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<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/miller-kern/">Miller Kern</a>·
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Breaking the Town and Gown Divide

University students feel a disconnect with the town they call home for four years
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/colton-letourneau/">Colton LeTourneau</a>·
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Location Matters

Despite the opportunities available in bigger cities, many students continue to choose attending college in smaller towns
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/michele-whitehair/">Michele Whitehair</a>, <a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/miranda-carney/">Miranda Carney</a>·
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The Cost of College: Work and School

Ball Bearings explores the impact for students who must balance work and school
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/miranda-carney/">Miranda Carney</a>·
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Sacrificing Sanity

It takes students more than 800 more hours of work a year to pay for a year of tuition than it did in the ’70s. The result for students means sacrificing grades – and sanity
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/dan-jacobsen/">Dan Jacobsen</a>, <a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/jessika-zachary/">Jessika Zachary</a>·
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College Town without the College

Residents of Muncie, Indiana discuss what the town would be like without Ball State University.
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/jeremy-ervin/">Jeremy Ervin</a>, <a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/miranda-carney/">Miranda Carney</a>·
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The Cost of College: Housing

Ball Bearings explores the cost and quality of college housing
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/michele-whitehair/">Michele Whitehair</a>·
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Finding the Balance

Rising tuition and living costs mean more of the financial burden of a college education falls on students’ shoulders, creating the need to work and go to class. Experts say that for students to find a balance, they should compartmentalize
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/keagan-beresford/">Keagan Beresford</a>·
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The Economy of a College Town

College towns like Muncie, Indiana face challenges to thrive economically
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The Truth about Student Employment

Ball Bearings sits down with five individuals to discuss on-campus and off-campus employment, and what it really means to be a working college student
<a href="https://ballbearingsmag.com/contributor/ariel-elmore/">Ariel Elmore</a>·
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The Quarter Thief

I used to be a quarter thief. College students today go to more extreme measures to afford the life they want later
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