WEATHER

Temperature rollercoaster this weekend

Weather forecaster Rachel Wynalda tracks temperatures plummeting below average for the weekend, and then rapidly rising back to above average temperatures the first part of next week.  


BYTE

Why Hallmark Movies should be on your Valentine's Day Watchlist

Imagine you are sitting on your couch on a romantic Valentine's Day, flipping through channels or scrolling through streaming apps. One genre is prevalent across all platforms: romance movies. They are everywhere but nothing can beat the carefully crafted formula of Valentine’s Hallmark movies. Filled with C-list actors, cliche plot lines, and over-the-top romance, what more can you ask for? 



Monet Lindstrand, President Pro Tempore for Ball State's Student Government Association (SGA), speaks on issues around campus for students in the Teachers College Feb. 10. Lindstrand talked about her two platforms: sexual assault prevention and Ball State's public transportation. Jamie Strouts, DN
STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Monet Lindstrand promotes student happiness and safety at SGA’s Vice Presidential debate

Ball State’s Student Government Association’s (SGA) Elections Board held its Vice Presidential Debate in the Teachers College Feb. 10.  This year's ticket is current SGA President Tina Nguyen re-running in her position and SGA President Pro Tempore Monet Lindstrand running as vice president. Lindstrand is the only vice presidential candidate.



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COMMUNITY

Loss of college-educated talent is a ‘50-year problem’ for Muncie

Indiana is one of many Midwestern states suffering from “brain drain,” an issue through which a region loses its college-educated community members to more financially and physically attractive communities. This loss in highly-educated citizens reduces a community’s economic capacity, said Ball State economics professor Michael Hicks.


NEWS

A new plan for an inclusive campus

On Feb. 7, the Campus Climate and Culture Survey launched and is available to all affiliated with Ball State.  This survey, the first in many, is aimed to understand the diversity of campus and how, based on a students perspective, can the university make changes towards inclusivity.



Warren Gavin dresses in personal protective equipment before entering a patient’s room Feb. 8 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Gavin said about 70 percent of the patients he treats are unvaccinated.  Rylan Capper, DN
COVID-19

'Truly Overwhelmed'

It was Thanksgiving 2020, and Kari Malloy was working as a charge nurse at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital when she first noticed a tickling feeling in her throat.






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