THE ISSUE: 15 years after Sept. 11: How the unity we forged broke apart
By Associated Press and Lauren Delorenzo / September 7, 2016NEW YORK (AP) — For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered America had also brought it together.
NEW YORK (AP) — For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered America had also brought it together.
The Student Government Association held an open forum Sept. 6 in response to a racist note left at the door of a former Ball State student.
If a Ball State student whose car rolled over Tuesday morning hadn't been wearing her seatbelt, she may have died or been seriously injured in the crash. Instead, Rachel Lehman, a sophomore public relations major, only suffered minor injuries from the crash.
The Taliban attack at the American University of Afghanistan on Aug. 22 that left 13 dead and dozens injured was felt here in Muncie by Ball State alumni.
The new school year has brought new change to some academic departments on the campus.
Whenever a crime or emergency happens on campus, the university alert system has usually been met with criticism.
Deciding to join a Greek life organization can be a big decision for some students, and formal sorority recruitment begins this week for those who are already set on joining a sorority.
A note containing racial slurs and hateful language surfaced near the Ball State campus on Friday.
Immersive learning — one of Ball State's notable campus-wide initiatives — attracts students from all disciplines into collaborative classroom settings each year.
Since its grand opening on Aug. 1, Hot Heads has been very busy.
Ball State is home to over 400 student organizations, but one group, Today’s Black Women (TBW), is hoping to offer black women at the university a place to call home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, the president of the prominent Jesuit university in Washington announced Thursday.
Gun-related incidents are extremely rare on Indiana college campuses, but hardly unknown. At least a half dozen times in the past four years, authorities have responded to reports of guns on Indiana campuses. Only one case involved a shooting – but every case triggered a university alert or lockdown order.
As police searched campus for a gunman, students away from the potential danger received the emergency alert texts. Some were worried and others were angry, but they generally felt safe.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1, two armed gunman were spotted on Ball State's campus near DeHority residence hall.
A university alert of a man with a gun on-campus was sent at 8:27 p.m.
Ball State has been without a permanent president for more than eight months now. But this long timeframe to find a replacement for former President Paul W. Ferguson isn’t unusual.
Downtown Muncie is in the middle of a major construction project.
The Pokemon Trainers Union at Ball State has nearly doubled within the last year, and the club's president says the steady increase is thanks to the release of "Pokemon Go."
Student leaders with stories written on their skin lined up Park Hall on Wednesday to be photographed by Dear World.
