Features & Reporting

CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

The McKnights Move In: Oxford-Area Couple Starts New Chapter on Serenity Drive | 2024

Look for the Helpers: Business as a Force for Good | TiER1 Performance | 2020

Seven Rituals for Reflection | TiER1 Performance | 2020

TiER1 Celebrates International Women’s Day | TiER1 Performance | 2020

A Centennial Retrospective Piece: Kent State Spurs Ball State to Action | The Ball State Daily News | 2018

Hoda Kotb is My 2018 Role Model | Study Breaks | 2018

Top 10 Social Media Influencers to Follow | Hope for Women Magazine | 2017

Is Your College’s Rebrand Benefitting You? | Study Breaks | 2017

Get to Know the 2017 Kennedy Center Honorees | Study Breaks | 2017

An Exploration of ‘Hygge’ | Study Breaks | 2017

What Does it Mean When We Dress Up as Real People for Halloween? | Study Breaks | 2017

A Case for College Men Adopting Feminism | Study Breaks | 2017

4 Ways to Rock Being a Transfer Student | Study Breaks | 2017

Social Media and Hurricane Harvey | Study Breaks | 2017

The Introverted Intern That Could | Study Breaks | 2017

6 Podcasts for Your Morning Commute | Study Breaks | 2017

Another Berry Long Run Honors Lost Community Members | Ball State Daily | 2017

Student, Boyfriend Raise Money for Cancer Treatment in Mexico | Ball State Daily | 2016

Muncie Origins: Local Thrift Shop Owner Brings Warmth, Talent to Store | Ball State Daily | 2016

PROFILES

Doug Jones: Amphibian Man in ‘Shape of Water’ | The Ball State Daily | 2018

Precious Metals | Study Breaks | 2018

Putting Stories in Motion | Study Breaks | 2018

College Student Leaves School To Become Religious Sister | Study Breaks | 2017

Why Upasna Barath Is Rookie of the Year | Study Breaks | 2017

This Student Turned Her 1D Obsession into a Thriving Business | Study Breaks | 2017

Farren Vaughan Is Preserving America’s Parks | Study Breaks | 2017

Anah Lewi Is Giving Back to Tech on Her Own Terms | Study Breaks | 2017

Anah Lewi is Giving Back (Cover Story Edition) | Study Breaks | 2017

‘Heart of Gold:’ Vanessa Trosper Returns to Work After Open-Heart Surgery | Ball State Daily News | 2017

Pop Culture Writing

MOVIES AND TV

Why Netflix’s ‘Lovesick’ Should Be Our Generation’s ‘Friends’ | Study Breaks | 2018

In ‘Lady Bird,’ a Delicate Examination of the Complex Mother-Daughter Relationship | Study Breaks | 2017

4 Reasons ‘The Mindy Project’ Is a Rom-Com for the Real World | Study Breaks | 2017

6 Spook-Free Ways to Have a Halloween Movie Night | Study Breaks | 2017

Why We’re Addicted to ‘This Is Us’ | Study Breaks | 2017

Why You Should Watch ‘Old Lady’ Shows: In Support of ‘Grace & Frankie’ | Study Breaks | 2017

The Timely Wisdom of ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem’ | Study Breaks | 2017

‘The Big Sick’ Challenges Hollywood’s Rom-Com Standards | Study Breaks | 2017

Why ‘Wonder Woman’ Worked | Study Breaks | 2017

‘Jane the Virgin’ S3 Navigates Gut-Wrenching Drama with Finesse | Study Breaks | 2017

BOOKS

15 Thought-Provoking Books By Women | TiER1 Performance | 2020

5 Classics That Are Freshly Relevant to #TimesUp | Study Breaks | 2018

25 Books to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution Past January | Study Breaks | 2018

2017 Summed Up in 3 Essays from ‘The Best American Non-Required Reading’ | Study Breaks | 2017

How to Tackle NaNoWriMo as a College Student | Study Breaks | 2017

Your David Sedaris Starter Kit | Study Breaks | 2017

7 Summer Reads That Will Make You Smarter on Accident | Study Breaks | 2017

MUSIC

Old Taylor is Alive But Hidden on ‘Reputation’ | Study Breaks | 2017

10 Best Mixes for Studying | Study Breaks | 2017

5 Lessons About Success in ‘The Defiant Ones’ | Study Breaks | 2017

Haim’s New Album Will See You Through Heartbreak | Study Breaks | 2017