The Ball State Student Health Center partners with the Wayne County Health Department to provide free STI testing to students.
Some students with disabilities feel excluded from sporting events due to a lack of accessibility in student sections.
Poor mental health can turn mutually destructive.
Muncie has a variety of resources for mental health support during pregnancy.
After five years of pageant competitions, a Muncie local is headed to Miss America.
Richard “Rick” Zeigler owned one of the largest record shops in Indianapolis. Now, as the music coordinator for the Muncie Three Trails Music Series, he’s responsible for curating a list of artists meticulously selected for the Muncie community to enjoy at no cost.
The Quad filled with approximately 3,000 graduating Cardinals and their loved ones the morning of May 4 in preparation for the 198th Ball State University Commencement.
Before sunrise, while most of Ball State University’s campus remains still and quiet, a few early risers start their day to fulfill other commitments: a full-time job, missing a class to care for a sick kid or simply being in a completely new environment. There are many paths students take, and varying experiences bring diverse challenges.
After spending the day cutting hair for those who find themselves in his salon chair, Chandler Skye heads out for the evening, but he doesn’t return straight home. Instead, he heads to the venue of his next show and finds himself onstage with a full face of makeup, a wig and an eye-catching outfit. In front of the audience, he is no longer known as Chandler Skye. In his shift from the hair salon to the stage, he becomes Aura Aurora, a well-known Muncie drag queen.
During World War I, women in the United States stepped up to fill the gaps from those who left to fight for their country. Upon their loved one’s return, the motivation to continue the support for their country and their veterans didn’t diminish.
“To Kill a Mockingbird” propped against a stack of books on Sept.29 in Bracken Library. The book is commonly found in public-school curriculum and was on the American Library Association’s top 10 most challenged books for 2020. Ella Howell, DN
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" written by Sherman Alexie leaning against a stack of other banned books on Sept.29 in Bracken Library. The book is a first-person perspective on life on a Spokane Indian Reservation. Ella Howell, DN
Books that are popularly known for being banned stacked on Sept.29 in Bracken Library. "Eleanor Park,” "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,”are not pictured, as they were checked out or not owned by the library. Ella Howell, DN
"Looking for Alaska" by John Green posed on Sept. 29 on the second floor of Bracken Library. The book has been contested for LGBTQ content and claims that it's "sexually explicit." Ella Howell, DN
