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Home runs, great plays and multiple festivities to celebrate the upperclassmen. Ball State softball’s senior weekend had a bit of everything, including a 3-0 sweep of Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Bowling Green.
Editors note: This story will continue to be updated with new information.
Ball State men’s volleyball’s Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament title run in 2022 — its most recent championship effort — opened with a Saturday evening match inside Worthen Arena. The first-seeded Cardinals downed the eighth-ranked Quincy Hawks in three sets to advance to the semifinal round.
Ball State Track and Field hosted its annual “We Fly” home meet Friday and Saturday.
Savannah Oliphant is a teacher at East Washington Academy in the Muncie Community School system and a graduate of Ball State University. She is writing as a guest writer for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper. I have been teaching in the Muncie School District for two years now at East Washington Academy (EWA). I student taught first grade here with my mentor teacher Michelle Bergren. It was such a joy after student teaching to be selected as a first-grade teacher. Muncie Community Schools (MCS) holds a special place in my heart, and I actually started my own education at EWA (when it was known as Washington-Carver), where I attended kindergarten. With that being said, as I grew up, Washington Carver always held a little piece of me. When I finished school and decided what I wanted to be as an adult, I knew I wanted to help children. I started my higher education at Ivy Tech Indianapolis where I got hands-on experience with Indianapolis Public School systems with the help of my directors Barbra Sanders and Andrew Buckle. They helped me realize that I was on the right track to be a teacher and that it was truly my calling. Going to Ivy Tech Indianapolis also helped me realize that I wanted to work with students in lower socioeconomic-status communities. I wanted to work in these communities specifically so they could get the education opportunities that they deserve. I wanted to show them that you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to as long as you have a strong foundation, someone who believes in you and the confidence to believe in yourself. While at Ivy Tech, as I did clinical experiences, every teacher I talked to told me Ball State is the place that I should go to finish my four years. My mentors let me know that it would be the best decision I would ever make with all the opportunities available. When it came time to apply, Ball State was the first on my list, and I did the biggest happy dance when I got accepted. Ball State was truly an experience I won’t forget especially because I commuted daily and got to enjoy COVID-19 during my two years there! I had so many professors who still remember me and so many professors who made such a huge impact on my career. I made so many teacher friends in the program as well who I still talk to.Actually, Makenzie Parkinson and I went through the same program together, and we are both teachers here at East Washington Academy! Most of the people who I student taught with are still at EWA like Tiara Taylor and Makenzie Parkinson. MCS has made a huge impact on my life as a student and as a teacher. I feel like I can finally repay those who have helped me find myself and figure myself out through the years. I realized that I have always wanted to help children, and what better way than to help prepare them for their future and help make them successful? I feel like this is the best school cooperation that I could have been accepted into. There is so much support, and everyone gives so much for the students and so much for their teachers. My principals and administrators who have been around since I have been here have challenged me but also encouraged me. They have guided me and assisted me and, overall, they have helped me grow and continue to grow into the teacher that I have always wanted to be. Ball State built my foundation, and MCS has helped me build on being a strong teacher.Contact Savannah Oliphant with comments at savannah.oliphant@muncieschools.org.
Global Harmony, a student organization at Ball State University that looks to promote cultural exchange, hosted a festival at Emens Auditorium on Friday, April 12 to celebrate Songkran, the Thai New Year.
Muncie Community Schools invites kids ages 5 and up and adults to play cricket from 6:30-8 p.m. on Mondays, starting April 15, at Northside Middle School, 2400 W. Bethel Ave.
Tonight: Rain will move out of our area leaving us with mostly cloudy skies to start before clearing throughout the night. Temperatures will be in the low-40s with a 40% chance of rain.
Tonight: Stars are expected to make a return to our night skies as early scattered showers will move through the area giving us a clear night sky. While lows will get down to 42 with chilly winds out of the north west at 15 mph.
Stepping inside any elementary school classroom during independent reading time, it’s not uncommon to look out amidst a sea of wandering eyes flickering from line to line, discovering what happens when you give a mouse a cookie and how hungry a caterpillar can be.
Muncie, Ind. --- The Code Red Dance Team attends their final practice before heading to nationals. From bonding to tidying up their performances, the squad is ready for the big dance.
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University is set to launch a new course that dives into the world of media influence through the lens of the Kardashian empire. The Kardashian media design class, led by instructor Leo Caldwell, aims to study the secrets behind the family's media success and explore the difference in visual storytelling in today's digital age.
Tonight: Rain showers will continue overnight as the low pressure system passes overhead, but showers should remain scattered, allowing for some dry time for any early morning commutes. A flood watch remains in effect for Jay, Blackford, and Grant counties until 2am Friday.
Ball State men's swimming and diving will leave the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) beginning the 2024-25 season, Ball State Athletics announced April 11.
O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of murder charges, but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.
Muncie Central High School is now home to the district’s first writing center, a fully functional space that mimics writing centers at the collegiate level, including those found on Ball State’s own campus.
“The ship is sinking,” second-year teacher Zachary Houser said. Houser is referring to a ‘ship’ full of veteran educators who are falling behind in today's world of rapidly evolving education practices and standards. This can be solved, as these teachers are preparing to retire, yet, they have no one to replace them. This issue is growing larger.According to a 2022 study released by the National Opinion Research Center, less than one in five Americans would encourage a young person to become a K-12 teacher.Participants based their responses on issues like lack of pay and stressful work environments. The study parallels the actual lack of young educators currently in the workforce. Muncie Community Schools (MCS) recognizes this and has begun to implement steps and programs to allow college graduates to find their footing in teaching — fast. Director of Elementary Education at MCS Heidi White acknowledged the stigma surrounding young teachers, while also highlighting their benefits. “There is value in a veteran teacher for sure, but there's also value [in] having somebody come in with a fresh perspective,” she said.In her current role, White oversees the curriculum for grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and MCS’ preschool programs. Additionally, she said her role also comes with an overall focus on school improvement. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in its 2023 Education at a Glance report, it reported within OECD countries, 18 percent of teachers at pre-primary levels are under the age of 30. The report also stated that in 45 percent of countries with available data, teachers aged 50 and older are at least double those under 30. This statistic can prove costly when teachers have to retire, as recently, educators are more frequently leaving the profession.According to the National Education Association, 86 percent of its members noted they saw more educators leave the profession since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is something that can be fixed by young teachers. White acknowledged this and said in her 18 years at MCS, she’s seen the importance of young educators firsthand. “I do feel like, a lot of times, people [who] are coming in younger have a renewed sense of hope for our kids, which is what we need,” White said. “That's not to say veteran teachers don't, but … [young teachers] come in, and they are ready and feel empowered and take ownership of [the] kids in our community.”First-grade teacher Savannah Oliphant at East Washington Academy is one such young educator. In her second year at MCS, Oliphant said she has taken on a lot of responsibility with her co-teacher. Last year, she helped create a new curriculum which is now being implemented in her current classroom, something she feels she “nailed.”Living in Muncie until she was about eight, Oliphant attended the school she now teaches at when it was open as Washington-Carver Elementary School. Additionally, she attended Ball State University for her last two years of earning her undergraduate degree.She said this lived experience with MCS has bettered her as a teacher. “I know what it's like to be in a lower socioeconomic school district and status … I know what these kids go through,” she said. “I always have the same structure, I always have the same routine because [students] don't get that anywhere else.”
Tonight: Rain will continue tonight with it being heavy at times. Winds will start to pick up around 10 to 15 mph and will start to increase throughout tomorrow.
With no special guest presentations this week, the Student Government Association (SGA) began its April 10 meeting with special orders of business. In the meeting, the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) presented a request for a protected seat in the senate. Currently, they have an unprotected seat, which means that if they lose their seat, they would also lose their representation, according to President Pro Tempore Brenna Large.According to Large, having a protected seat would allow them to “retain their representation in the senate,” which means they can always have representation even if they choose to stop sending a representative to the meetings. In the past, YDSA spearheaded many initiatives such as protesting against Senate Bill 202, discussing raising campus wages and volunteering with the Soup Kitchen of Muncie. The senate approved their protected seat with 31 yays, two nays, and two abstentions. Next up, President Joseph Gassensmith gave his state of the student body. On his list of accomplishments from this year, he said his administration completed 25 out of 27 platform points which is more than any SGA executive board in the past six years, according to Gassensmith. “Now, obviously, at some of those points, we had to adapt what the point was, but the spirit of the point was cast no matter what,” Gassensmith said. He also mentioned that SGA invested more money this year than any other, with about $41,000 reinvested in students and the Ball State community.One of the initiatives Gassensmith said he was most proud of was the addition of the new bus stop shelter on McKinley Avenue, as well as a new blue light tower that will be placed near the Scheidler Apartments.“We were able to turn SGA from a very dramatic organization to one that is a well-oiled machine. It made a real impact,” Gassensmith said. The senate then transitioned into executive reports. Vice President Monet Lindstrand started and reminded the senators of the upcoming Take Back The Night event on April 24, where survivors of sexual assault can share their stories.Treasurer Isacc Ledford gave a brief overview of all the initiatives the senate spent money on this school year.This spending included SGA shirts, a portion of the homecoming parade, community garden improvements, survey tabling with the organizational caucus, north quad urinal dividers, new charging stations, funding many sexual assault awareness events this month and more. “The overall senate invested 89.3 percent of their budget as opposed to last year’s 50.68 percent,” Ledford said. “Although the allocation was higher last year, the senate invested $6,695 as opposed to last year’s $5,068.” The senators were then asked to vote on an amendment to the SGA elections code for unfinished business. According to the amendment change request, this would make it so “in the event that three or more candidates run [for a cabinet position], the candidate receiving a majority of votes cast, per rank choice voting, shall be declared the winner.”This was approved with 34 yays, one nay, and two abstentions. With no new business to vote on, the meeting was adjourned. Contact Meghan Braddy with comments via email at meghan.braddy@bsu.eduor on X @meghan_braddy.
Savannah Oliphant is a teacher at East Washington Academy in the Muncie Community School system and a graduate of Ball State University. She is writing as a guest writer for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
