Monet Lindstrand, President Pro Tempore for Ball State's Student Government Association (SGA), speaks on issues around campus for students in the Teachers College Feb. 10. Lindstrand talked about her two platforms: sexual assault prevention and Ball State's public transportation. Jamie Strouts, DN
STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Monet Lindstrand promotes student happiness and safety at SGA’s Vice Presidential debate

Ball State’s Student Government Association’s (SGA) Elections Board held its Vice Presidential Debate in the Teachers College Feb. 10.  This year's ticket is current SGA President Tina Nguyen re-running in her position and SGA President Pro Tempore Monet Lindstrand running as vice president. Lindstrand is the only vice presidential candidate.


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COMMUNITY

Loss of college-educated talent is a ‘50-year problem’ for Muncie

Indiana is one of many Midwestern states suffering from “brain drain,” an issue through which a region loses its college-educated community members to more financially and physically attractive communities. This loss in highly-educated citizens reduces a community’s economic capacity, said Ball State economics professor Michael Hicks.


NEWS

A new plan for an inclusive campus

On Feb. 7, the Campus Climate and Culture Survey launched and is available to all affiliated with Ball State.  This survey, the first in many, is aimed to understand the diversity of campus and how, based on a students perspective, can the university make changes towards inclusivity.




Warren Gavin dresses in personal protective equipment before entering a patient’s room Feb. 8 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Gavin said about 70 percent of the patients he treats are unvaccinated.  Rylan Capper, DN
COVID-19

'Truly Overwhelmed'

It was Thanksgiving 2020, and Kari Malloy was working as a charge nurse at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital when she first noticed a tickling feeling in her throat.


NEWS

Popularity of "Southside Turkey" causes some concerns

The southside turkey in Muncie has grown in popularity since residents began spotting it frequently on the same corner of Madison Street and East 29th Street. Since then, the Muncie bird has become an icon. So much so that Gary Townsend created a Facebook group to honor the famous gobbler.



COMMUNITY

‘Comfort by Stitch’

Walk into Angela Decker’s classroom, and you’ll see students not sitting at desks listening to a lecture, but singing along to Taylor Swift and sewing washcloths with their hands. One student finishes their project at the start of the class, while another asks Decker for help on how to thread string.