Ball State reported 17 positive COVID-19 cases among students and employees Feb. 21-27, according to the Ball State COVID-19 dashboard. Cases continue to drop for the fifth week in a row. This is a 26.1 percent decrease from the Feb. 14-20 positive case count, which was 23.
Most days, Sarah Hollowell wakes up around 6:30 – 7 a.m. and immediately begins working. Some days, she finishes around 2 or 3 p.m. On others, she does a few hours of work in the morning, a few in the evening and a few late at night.
According to an email sent at 1:55 p.m. Feb. 26 by Nick Campanella, residence hall director for Schmidt/Wilson Hall, the North Neighborhood currently has water after having been without it for nearly 12 hours due to a water main break.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday it is relaxing its mask guidelines for counties with “low” or “medium” community levels, a metric based on new COVID-19 hospitalizations, new COVID-19 cases and hospital capacity.
Joey Glover didn’t know who he was or where he wanted to spend his college years until he found Ball State. For him, Ball State felt like home as soon as he stepped on campus, and Spectrum, Ball State’s LGBTQ support organization, was an opportunity for him to grow into himself as a person, he said.
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, three former Minneapolis police officers, were charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights Feb. 24.
President Joe Biden spoke from the White House East Room Feb. 24 about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “premeditated attack” Russian President Vladimir Putin planned for months.
Access to the internet has made it easier for students to find job and internship postings, but busy school schedules can make it difficult to find time to sit down and fill out applications. While internships, job shadowing and fellowships are a few ways students try to reduce job-related stress, the Orr Fellowship gives college seniors a chance to make a two-year commitment to an Indianapolis-based company.
President of Delaware County Historical Society and Delaware County historian, Karen Vincent hosted a presentation in honor of celebrating the African American women in Muncie’s history Feb. 22.
While Ball State hosted 50th anniversary celebrations in 1968, minority students were working to propose discussions about discrimination among fraternities and sororities, as well as other social groups.
The RISE ticket, President Tina Nguyen and Vice President-elect Monet Lindstrand, won the 2022 Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) election.
The Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees approved lifting the school district's mask mandate Feb. 22, no longer requiring students, staff or visitors to wear a mask inside MCS buildings.
According to an Associated Press article, Russian President Vladimir Putin "ordered forces Monday to 'maintain peace' in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine in a further escalation of tensions that followed the Kremlin's recognition of the areas' independence despite warnings of sanctions and international condemnation."
Cases continue to drop for the fourth week in a row. This is a 42.5 percent decrease from the Feb. 7-13 positive case count, which was 40.
Ball State's Student Government Association (SGA) had their final debate at Pruis Hall from 7-8 p.m. Feb. 17.
Fashion forward Ball State students added some new threads to their closets. Thanks to the volunteer efforts of Cardinal Closet, an on-campus clothing donation organization created by Ball State Housing and Residence Life’s (HRL) Student Action Team, and a team of fashion students, attendees were able to create professional outfits from donated clothing at no cost to the students. Attendees made appointments ahead of time and were given one-on-one style consultations from student stylists at the Cardinal Closet styling event, which ran for four hours Feb. 8.
Nearly 400 years ago, Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes wrote "Don Quixote," a novel that has since become the fifth-most translated book in the world, according to Babbel Magazine, and continues to inspire discussion of modern social issues. Despite its age, one Ball State professor felt inspired to pass along the story's seemingly timeless message to people from Cervantes' work today. Stephen Hessel, Ball State associate professor of Spanish, decided to create a podcast, "Pod Quixote,” to speak to other Cervantes experts.
Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed new student policies in their meeting Feb. 16, along with voting on two new senators.
The Cardinal Job Fair returned in-person at Worthen Arena Feb. 16 while maintaining last year's COVID-19 safety guidelines. The Cardinal Job Fair gives Ball State students the ability to interact with employers and recruiters for the purpose of finding employment, internships or graduate school information.
Fire crews responded to a call at the Colonial Crest Apartments on Morrison Road around 9 a.m. Feb. 16. Battalion Chief Greg Wilkins said the fire was under control around 10 a.m. Twelve units were affected, but there were no casualties. Crews are still searching for two dogs and a cat that were on the property. Eight tenants were displaced, but will be re-housed in other units on the property.
