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Atlas President Jack Hesser gave his first speech as president of the Student Government Association on April 15 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Hesser, a microbiology and botany major, compared his executive board to the Bacteriophage T4 virus because of the way the members work together. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

SGA spearheads campus events, initiatives

The Executive Branch for the Student Government Association, a student-run organization that serves as the voice of Ball State students by advocating student concerns to faculty, administration and the community, as well as to other students, had their first official meeting of the school year and discussed what was accomplished over the summer.


Justin Wilson is seen during qualifying for the IZOD Indycar Firestone 550 race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2013. (Dan Wozniak/Zuma Press/TNS)

IndyCar fans remember Wilson with tributes at Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fans of racing are remembering late IndyCar driver Justin Wilson who suffered from a head injury when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. WTHR in Indianapolis reports (http://bit.ly/1WPJLD0) candles, flowers and British flags have been placed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in remembrance of the British driver who lived in Colorado.



Ball State will feature six total helmet designs this season. New white and black chrome helmets have been added, along with helmets showing support for the military and breast cancer awareness. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BALL STATE ATHLETICS

A look at Ball State's new helmet designs

The Cardinals will sport four new helmet designs this season in addition to the white and black helmets that debuted last season. Chrome white and chrome black helmets will be worn, as well as helmets featuring military and breast cancer support.



Ball State recently added a fenced in area off of Petty for students and faculty that smoke. Those that wish to take part must stay inside of the area. DN PHOTO SAMANTHA BRAMMER

Official smoking area returns to campus

After two years of being a tobacco-free campus, Ball State has added a designated smoking area to the edge of campus, adjacent to Petty Road. Except for this small area, the campus will remain tobacco-free.