What started as a group of students supporting former Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders has turned into a group focused on academic integrity. Members of the group Students for Bernie Sanders were told to find a cause that would last longer than the candidate’s run, and became the Progressive Student Alliance over the summer.
Diversity in the classroom isn’t just a buzzword. A growing body of research points to classroom diversity as an important aspect of early childhood development. Kids who make friends with kids of other races tend to be more socially well-adjusted, more academically ambitious and better at interacting with people who are different from them, according to berkeley.edu.
The first two weeks of the fall semester are an exciting time around campus. Welcome Week, Aug. 17-27, presents multiple opportunities for students to get to know campus, get involved in different offices and organizations, and make new friends and connections.
After a federal judge’s recent ruling, Ball State University had to make a choice to settle or defend itself at trial in a two-year-old civil rights lawsuit filed by local hip-hop artist Djuane McPhaul, aka Juan Da God. In April 2013, McPhaul was arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and resisting arrest outside a near-campus bar after he prevented officers from administering a field sobriety test to his friend, according to university police.
The longest-running and best-attended gaming convention in the world will soon be attracting hundreds to downtown Indianapolis. Visit Indy will be hosting Gen Con, a consumer and trade experience dedicated to the gaming culture and community, Aug. 4-7 at the Indiana Convention Center.
CLEVELAND — LGBT conservatives gathered at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland on July 19 to party at “The Most Fabulous Party at the Republican National Convention.” The event had alcohol, music, Donald Trump coloring books and several speakers.
After a Muncie Animal Shelter Facebook post about the mobile game "Pokémon Go" went viral, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and USA Today readers across the nation have now heard all about the small college town. The post was simply an advertisement asking local residents to come volunteer to walk dogs as they catch Pokémon. But it caught the world's attention. Currently at nearly 10,000 "likes" and more than 28,000 shares, Facebook itself has even noticed.
The Democratic and Republican parties are announcing their respective official presidential candidates this month, but they aren’t the only parties, and some are hoping to make a change in America's election system. Along with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, the Green Party is hopeful it can move in on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton by disrupting the two-party system. The Green Party will hold its convention in Houston from August 4 to 7, and Jill Stein is its presumptive nominee.
A few months ago, more than a million high school seniors across the country committed to attend college. But is immediately going to school the best thing to do after high school graduation?
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump officially announced on Twitter today that he has chosen Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, confirming reports from the day before.
According to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's Twitter, he's set to officially announce his running mate tomorrow at 11 a.m. However, his campaign seems to indicate he will pick Governor Mike Pence.
Drab brown walls, black and white folding chairs and an unusually large media presence (reporters nearly outnumbered attendees at Governor Mike Pence's agricultural roundtable) set the tone at the Delaware County Fairgrounds Wednesday.
After 50 years of service as the barber for Ball State University, Benny Benefiel has retired, and now a new crew is taking over the L.A. Pittenger Student Center’s barber shop. Muncie’s Hot Heads Hair Design will be moving in and opening Hot Heads On Campus on August 1.
After speaking at Donald Trump's rally in Indianapolis last night, Governor Mike Pence is campaigning around the state today — including a stop at the Delaware County Fairgrounds at 4 p.m.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence spoke at a rally in Westfield, Indiana, tonight with speculation that Trump could name Pence as his vice president.
One 2016 Ball State graduate and former Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient will be expanding his education as a graduate student in Japan.Justin Jovceski will be attending Tokogo Gakuegi University, a sister institution of Ball State University, as part of the MEXT Scholarship.
After two shootings this past week in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers, a Black Lives Matter protest throughout the downtown Indianapolis streets on Saturday led around 600 people to the Indiana State House.
Since its launch in fall 2014, one major Muncie project has changed its name and is continuing to grow exponentially. Formerly referred to as Gearbox: Muncie, A Maker Hub, the makerspace project has changed its name to better fit its evolving brand, according to a press release.
Next semester, students will have the opportunity to hear from a series of guest lecturers about how to become successful in the music industry. Among the lecturers is Kevin Ray, a Ball State alumnus and bass player for the band Walk the Moon.
After two members of Ball State's Board of Trustees requested to resign in December, Governor Mike Pence announced one of his new appointments on July 7.
