74 years after its repeal, Prohibition is uncelebrated
by Keenan Wilson
Students planning to go to a "Wasted Wednesday" party tonight can do so knowing this is the day America repealed its great experiment of Prohibition. The 21st Amendment was ratified Dec. 5, 1933. It repealed the 18th Amendment, which was passed 14 years earlier.
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Judge denies Republican Party's request for change of venue
by Jessica Husek
Mayoral candidates are awaiting results of a recount after a Delaware County judge denied the Republican Party's request to have the votes recounted in another county. County Clerk Karen Wenger said Judge Robert Barnet Jr. denied the request on Monday. Republican Party Attorney David Brooks said the party's request for a change of venue last week was intended to ensure a fair and unbiased recount.
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Speaker lived with 600 others, witnessed wagon hauling bodies
by Rebecca Vetter
A crowded auditorium with loud voices filled Ball State University's Pruis Hall on Tuesday while students waited for speaker Marion Blumenthal Lazan.
As soon as Lazan arrived, though, the crowd quieted as she told her experience of being a young girl in a concentration camp.
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Group stencils signs to prevent people from polluting storm water
by Andrea Zeek
When it comes to environmental conservation, the effects of routine activities such as washing cars, walking dogs and fertilizing lawns might be overlooked.
Senior public history major Dean Kessler said when it rains in Muncie, runoff from leftover soaps, animal feces and fertilizers can pollute waterways from the White River to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Staff at the Amelia T. Wood Health Center will give out flu shots between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. today.
Pharmacist Lisa Dorer said there is a $29 fee for the shots, which students can pay for with cash, checks or through their Bursar accounts.
Students can walk in and do not need to make an appointment, Dorer said.
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The National Weather Service is predicting a total cumulation of two to five inches of snow with one to three inches on the ground when Ball State University students wake up today.
Ed Terrell, a meteorological technician at the weather service, said there was a snow advisory until 6 p.
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