventured off campus for the first time as a freshman in the fall of 2019. However, after three and a half years at Ball State University, I’ve grown to appreciate southside Muncie and its stories.

OPINION: Ball State students should support musicians in Muncie

OPINION: A neighborhood misunderstood

When I first came to Muncie, I heard about staying away from “the other side of the tracks” — the dangerous side of Muncie. For my first two years here, I did just that. I stayed within campus and barely went beyond the roads of McGalliard and Tillotson. Eventually though, my studies forced me to cross those tracks and immerse myself in the space that was deemed unsafe: the Southside Neighborhood.

OPINION: Southside Muncie supports local veterans

t’s the holiday season and that means it’s the season of giving back. On Dec. 3, the Muncie Southside Neighborhood Association held their veteran’s coffee club, which happens on the first Saturday of each month. This is an amazing idea and with everything veterans must deal with, it only makes sense that this should happen. Honestly, veterans get the short end of the stick when you think about it. 

OPINION: Muncie: A hub for gentrification

Throughout its colorful history, Muncie has been the latest spot for the gentrification of its South Central district. Gentrification is “the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process,” according to Webster’s Dictionary. 

OPINION: The cost of cultural competence

Muncie is in denial, the first notch on Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. Developed in 1986, the “Bennett Scale” explores ways people interact and experience different cultures. The six stages of the scale in order are denial, defense, minimization, acceptance, adaptation and integration. The Muncie community falls in the beginning of these steps: denial.

Pastor Andre Mitchell leads church and community

Deliverance Temple, nestled in the heart of the Industry neighborhood, is the cornerstone of the community and at the helm isu00a0Pastor Andre Mitchell, a youthful, charismatic, dressed-to-the-nines passionate preacher.

5 easy home remedies to use for your health

Herbs, spices, roots and other plants started modern-day medicine, and they are still beneficial and used today. These five plants and remedies listed below can help you feel better when you feel a little under the weather. 

AP: Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The statement said she "died peacefully, with family by her side" at 2:10 p.m. at her rural Georgia home of Plains.

Ball State marks record book with 31 program achievements at House of Champions Invitational

The women’s teams finished as the champions in the House of Champions Invitational with a total team score of 1,122. The men’s team finished in second place (1,108) behind IUPUI (1,383.5). 

Twin women’s basketball players Olivia and Hailey Smith begin the next step in their basketball career at Ball State

As early as second grade, incoming Ball State freshman basketball players, Hailey and Olivia Smith, frequently joined in on games of street ball set up by their older brothers. Across local courts in Fishers, Indiana, they faced their siblings and older guys in their neighborhood. 

Ball State’s resilience not overshadowed by early tournament exit against Bowling Green

Ball State (16-14, 13-5 MAC) was unable to turn the tide in its budding volleyball rivalry, falling in a tight five-set match (25-21, 25-13, 26-28, 26-28, 14-16) to Bowling Green (18-12, 11-7 MAC) in the opening round of the postseason.

Ball State football dominates Kent State, continues to stay motivated as end of season draws near

Ball State football (4-7, 3-4 MAC) defeated Kent State (1-10, 0-7 MAC) 34-3 in what those in the program called the most well-rounded attack of the season. The Cardinals wrap up their season Saturday, Nov. 25 against Miami (OH) (9-2, 6-1 MAC) at Scheumann Stadium.

4 takeaways from the Ball State football win over Kent State

Ball State football defeated Kent State 34-3 in their second-to-last Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season. Here are four takeaways from the game.

Ball State falls to Evansville 74-50

Ball State remains unbeaten with win over Northen Iowa

The Ball State Cardinals (4-0) welcomed the Northern Iowa Panthers to Worthen Arena Saturday for a matchup between two mid-major teams that have high expectations this season. Head coach Brady Sallee knew that a game against a team of the Panthers’ caliber would test the Cardinals.

3 takeaways from the Ball State women’s basketball win against the University of Northern Iowa

The top-ten matchup did not disappoint, with a close back-and-forth battle that ended in a Ball State 75-64 win over UNI. 

Dr. Anand Marri aims to use his position as Provost to support students across campus

Anand Marri never saw himself becoming provost and executive vice president for academic affairs when he was a child growing up in Queens in New York.

Raiders' second quarter comeback leads Wapahani past Delta