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By Emily Cunningham / September 11, 2015It’s 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, and Dr. Richard Neel is getting his class warmed up for the day’s lecture.
It’s 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, and Dr. Richard Neel is getting his class warmed up for the day’s lecture.
Upon entering the tucked away downtown store, The Hayloft Boutique, it’s hard not to instantly feel at home. The cozy lighting, the smell of the wood cabinets drifting through the air and various sized jars of honey for sale on antique looking shelves make the place nothing less than inviting.
For many people, a coffeehouse is merely an extension of the office, or a place to stop and grab breakfast on the way to class. For others, the idea of a coffeehouse represents much more than that, especially on or near a college campus. It’s a connection point, a place to meet up with new or old friends, have a drink together and enjoy real conversation.
The truth comes out at 8:30 p.m. April 16 in the Student Center Tally, as the kNOw More Secrets project breaks open old diary locks, recovers middle-school poetry and shows off embarrassing childhood artifacts to open up its participants to an audience of support and understanding.
The Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Endowed Chair schooled her audience on what it means to be a Foley artist who creates sound for cinema and television in Art and Journalism Building Room 175 April 9.
It’s not every day that a college professor can include iconic television shows and working with directors such as Tim Burton on her résumé. But Vanessa Ament can. She's even worked on "Die Hard" and Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
Viewers approaching Eric Lawler’s exhibit Thursday at Muncie Makes Lab could have been easily overwhelmed by his display of rich colors filling geometric shapes and broken patterns.
Get the artistic blood flowing from 5-8 p.m. April 2, at Downtown Muncie’s First Thursday. Local artists and art students exhibit their work and present meet-and-greet type sessions and purchasing opportunities on the first Thursday of each month in Downtown Muncie, or DWNTWN.
John R. Emens Auditorium went all-out virtual Thursday night with "Video Games Live." The show combines lighting technology, a live orchestra and choir — provided by Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Ball State Choirs — and popular video games, past and present, to provide an innovative look at the world of digital gaming.
Classic and popular video games with synchronized videos and lighting meet a live orchestrated soundtrack at a Thursday show in John R. Emens Auditorium that some gamer students hope connects a mainstream audience with the games they love.
The Golden Dragon Acrobats performed the show Cirque Ziva on February 19 at Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO EMILY CUNNINGHAM
