Dara Metcalfe

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IJM documentary screening sheds light on human trafficking

By Dara Metcalfe / November 19, 2015

Yesterday at 6:00 pm I visited the student center to a screening of a sex trafficking documentary hosted by IJM (International Justice Mission). IJM is a global organization that started four years ago to raise awareness for several different causes by putting on events. One of these events is “No Slave November” which happens every year to raise awareness about human trafficking.

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Behind the Curtain: Lighting student finds experience where he can

By Dara Metcalfe / October 20, 2015

Austin Zimmerman’s theatre experience is all about the spotlight. Operating it, that is.

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Marijuana can lead to lower sex drive for men, university researcher finds

By Dara Metcalfe / October 18, 2015

Smoking too much marijuana could lead to a lower sex drive for men, a Ball State professor found in his research.

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8 signs you're a music media production major

By Dara Metcalfe / October 9, 2015

“Your friends get mad at you for constantly adjusting the stereos at parties.”

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ChirpFest organizers get $1 million liability insurance for event

By Dara Metcalfe / September 17, 2015

In order to host Muncie's first ChirpFest, the organizers had to shut down Dill Street from University Avenue to North Street in the Village. 

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Straight Outta Muncie: Ball State alumnus shot famed hip-hop group's album, 'pushes the limit' for art

By Danielle Grady and Dara Metcalfe / September 2, 2015

Eric Poppleton was in a vulnerable position. On the ground, surrounded by people, gun pointed in his direction vulnerable. So he did what he’d done thousands of times before. He took a picture. That photo became the album cover for “Straight Outta Compton,” the breakout record for the influential hip-hop group N.W.A.. 

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NPHC Emphasizes Diversity at BSU

By Dara Metcalfe and Samantha Bohannon / April 16, 2015

The Divine 9 is split into four sororities and five fraternities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

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Comedy group creates improv festival

By Dara Metcalfe / April 8, 2015

Ball State’s 24-year-old improv comedy group has had plenty of time to entertain students over the years, but no improv festival of their own to perform in. So they created one.

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Safezone offers haven for LGBTQA community

By Dara Metcalfe / February 25, 2015

“To put it simply, I feel like a girl trapped in a boy’s body, and I’ve felt that way ever since I was four.” Leelah Alcorn, a 17 year-old transgender teen, committed suicide in December 2014 – but not before leaving this note behind.

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Drag queens perform for charity, self-confidence

By Dara Metcalfe / February 15, 2015

Six performers from Windy Blew Entertainment stomped the floors at Be Here Now on Valentine’s Day at the venue’s first drag show.