With Halloween on the mind, ever heard of a ghost archaeologist? And did you know Ball State has one? All the spooky – or maybe not – answers.

Students Tricia Timmons and Chandler Sturgis were surveying the top floor of the historic E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center mansion when they noticed something unusual. “We weren’t expecting to find what we did,” Timmons said. Both Timmons, a senior, and Chandler, a junior, are majoring in residential property management (RPM). The survey was part […]

We trace many of our Halloween traditions to ancient pre-Christian-era Celtic celebrations, but this year will be much different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out these historical items, parenting tips, and random thoughts and observations about the holiday season from Ball State faculty. Halloween Traditions Date Back Centuries Fred Suppe, a history professor, points out […]

Ball State urban planning students are working with Muncie’s Industry Neighborhood to craft a plan that could help that community advocate for change.

Sometimes in life, as in math, two negatives make a positive. At least, that was the opportunity Ball State alumna Amanda DeLotelle (above, center) saw in Dayton, Ohio this year. The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing recession resulted in an increased demand for meals to help the growing number of people experiencing a hard time. […]

Freewill versus determinism and epistemology isn’t the type of debate most high school students will have in class. In general, philosophy courses are hard to come by in Indiana. The Philosophy Outreach Project introduces the state’s high school students to the field through in-school visits, a supply of online resources, and an annual conference for […]