Maya Kim
Articles
Muncie Queer Alliance holds a vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Muncie Queer Alliance held a vigil to celebrate the lives of 36 transgender people who were killed this past year.
Over 13,000 Hoosiers stuck on Medicaid waitlist
Older Hoosiers are left vulnerable after the end of the COVID-19 Medicaid protocol.
Victims and survivors of sexual assault share their stories at ‘Take Back the Night’ event
The ‘Take Back the Night’ event provided information about the history of sexual assault and what resources are available to Ball State students.
Ball State’s Center for Survivor Support brings awareness to victim blaming through “What were you wearing?”
The center teamed up with the Counseling Center and Greek Life to bring awareness to victim blaming through the event.
One man’s mission to recovery
Growing up, Andy Ray didn’t have everything he wanted, but he had everything he needed. The Muncie native loved sports and camping. He was an average student who spent free time with friends. In high school, he began drinking at parties, but alcohol became a way to cope after his girlfriend and parents died within a few years of each other.
Monthly neighborhood dinners fuel community
The aroma of brisket cooking on the grill fills the air as classic rock booms from a makeshift sound system. Children chase each other through the grass, laughing, and neighbors hug to greet one another with big smiles. This monthly dinner is the work of Urban Light Community Development, a nonprofit committed to improving the quality of life in Muncie.
Spicing up South Central
Paxon Vong opened Thai Kitchen 20 years ago to offer Muncie a diverse fusion of Southeast Asian cuisine. The native of Thailand makes every dish to order, with notes of sweet and sour, salty and spicy flavors paired in soups, stews, noodles and rice dishes.
ChatGPT has made its way to Ball State
On Nov. 30, 2022, ChatGPT was released to the general public. The program is a largely language-based form of artificial intelligence (AI) and can assist a user in creating well-written and formatted text. Microsoft is investing in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, claiming they are making a “multi-billion dollar investment,” according to the Associated Press.
Bingo After Dark, hosted by Ball State’s Student Action Team and Health Promotion and Advocacy, gives students free sex toys and sex education.
Butt plugs, vibrators and lube were all prizes participants of Bingo After Dark could win in Park Hall’s Hargrave Multipurpose Room on Thursday, March 23. Ball State’s Student Action Team and Health Wellness and Promotion Advocacy partnered together for the sex education event.
The diversity of womanhood and female experiences, as described by one word: intersectionality
A Ball State University professor and students talk about intersectionality and historical struggles of women. Intersectionality is a term often used to define the long history of the struggles women have faced across all of history that bridges the gap between ideas of race, gender, sexuality and more.
