Ball State’s campus experiences second power outage in two weeks due to a squirrel
By Staff Reports / 5 days agoAt approximately 9:27 a.m. Nov. 15, the Ball State Daily News received reports of Ball State’s campus losing power.
At approximately 9:27 a.m. Nov. 15, the Ball State Daily News received reports of Ball State’s campus losing power.
Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed MOSAIC Peer Advocate Leader Izzy Thompson to the meeting on Nov. 6.
The university has once again invited the families of faculty and students to visit campus and reconnect.
Ball State University is one of the few college campuses that does not prevent underclassmen from having cars on campus, regardless of graduating class. Despite the option for all to have a car on campus, it is not a feasible reality for everyone.
The Gassensmith & Lindstrand administration, consisting of Joseph Gassensmith and Monet Lindstrand, was in charge of Ball State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2023-24 academic year. The pair served as president and vice president.
Over the years, the center has offered a peace studies minor, conflict resolution training and grant funding.
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.
The Center of Peace and Conflict Studies first came up with the idea for a peace plaza in 2011.
Alan Finn, vice president of business affairs and treasurer, said an estimated $8-10 million will be spent in the Muncie community annually by hotel guests, and the hotel will bring 36,000 people to the Performing Arts Center yearly.
Niecy Caldwell, a third-year dance major, was honored as Miss Unity. Gizelle Smedley, a fourth-year biology and pre-dentistry major, was the first runner-up; and Akailah Shepherd, a fourth-year elementary education major, was the second runner-up.
Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns confirmed Wednesday an ankle injury that he sustained over Thanksgiving break. "I actually dislocated my left ankle and fractured it in three places playing ping pong with my son in the basement here at Bracken House," Mearns said in a YouTube video posted Wednesday. "The good news is, I am pleased to report I am on the mend."
Due to the building closure, the in-person Helpdesk, the Technology Store and the Bookmark wCafe will be unavailable until further notice.
University police responded to a report of a discharged firearm in the Studebaker West Housing complex on campus Saturday, according to a Public Safety Advisory issued at 10:07 p.m.
After having conversations with several community leaders and finding out that Don McLean had an opening on his tour, the mayor of Muncie wanted to bring the “American Pie” singer and songwriter to the city. When he found out that the originally planned venue for the concert, Canan Commons, was already booked with events, he believed that the concert was not going to happen.
At the beginning of the 2023 fall semester, North Hall will be named the Jack Beyerl Residence Hall, according to the Office of Housing and Residence Life.
Ball State University’s Department of English partnered with the Honor’s College, Multicultural Center, and the Women’s and Gender Studies program held the In-Print Festival of First Books at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The fatal stabbings of four students at the University of Idaho shook the college town of Moscow, a small community nestled in the rolling agricultural hills of the Palouse region that hadn’t seen a murder for five years.
One of Ball State's oldest dorm complexes, LaFollette, is currently under demolition. In its place will be a seating area commemorating the structure that once stood, a green space for students and additional seating for North Dining.
Need a vehicle to traverse campus but don't know where to start looking? Here are a couple of things to think about when picking out what to buy.
