<![CDATA[Ball State Daily News - Features RSS]]> /se/ball-state-daily-news-features-rss-1.1994743 en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 60 <![CDATA[Indie rock and pop folk bands provide good listen]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/indie-rock-and-pop-folk-bands-provide-good-listen-1.2696083 Derek Tipton

Columnist Derek Tipton gives his thoughts on new albums by Guided by Voices and The Goodnight Fields ...

]]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2012 1.2696083 Features Derek Tipton Features <![CDATA[A renter's world]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/a-renter-s-world-1.2696079 Anna Ortiz
By: Anna OrtizCompanies provide acces to expensive items for cheap

Whether it be a designer handbag or a chain saw, there are ways to get it for a fraction of a cost when you want it. ...

]]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2012 1.2696079 Features Anna Ortiz Features <![CDATA[For a good cause]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/for-a-good-cause-1.2696074 Noelle Pickler
Second Harvest Food Bank provides food for nearby communities

The students who help at Second Harvest Food Bank never get to see the people they're serving. ...

]]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2012 1.2696074 Features Noelle Pickler Features <![CDATA[Indy welcomes Jimmy Fallon]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/indy-welcomes-jimmy-fallon-1.2692279 Chris McAuley
Students receive tickets to comic's Late Night show

Jimmy Fallon is bringing his late night show to Indianapolis next week, and he wants to see plenty of students in the crowd. ...

]]>; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 1.2692279 Features Chris McAuley Features <![CDATA[Through the lens]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/through-the-lens-1.2688918 Seth Johnson
Former student films documentaries on Muncie artists

Crafting portraits of Muncie through the lens of his video camera, Albert Rettew's love for documentaries has taken him beyond classroom walls and into the lives of local artists. ...

]]>; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 1.2688918 Features Rettew's love for documentaries has taken him beyond classroom walls and into the lives of local artists. ...]]> Seth Johnson Features <![CDATA[Meet the Miss Ball State contestants]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/meet-the-miss-ball-state-contestants-1.2688905 Lindsey Riley
Get to know the ladies competing for the title of Miss Ball State

Nine women are competing to become role models to the campus and Muncie community. ...

]]>; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 1.2688905 Features Lindsey Riley Features <![CDATA[Hunger Banquet details remain a mystery]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/hunger-banquet-details-remain-a-mystery-1.2686200 Anna Ortiz
By: Anna OrtizNew addition to Unity Week will be a surprise to students

As a new addition to Unity Week this year, tonight's Hunger Banquet invites the first fifty students to the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Forum Room at 6:30 p.m. to take part in the event, Patri...

]]>; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 1.2686200 Features Pittenger Student Center Forum Room at 6:30 p.m. to take part in the event, Patri...]]> Anna Ortiz Features <![CDATA[A new routine]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/a-new-routine-1.2685763 Oliva Williams
Ball State students take advantage of free workout sessions at the beginning of the semester

The new year brings many resolutions, with one of the most common being getting back into shape. ...

]]>; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 1.2685763 Features Oliva Williams Features <![CDATA[Music to look forward to in 2012]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/music-to-look-forward-to-in-2012-1.2684133 Seth Johnson
By: Seth JohnsonSeth discusses what CDs will make their mark in the upcoming year

From up-and-coming independent music bloomers to triumphant returns by some of rock and lsquo;n' roll's veterans, 2012 looks to surpass 2011's rather disappointing music output in more ways than one. ...

]]>; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 1.2684133 Features Seth Johnson Features <![CDATA[A hall for the living and the dead]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/a-hall-for-the-living-and-the-dead-1.2684125 Lindsey Riley
According to legend, Ball State's Elliott Hall is haunted

When most students move to Ball State they expect to share their residence hall with hundreds of other students. But not with hundreds of students and a ghost. ...

]]>; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 1.2684125 Features Lindsey Riley Features <![CDATA[In the spirit of Zumba]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/in-the-spirit-of-zumba-1.2680249 Emma Kate Fittes
Students exercise, collect donations for Muncie Mission

With entry donations going to a local food bank, a campus organization hosted a Zumba class with a twist Monday night. ...

]]>; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 1.2680249 Features Zumba class with a twist Monday night. ...]]> Emma Kate Fittes Features <![CDATA[Comedian Patrice O’Neal dies, had suffered stroke ]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/comedian-patrice-o-neal-dies-had-suffered-stroke-1.2677656 Associated Press
By: Associated PressCelebrities mourn death of comic behind Charlie Sheen roast

Veteran stand-up comic Patrice O'Neal, who gained a wider following through TV and radio and helped roast Charlie Sheen, died Tuesday from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. He was 41. ...

]]>; Wed, 30 Nov 2011 1.2677656 Features Associated Press Features <![CDATA[Michael Jackson's doctor sentenced]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/michael-jackson-s-doctor-sentenced-1.2677653 Associated Press
Murray given four-year jail time, but may serve less than two

The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a 'disgrace to the medical 1.2677653 Features Associated Press Features <![CDATA[Students earn money through plasma donations]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/students-earn-money-through-plasma-donations-1.2677621 Anna Ortiz
Plasma separated from blood, used in medical treatments

According to BioLife spokesman Gerry Hertzler, the majority of donors come from within a seven-mile radius of the center and range between ...

]]>; Wed, 30 Nov 2011 1.2677621 Features BioLife spokesman Gerry Hertzler, the majority of donors come from within a seven-mile radius of the center and range between ...]]> Anna Ortiz Features <![CDATA[On-campus Jewish organization restores leadership, seeks more members]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/on-campus-jewish-organization-restores-leadership-seeks-more-members-1.2677020 Kameron McBride
By: Kameron McBride

This past Halloween, some students decided to reboot Hillel and - a campus group dedicated to studying the Jewish faith and - after the group was on hiatus last year. ...

]]>; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 1.2677020 Features Kameron McBride Features <![CDATA[Local family seeks votes to win ultimate road trip]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/local-family-seeks-votes-to-win-ultimate-road-trip-1.2676343 Anna Ortiz
BSU doctoral student, family finalists in Parenting Magazine competition

The Romano family of four is the only Indiana family to be one of the top 10 finalists out of thousands for the $15,000 Parenting Magazine Family Road Trip competition. ...

]]>; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 1.2676343 Features Anna Ortiz Features <![CDATA[KAMERA OBSCURE: Good film leaves end to be desired]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/kamera-obscure-good-film-leaves-end-to-be-desired-1.2671655 Kameron McBride

Overall, I thought 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' was a good, but not great, movie. It is a good start for director Durkin and I would think he has a bright future. ...

]]>; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 1.2671655 Features Durkin and I would think he has a bright future. ...]]> Kameron McBride Features <![CDATA['Community' in peril]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/community-in-peril-1.2671641 Lindsey Gelwicks
Students disagree with NBC's decision to bench Thursday night sitcom

Avid fans and occasional watchers alike were disappointed Monday night as NBC announced it was benching the sitcom 'Community' in the middle of its third season. ...

]]>; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 1.2671641 Features Lindsey Gelwicks Features <![CDATA[A warm reception]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/a-warm-reception-1.2670802 Emma Kate Fittes
Student scenic designer tries his hand at directing in 'The Receptionist'

For the past three years, senior Christopher Swader has been a scenic designer with his twin brother, Justin. Directing The Receptionist is his first theater project without him. ...

]]>; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 1.2670802 Features Swader has been a scenic designer with his twin brother, Justin. Directing The Receptionist is his first theater project without him.  ...]]> Emma Kate Fittes Features <![CDATA[KAMERA OBSCURE: 'Take Shelter' portrays everyday fears]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/features/kamera-obscure-take-shelter-portrays-everyday-fears-1.2670798 Kameron McBride

In a film industry littered with the corpses of less significant psychological thrillers, 'Take Shelter' stands tall for its incredible ability to create. ...

]]>; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 1.2670798 Features Kameron McBride Features