MORTON'S SALTY: Body shaming is not a competition
By Margo Morton / April 19, 2017Body insecurities are not a part of the Struggle Olympics. We are not competing with each other to see who suffers more in a society obsessed with bodies.
Body insecurities are not a part of the Struggle Olympics. We are not competing with each other to see who suffers more in a society obsessed with bodies.
For college students wondering about their own economic futures, democratic candidate for governor John Gregg had a story about his own family when he spoke on campus Oct. 11.
Since Sept. 22, Ball State saxophonists have gotten the chance to meet and play with multiple world-famous musicians.
The Digital Literature Review immersive learning class will host its third annual journal launch gala from 5-8 p.m. April 25 in the Schwartz Digital Complex in Bracken Library.
The Cornerstone Center for the Arts is hosting the 30th annual A Taste of Muncie from 2 to 4 p.m. April 17.
It took Mike Martin 24 years to first pick up a guitar and sing. Now, about ten years later, he is part of the band The Beautiful Mess and is signed on to Main Man Records in New Jersey.
Eileen Rosensteel, a self-proclaimed "fat activist" performed her “Bodacious Beauties” show April 4, after the Digital Literature Review (DLR) immersive learning class invited her.
The winner of Ball State 2015 Outstanding Teaching Award originally didn't want to teach.
Room and board costs increased 2.9 percent this year, with rates for 2016-17 starting at $8,715. Bernie Hannon, vice president for business affairs and treasurer, said there are multiple factors that go into what the pricing will be each year.
Racism puts everyone at risk, not just people of color, said the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Eileen Rosensteel performed "Bodacious Beauties" after the Digital Literature Review immersive learning class invited her. Rosensteel performs monologues based on research gathered about fat ladies in circuses from the 19th and 20th centuries. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
Write for Rights happens every year around International Human Rights Day. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
A Ball State CAP immersive learning project had its grand opening on Oct. 22 for a Nature Playscape at Head Start. The collaborative effort took five years to complete the nature-based play area for children. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
Spectrum, Ball State's LGBT advocacy group, hosted an event to talk about different companies and their treatment to members of the LGBT community. The event wasn't to "promote boycotting" but a way to let people know how to spend their money better. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
The 2015 ArtsWalk took place on Oct. 1 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Downtown Muncie. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
Many Ball State organizations were a part of the ArtsWalk 2015. Three architecture graduate students had their "Narrative Tables" on display at the ArtsWalk. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
The final brand refresh session to create a more modern and consistent brand was held Thursday. The discussion focused on the new proposed brand elements for Ball State. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON
Andrew Maternowski, a criminal defense attorney, spoke to National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws, NORML, on Sept. 17 about legal matters concerning marijuana. Students had questions about the legal consequences of being found with or around marijuana in Indiana. DN PHOTO MARGO MORTON