Are bicycle accidents a problem at Ball State?
by Virginia Stigall, Student Reporter
February 21, 2012
Bicyclists are a common sight on college campuses across the country. At Ball State, however, some are worried that bicycle accidents are becoming a problem. They say the campus lacks safe space for riders. IPR’s Virginia Stigall reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Summer study committee added to stage inspection bill
by Brandon Smith
February 21, 2012
Legislators will wait to pass final regulations on outdoor stage equipment inspections until after a summer study committee takes up the issue. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Local students create basketball-playing robots for state competition
by Sarah Phinney
February 20, 2012
Ball State University’s Ball Gymnasium played host this weekend to a not-so-average basketball scrimmage. The ball players were actually robots created by junior high and high school students across Indiana. For them, this scrimmage was just a warm-up for bigger things. IPR’s Sarah Phinney reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Bomb threat at Ball State University
by Stephanie Wiechmann
February 20, 2012
Ball State University Police today responded to a bomb threat on the school’s campus. Just after 12:30 pm, the university’s emergency notification system sent text messages, emails, and this voicemail to on-campus numbers. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] University police say they searched the building at the corner of McKinley and Neely avenues... More »
College study focuses on Anderson Wigwam
by IPR News and Network Indiana
February 17, 2012
A study at Eastern Kentucky University is focusing on the historic Wigwam in Anderson. The university is studying how a society benefits from local sports buildings. The survey will look at the Wigwam’s economic impact and whether local residents would be willing to pay any more in taxes to reopen the gym. Anderson Community Schools... More »
Twelve Indiana candidates face ballot challenges
by IPR News and Network Indiana
February 17, 2012
Twelve Indiana candidates face challenges to their right to appear on the state’s primary ballot. Noon today was the deadline for any Hoosier to file a challenge to any candidate with the Indiana Elections Commission. Included in that 12 is Senator Richard Lugar. A tea party group says because he lives permanently in Washington, he’s... More »
Author says climate change is natural
by IPR News
February 17, 2012
When it comes to the causes of climate change, there are two schools of thought. Most scientists believe that the actions of people have caused greenhouse gas emissions that are changing the Earth’s climate. But according to a speaker at Ball State University this week, change is due to natural cycles of our planet. IPR’s... More »
StateImpact Indiana: Growth Model
by IPR News
February 16, 2012
The federal No Child Left Behind act is now largely a thing of the past in Indiana. The Obama administration waived the law’s controversial requirement last week that Indiana schools make “adequate yearly progress” in their test scores. In its place, state education officials have introduced a new system for giving schools A-to-F ratings, called... More »
Legislature considers giving extra money to State Fair victims and full-day kindergarten
by Brandon Smith
February 16, 2012
A bill in the Senate would boost compensation to State Fair stage collapse victims and give more money to full-day kindergarten. The money comes from recently-discovered state revenues. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Senate committee defeats drug testing bill
by Brandon Smith
February 15, 2012
A Senate committee today defeated a bill that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients. But as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, the author is trying to keep the idea alive this session. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
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