5 must-see activist documentaries this fall

In the midst of environmental chaos, we need the power of film more than ever to ask big questions and connect people with the natural world. Here are five thought-provoking documentaries with topics ranging from America’s ambitious transportation movement to the corruption of industrial farming.

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Top 9 books on the environment

As new and complex environmental issues rise throughout the world, it can be difficult and perhaps overwhelming to stay informed.

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Mid-century modern home tour includes 1948 Graham House

Just behind Ball State’s Art and Journalism building, people sauntered through the streets of the historic Westwood neighborhood, observing the architecture of contemporary-designed homes and pastel-colored vintage cars.

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Students gain insight from sustainable development projects in Central America

This past year, 18 Ball State students fundraised money for brigades to Nicaragua and Panama. Two brigades spent one week building sanitary infrastructures and sustainable agricultural projects in underdeveloped communities.

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Ball State student combines love of gardening, sustainability for local initiative

When Faye Lichtsinn, a junior Natural Resources and Environmental Management major at Ball State University, hung out with her friend Gordon two summers ago, he told her about permaculture, the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient.

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Marriage Isn’t Dead

There is no rocket science formula to determine whether it’s a good idea to get married in your early 20s. But there are social and economic factors to consider before you do.

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Growing community with Grace

On a gloomy, January afternoon in the president’s office at Ball State University, first lady Grace Ferguson sat glancing at a table covered in framed family photos of herself, her husband, Ball State President Paul Ferguson, and their three children.

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Successful leaders inspire others

I sat amid 1,200 climate activists in a noisy conference room, patiently waiting for former Vice President Al Gore to speak at the 23rd Climate Leader training last summer. Feeling nervous but relieved, I knew that I wasn’t sitting alone as a young leader. As it was my first leadership conference, I didn’t know what to expect, but I was excited to be part of the global cultural movement.

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