Ball State dancers showcase skills

This weekend, senior dance majors and minors will put their best foot forward when they perform in the Senior Choreography Showcase. All of the dancers prepared for this competition starting in September when the seniors held their own auditions to choose their dancers. They then choreographed the dance and held their own separate practices with their dancers.

Theater alumnus hits the big time

2002 grad moves to New York City, finds success in film

Students hope that after graduation they will be able to meet their career dreams. While that may not always happen, for some, persistence and hard work do pay off.
Ryan Woodle, a 2002 Ball State University alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in acting, plays Jeffrey Carnes in “The Box,” which opens nationwide Friday.

Enlightening Identity

One student finds ways to connect with Buddhism after studying the religious philosophy in Europe

A student slams a piece of paper down on the front desk at Elliott Hall.
“Who started this?” she demands.
“I did,” replies Ryan Shanabarger from behind the desk.
The paper extrapolates on the First Amendment — particularly as it pertains to religion. While Shanabarger is not entirely sure if it was posted somewhere and if so, who posted it and why, he has an idea that it might be in response to the fliers he put up in Elliott Hall on Tuesday night.
His posters are a call to debate, as he says, about theism and atheism. One of the fliers equates Jesus, Allah and God to Harry Potter. But unlike Harry Potter, the poster reads, these imaginary characters are mean and divisive.