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Freshman quarterback Jack Milas has his pass broken up by the Western Michigan defense during the game against Western Michigan at Scheumann Stadium on Oct. 12. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK

FOOTBALL: New quarterback expects success

A few days after setting the Ball State record for most touchdowns thrown by a quarterback in his first start, redshirt freshman Jack Milas expects his success to continue.“I set the bar kind of high,” Milas said, laughing.


Head coach Pete Lembo talks to the refs during the game against Indiana State on Sept. 13 at Scheumann Stadium DN PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY

FOOTBALL: Lembo's Language

Lembo's Language is a weekly article, where chief football reporter David Polaski dissects statements made by Ball State head football coach Pete Lembo in his press conference.



DN PHOTO RYAN HOWE

Local haunted forest offers opportunities for students

Tucked away off of Cornbread Road sits a two-story house surrounded by woods. The trees have started to change colors and the sound of leaves crunching can be heard as people, covered in dirt and blood, gather in a circle in the back yard.Nancy Carlson, associate professor of telecommunications, stands in the middle of the circle, elevated above everyone’s head holding a megaphone.



Surviving the 'Red Zone'

Every fall students come to campus with a mental image of what college is: a time for partying, making new friends and attending football games.For some, this isn’t a reality.The Red Zone refers to the first six weeks of college when new students are most vulnerable.


​CDC urges all US hospitals to ‘think Ebola’

The government was telling the nation’s hospitals to “think Ebola.”Every hospital must know how to diagnose Ebola in people who have been in West Africa and be ready to isolate a suspected case, Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.



Live at Five 10-13

Hear what's making headlines with the WCRD News, Sports and Weather teams. News Anchors Audrey Kirby  Angelica Watts Weather Forecaster Ashley Baldwin Entertainment Diamonds Holsey Sports Anchor Conner Onion Producer Danielle Ortiz


James Reinhart, an urban planning graduate student, works with his group in creating a proposal for expanding pedestrian travel routes to downtown Muncie for their Muncie Maker's District proposal. DN PHOTO ALAN HOVORKA

Urban Planning grad program moves up in national rankings

The Urban Planning graduate program at Ball State surpassed its scores from the last ranking in 2011 in this year’s Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs by Planetizen, an information network for the urban planning, design and development community.