LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message to LGBTQ+ students
April 24, 2023To LGBTQ+ students, While you’re out there, sifting through the latest headlines about anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, we want you to know we’re here, too.
To LGBTQ+ students, While you’re out there, sifting through the latest headlines about anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, we want you to know we’re here, too.
Renee Snyder and her family moved into a new house in May of 2022. While getting to know her neighbors, Snyder and her children quickly formed a bond with the older woman who lived next door. They soon discovered their neighbor was none other than Marlene “Bowz” Skeoch from the famous Muncie clown duo, Buttnz & Bowz. Marlene and her husband, Jack "Buttnz" Skeoch, brought joy to children all around Muncie with their colorful makeup and intricate balloon animals for nearly three decades.
Despite returning to well-used concepts, indie-rock band Phoneboy delivers a solid sophomore album with Moving Out. Showcasing talent and developing skills, the band promises a long career of quality.
The Green New Deal was introduced in 2019, and it didn’t pass. Do we not owe the planet that we are destroying every day a chance to survive?
Tucker Carlson and FOX News Media have agreed to part ways, according to a statement released by the network. Carlson’s last show was Friday, April 21.
“It was really good, the golf course was in fantastic shape,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “Greens were fast, and they're just difficult. They've got a lot of slopes on them and so there are some hole locations that you just have to really be cautious with.”
Ball State Women’s Tennis had to earn every point that they could get Sunday. The Cardinals (20-3, 9-1 MAC) faced off against the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (11-13, 5-5 MAC) in the last match of the 2023 regular season.
Three weeks ago, Ball State Softball sat in seventh place of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). On the field, they seemed lost and could not finish simple plays. “It was just the type of softball that we were playing at that point in time,” the Cardinals head coach Lacy Schurr said. “... We weren't playing our kind of softball.” But since then, Ball State (24-21, 14-9 MAC) has swept two MAC opponents in consecutive series. This weekend, they did it on the road against Bowling Green. Schurr believes it was the little things that have hoisted the Cardinals’ success.
Ball State Men’s Golf took down three Big Ten teams en route to their fifth place at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate. Illinois is ranked No. 3 in the nation and Northwestern is ranked No. 32, with both teams in the field. Ball State beat Nebraska, Michigan and Indiana.
Ball State Baseball (26-13, 13-5 MAC) swept Northern Illinois (7-30, 4-13 MAC) in a three-game series, putting up 36 runs in the process. Ball State returns to action in two days when it hosts Indiana University (30-11, 9-3 B1GTEN) at 3 p.m. April 25.
After different reintroduction projects by the Department of Natural Resources, some wildlife populations are expanding. Multiple species, such as the bald eagles, that were once rare in the Hoosier state are making their return.
If Felix Egharevba had to do it all over again, he would have done the same thing. Five years on from choosing to play volleyball at Ball State, the middle blocker would not have changed a single decision. “I left everything out [there],” he said after playing his final match in Worthen Arena. “I came in as a young freshman and I worked for this spot, I worked for this opportunity, I worked to be where I am right now.”
The Cardinals were facing off against the Western Michigan Broncos (14-9, 8-2 MAC), a program that has won the last four MAC titles.
With 23 people and multiple events each day, it’s up to Philip Clay and the rest of the staff to get everything in order and provide a safe location for students to play. But this doesn’t happen without care, and that means making sure each event is as sustainable and environmentally friendly as can be.
Ball State women’s tennis (19-3, 8-1 MAC) honored its seven seniors April 22 in its final home match of the 2022-23 season. Jessica Braun, Isabelle Behrman, Emily Desai, Amy Kaplan, Emma Peeler, Allison Mulville and Livia Lukacs were all recognized before the match for their efforts over the last four and five years.
Weather Forecaster Eric Segbor is tracking additional shower chances this weekend along with cooler temperatures for next week.
Sand, clay, silt, peat, chalk and loam. All are different types of soil. According to ISRIC World Soil Information, soil filters rainwater to help prevent flooding, it helps plants grow and acts as a buffer against pollutants, which helps improve groundwater. Without soil, human life would be difficult. The science of soil has always been a passion of Ball State University Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Jessique Haeft, growing up in California. Since 2014, she has been sharing that passion with her students, teaching them valuable ways to care for the environment.
The Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance is staging The SpongeBob Musical at University Theatre April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
“I didn’t really play a ton in high school, I was still growing. Struggled with commands so I didn’t get too many playing opportunities, but that’s sort of when I first fell in love with baseball,” Jacobson said.
The three tenants didn’t know one another. Canaday, Cameron and Mastagh didn’t live in the same apartment building, and the severity of their problems were different. But their situations were connected. They are among dozens of people who rented from the same property management company — MiddleTown Property Group — and they are among dozens of people who have had problems.
