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Watching the basketball game with fans, Charlie Cardinal sits and follows the basketball game from the stands. Ball State University played against Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 14. DN PHOTO Jason Conerly

Pepsi Unveils Pepsi Plan for All for Men's, Women's Basketball Season

Pepsi, the corporate sponsor and partner of Ball State Athletics, recently introduced their Pepsi Plan for All for the 2015-2016 men's and women's basketball season. For men's basketball, the plan provides at least two general admission tickets, two Pepsi drinks, two hotdogs and two bags of chips as well as two Ball State hats for $24.



Rise of international students at Ball State

This year Ball State is one of the top universities in the midwest for international students. There are international students from 66 different countries, 328 undergraduate students and 316 graduates students.



Missouri players crowd around head coach Gary Pinkel and chant his name after a 20-16 win against Brigham Young on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

Missouri football boycott demonstrates impact of athletics

Months of racial controversy and requests for the removal of former president Tim Wolfe at the University of Missouri were met fewer than 48 hours after the school’s football team took a stand. Several black players on the Missouri football team decided on Nov.


Last school year, Ball State had a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana in the residence halls. For minor marijuana violations, students have to pay $250 to complete courses on drug education and may still be allowed to live on-campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Marijuana violation might not result in housing contract cancelation

During the 2014-15 school year, Ball State’s policy on marijuana in the residence halls was explicitly zero-tolerance. The student's contract with housing would be canceled and he or she would have to find somewhere else to live.  But now, students found with marijuana in residence halls may be getting a second chance to save their housing contracts.




Be Ready For Rain On Wednesday

Chief Forecaster Michael Behrens breaks down rain for Wednesday, much colder weather for the weekend, and tells us when we may see our first snow of the year.