Saying Goodbye To The Last Muncie Gras! Vanessa Brooks Mar.22, 2018

By:Vanessa Brooks / 4:00 p.m. Sep. 16, 2017 Family weekend is prime time for tailgating at Ball State football games. It is just days away, on Sept.16. Tailgating is a family-friendly, cheap, and fun event. Tailgate fields open four hours before kickoff at 11 a.m., with the game at 3 p.m. Tailgating ends 15 minutes before kickoff. 1. Food and Drinks When preparing for the tailgate festivities, it is crucial to have a yummy spread of finger foods: maybe pigs in a blanket, walking tacos, veggie

By:Vanessa Broooks This Saturday the Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie will be holding its fourth annual historic tour. The tours reveal the hidden stories behind the 45,000 bodies buried there. Tours will start at 3:30 and tours will run until 7:30 p.m. where three different tour guides who will lead groups of 20 around the cemetery. Tickets can be purchased in the office at 1400 W. Kilgore, on Event Brite, and at the gate during the event. Tickets cost $10 and children under 10-years-o

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Four Culture Podcast Dec. By:Vanessa Brooks, Ross Cooper and Jake Thomas Brooks / 10:29 a.m. Dec. 4, 2017 This week's guest is Samantha Johnson This week's topics include: Miss Ball State Pageant Former Ball State Football Player Stuck In China Ball State Men's and Women's Basketball Weather Brief

By:Vanessa Brooks If you drive down McGalliard Road you'll pass a little family owned hair salon called Hot Heads. Natalia Campbell, a young hair stylist and make-up artist with a passion for teaching others is an employee there. She is passionate about her career path. "My number one specialty is makeup and brows. I specialize in eyebrow shaping and mapping I like to make sure they are customized to each person's face based off their facial features and bone stricter," Campbell said.

By:Vanessa Brooks / 1:37 p.m. Sep. 27, 2017 People are already saying goodbye to trays and plastic bags as Ball State is in the process of removing all tray and plastic bag options from dining. The new reusable dining bags are just one of many ideas that Ball State is implementing to become a carbon-neutral campus by the year 2030. New, reusable bags are being phased in. They are made from recycled plastic bottles. Ball State felt that it was important to choose a reusable bag that features

Four Culture Podcast Oct. 27 By:Vanessa Brooks,Ross Cooper and Jake Thomas Brooks / 3:44 p.m. Oct. 30, 2017 This week's topics include: Ball State Interfraternity Council Social Probation Halloween candy safety Football struggles for Ball State Weather brief

Ball State History Conference Vanessa Brooks Mar. 2, 2018

By:Vanessa Brooks A Delaware County jail officer is now on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation after a man was held at gunpoint. A man was reported peeking into houses and business in the area off Tillotson Ave. on Tuesday Nov.7. Kenneth Watson was held at gunpoint by Delaware County jail officer Jerry Shaner. It happened in the Nail Art and Vogue Cleaners parking lot. Kim Brown, a Vogue Cleaners employee, shared her experience. "It was confusing,

GOP Speaker By:Vanessa Brooks April. 25, 2018

Four Culture Podcast Nov. 11 By:Vanessa Brooks, Ross Cooper and Jake Thomas Brooks / 12:21 p.m. Nov. 13, 2017 This week's guest is Gracie Hollars This week's topics include: Sexual Assault at Ball State Ball State rebranding Florida State Greek life suspension Severe weather in Delaware County Weather brief