Home About Articles Multimedia Contact
Nearly 1 in 10 high school students vape, but what •

Nearly 1 in 10 high school students vape, but what impact does this leave on mental health?

Take in a deep breath, hold it for five seconds, then blow it out. Count to five again. 
In the time it took you to do that, the metaphorical vape in your hand has reached your brain, creating a buzz of adrenaline and energy, according to smokefree.gov. 
Former smoker and community member Heather Ashton said the buzz of nicotine is exciting at first, which is what often draws kids to the modern-day smoking epidemic of vaping....
Indiana Capital Chronicle •

Nonprofit Braun transition group follows former governors' model • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Imagine Indiana. Indiana Works. Aiming Higher.
“Social welfare” nonprofits, typically with undisclosed donor lists, have funded at least Indiana’s last three gubernatorial transitions.
Now, Gov.-elect Mike Braun is following that model.
Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity and Enterprise (HOPE) filed with the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office in July last year to advocate for policies that “lead to economic growth.” It released five detailed plans — on agriculture, education, health care, infl...
Indiana Governor candidates gather for third deba •

Indiana Governor candidates gather for third debate

Indiana’s gubernatorial candidates gathered for a third debate Oct. 24 in Indianapolis. The debate offered a chance for the candidates to enforce their stances on issues important to many Hoosiers and reiterate key campaign points.
All three governor candidates were present, including Donald Rainwater (L) — who was not invited to the first debate in early October — Jennifer McCormick (D) and Mike Braun (R). This was the third televised debate McCormick and Braun showed off in. 
The event was hos...
Donald Rainwater and Tonya Hudson want to take on •

Donald Rainwater and Tonya Hudson want to take on taxes

EDITOR'S NOTE:  This article is part one of a three part series based on sit downs with candidates from all three political parties. This article features the Libretarian slate, stories featuring the Democratic candidates and Micah Beckwith can be found online. The Ball State Daily News and NewsLink Indiana reached out to the Republican Party of Indiana and various contacts related to Mike Braun for Indiana and Mike Braun for Senate teams. After working for nearly two months to get in touch with...
Micah Beckwith wants a "more conservative state" •

Micah Beckwith wants a "more conservative state"

EDITOR'S NOTE:  This article is part two of a three part series based on sit downs with candidates from all three political parties. This article features the Micah Beckwith, stories featuring the Libertarian candidates and Democratic candidates can be found online. The Ball State Daily News and NewsLink Indiana reached out to the Republican Party of Indiana and various contacts related to Mike Braun for Indiana and Mike Braun for Senate teams. After working for nearly two months to get in touch...
Jennifer McCormick and Terry Goodin on their 'comm •

Jennifer McCormick and Terry Goodin on their 'common sense' legislative plans

EDITOR'S NOTE:  This article is part three of a three part series based on sit downs with candidates from all three political parties. This article features the democratic slate, stories featuring the Libertarian candidates and Micah Beckwith can be found online. The Ball State Daily News and NewsLink Indiana reached out to the Republican Party of Indiana and various contacts related to Mike Braun for Indiana and Mike Braun for Senate teams. After working for nearly two months to get in touch wi...
The Department of Theatre and Dance stages 'Kinky •

The Department of Theatre and Dance stages 'Kinky Boots'

Editors note: This story has been updated to correct a title.
Picture a small town full of hard-working people. They’re not small-minded, just comfortable in their lives. Their town is a hub of the industrial boom and most of the people living there are working on factory floors like the generations before them. But the factories are leaving town and work is getting harder to come by. 
This is the town of Northampton, England, where the setting of “Kinky Boots” is currently on stage in Universit...
Congressional district five candidates gather for •

Congressional district five candidates gather for forum

Editor's Note: This article was updated to correct an error.
Indiana fifth district congressional seat candidates gathered at Anderson High School Thursday night to discuss policy plans, beliefs and campaign promises. 
All four candidates running were present, including the reincubate candidate Victoria Spartz (R), Deborah Pickett (D), Robby Slaughter (I) and Lauri Shillings (L).



The event was hosted by the League of Wome...
The rapid and unregulated advancements of Generati •

The rapid and unregulated advancements of Generative AI

Art is a constant in the lives of everyone. 
Art is in the clothes you wear, the building you go to work in, the phone you look at — it quite literally surrounds us in every capacity of our lives. 
That is what is so beautiful about art — it is universally felt in society. You don’t have to visit an art museum and look at paintings to appreciate art. Art is all-encompassing and moves society. 



This is why it is ever more...
Holcomb signs senate bill 202 into law, increasing •

Holcomb signs senate bill 202 into law, increasing legislative oversight on secondary education

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Indiana Senate Bill (SB) 202 into law Wednesday, increasing government oversight into public universities and changing the criteria for tenure in the state. 
Opposed by many students and faculty members at Ball State, this bill is designed to increase "intellectual diversity" in higher education, creating policies that could prevent faculty members from receiving tenure if they are not deemed likely to foster free inquiry and offer multiple viewpoints of teaching...
Board of Trustees approves new Ball State Athletic •

Board of Trustees approves new Ball State Athletics Performance Center during May meeting

The Board of Trustees met May 3, revealing plans for an upcoming renovation of the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) building, plans for an upcoming sports performance training center, changes in the university core curriculum and many hiring and human resources developments being made in the upcoming months.
The Championship Performance Center
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell and Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management Jim Lowe announced a $7.8 million traini...
Changes on the Horizon: The Indiana Department of •

Changes on the Horizon: The Indiana Department of Education proposes new diploma changes for high school students.

Editor’s Note: In writing this story, the Ball State Daily News originally contacted the Indiana Department of Education for questions regarding the first draft of the changes; the IDOE responded with a statement. However, the Ball State Daily News did reach back out for an additional statement upon the release of the second draft and did not receive a response by the time of publication. Updates will be made online as a statement is provided. 
Potential changes are on the horizon for K-12 stude...
With nationwide legislation, LGBTQ+ parents find a •

With nationwide legislation, LGBTQ+ parents find a new challenge in their parenthood

Courtney Greyhawk always wanted to be a mother, yet she was taking all the steps to avoid a pregnancy with her former partner. 
She was taking birth control, and they were using condoms. But even with those precautions, Greyhawk found out she was pregnant. 
In 2009, Greyhawk was in her fourth year at Ball State University, majoring in biochemistry. She found out at the Ball State Health Center and called her partner before taking an exam....
The rich history of Ball State’s First Ladies has •

The rich history of Ball State’s First Ladies has impacted campus and the Muncie community

Behind the cardinal red front door of Bracken House, Ball State University’s President Geoffrey Mearns and First Lady Jennifer Mearns reside. Generations of family photos cover the walls and every room has an artifact, wallpaper decal, memory or story waiting to be shared. 
A crackling fireplace exudes the same warmth and hospitality embodied by the pair.
While Geoffrey walks down campus paths and is easily recognized by students eager to give him a high-five, the work that Jennifer does might b...
Students and faculty grow concerned about Senate B •

Students and faculty grow concerned about Senate Bill 202

Students and faculty from across the state flocked to the Indiana House Chamber on a Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. dressed in “Red for Ed." 
They sat through more than seven hours of legislative hearings, voting and testimonials to ensure their voices were heard for Indiana Senate Bill (SB) 202. 
The topic in question: state intervention in public universities in the state of Indiana.



Indiana SB 202 has three major parts that i...
Indiana Senate Bill 202 passes in House Education •

Indiana Senate Bill 202 passes in House Education Committee, moves to House Chamber

Indiana Senate Bill (SB) 202 passed in the House Education Committee with eight yeas and four nays Feb. 21. 
The bill, which discusses “duties of state educational institutions' diversity committees,” contains decisions that would change the appointment processes of public universities’ Boards of Trustees, change the process of tenure and change regulations for students or employees to “submit complaints that a faculty member or contractor is not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry,...
Being forced to carry the emotional burden of my p •

Being forced to carry the emotional burden of my peers makes being a female leader exhausting

Olivia Ground is a third-year advertising major and writes “Liv, laugh, love” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Right before the East Point train stop in Atlanta, there is a beautifully painted mural of Atlanta’s first female and first African American Mayor Patsy Jo Hilliard. Her portrait stands tall at eye level with the elevated train tracks on the side of Aya Tower. 
On the train ride to the airport after being in Atlanta for what felt like almo...
The high price of Broadway is why many can't engag •

The high price of Broadway is why many can't engage in it

Olivia Ground is a third-year advertising major and writes “Liv, laugh, love” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
I have loved musical theater for the majority of my life.
I started my acting journey in first grade when I was in a production of “The Wizard of Oz” put on by my high school. I only had one line that was three words long. 



I remember the anticipation building up in...
Garfield creator Jim Davis visits Ball State for f •

Garfield creator Jim Davis visits Ball State for film screening and Q&A

Ball State alumnus and creator of Garfield, Jim Davis, visited Ball State’s campus Nov. 13 to answer questions and screen the most recent Garfield animated movie, “The Garfield Movie.”
The event, hosted by the School of Art, brought in a large crowd to Pruis Hall, filling up every seat in the hall. Community members and students of all ages showed up with Garfield shirts, backpacks, books and more. Guests were able to watch the 2024 animated Garfield film, followed by a 30-minute Q&A with Davis...
Public Art initiatives in Muncie are strengthenin •

Public Art initiatives in Muncie are strengthening the economic development and community of Delaware County

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct an error.
It’s late, and the workers who just finished overnight factory shifts walk home, their knuckles dragging from lingering exhaustion. 
These workers are the backbone of society but aren’t ever recognized. They sleep through the day, never having the chance to engage in the community. 



They can’t even see a movie.  
This was the inspiration of the newest public...
GROUND: Like it or not, Taylor Swift is helping th •

GROUND: Like it or not, Taylor Swift is helping the NFL

Olivia Ground is a third-year advertising major and writes “Liv, Laugh, Love” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Taylor Swift is arguably revitalizing the NFL right now, much to the dismay of “sports bros” and Fox News anchors. 
When Swift’s Era’s Tour performed in Kansas City in early July, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was in attendance. Kelce said on his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason, that he was hoping to give Swift a...
Dr. Anand Marri aims to use his position as Provos •

Dr. Anand Marri aims to use his position as Provost to support students across campus

Growing up riding subways and buses in Queens, New York, Anand Marri watched adults in fancy suits making their way into Manhattan to the law offices, prepared to make changes in the world and make lots of money doing it. 
Anand Marri planned to be one of them.
He came to the United States when he was 9 years old from Hyderabad, India. He didn’t speak English, his parents owned cologne and fragrance stories in the area malls....
Indianapolis Party for Socialism and Liberation ho •

Indianapolis Party for Socialism and Liberation holds rally on Monument Circle

Bracing in the freezing cold, ralliers gathered at the steps of Monument Circle in the heart of downtown Indianapolis to discuss topics such as American occupation in foreign lands, immigration, workers' rights and more. 
Meeting the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Inauguration of President Trump, ralliers shared in conversations that all shared the same theme: Change is in the hands of the people. 
"We should have support from our government, and we shouldn't have to fight our gov...
Ball State University students respond in protests •

Ball State University students respond in protests after School of Art announces stacked classes are no longer

The rules of the telephone game are simple. 
Everyone sits in a circle. You whisper a message to your neighbor, they whisper it forward. The message becomes diluted and convoluted, changing as it goes. It becomes a game of “he said,” “she said,” “they said.” 
It’s a game Max Shangle doesn’t want Ball State University’s School of Art to keep playing. 



“I can’t play telephone, I don’t want you to either,” Shangle, the inter...
Load More