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Spectrum and the Asian American Student Association came together on Jan. 19 to educate students about hate crimes and how they are still a problem in today's society. DN PHOTO ALLIE KIRKMAN

Spectrum, AASA discuss hate crimes to bring awareness, change

January 20, 2016

Although there are no reported incidents of hate crimes on Ball State's campus, it is still a large national issue. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's most recent report on hate crimes shows that law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 5,479 criminal incidents and 6,418 offenses motivated by bias toward race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and ethnicity in 2014, according to a press release.

Ball State University is hosting its 36th annual Unity Week celebration from Jan. 17-23. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK
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University hosts 36th annual Unity Week

January 15, 2016

The university is hosting its 36th annual Unity Week celebration from Jan. 17-23. The week will be full of events planned by student organizations and staff members from across the university that are free to students and the community. 

DN PHOTO MICHELLE KAUFMAN
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Snowfall makes staff work 13-hour day

January 13, 2016

Members of Ball State’s landscaping department worked to clear the roads and sidewalks on campus of snow and ice from 4:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 while students attended their second day of classes.

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UPD responds to 11 break-ins, thefts over break

By Casey Smith / January 12, 2016

University police saw no shortage of crime during Winter Break, with the numbers of break-ins and thefts rising to 14 incidents — more than the previous three years. The University Police Department responded to 11 calls for burglaries, an increase from seven calls from break 2014 and zero calls from break 2013. The break-ins reflected in the data only include calls UPD responds to, and does not include burglaries the Muncie Police Department may have responded to.

The site where McKinley Commons was proposed, at the intersection of University and McKinley avenues, is still undeveloped. DN PHOTO SAMANTHA BRAMMER
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McKinley Commons project on hold

January 12, 2016

Construction for a $25.9 million immersive living/learning laboratory was supposed to start in 2015, but its spot on the edge of campus remains empty. 

The My Voice campaign recieved more than 1,200 ideas. 1,400 students logged in to vote for the campaign created by students in the Digital Corps. DN PHOTO
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My Voice campaign ideas in review

January 12, 2016

After receiving more than 1,200 ideas and 1,400 students logging on to vote on ideas, the My Voice campaign is working on choosing which ideas to pursue. A group of five Digital Corps students are currently working with Digital Corps director Brandon Smith and Stuart Sipahigil, senior strategist for enterprise user engagement, to form Charters for Change, which will identify the problems.  

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