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The 50 year foundation of CAP

Harry Eggink met with the dean of a college that didn’t yet exist 50 years ago. The College of Architecture and Planning was opening its doors in the fall, and Dean Charles Sappenfieldconvinced Egginkto attend Ball State with promises of a great new college on campus.




SGA to create new tradition for students

A new athletics tradition for students will begin in the Fall 2015 semester. The current Student Government Association executive slate had a platform point to create a Ball State “B” on the football field.



Live at Five 4-8

Hear what's happening around Delaware County as well as all your state, national and weather headlines with the WCRD News Live at Five team! Anchors Garrett Lamkin Brittney Dean Weather Forecaster Cody Bailey Live Reporter Ashley Lahue Producer Madeline May


ABSO Improv Comedy decided to create Midwest Improv Fest after performing at Music & Memory's "A Night to Remember." The festival begins at 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 and the show costs $2. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ABSO IMPROV COMEDY

Comedy group creates improv festival

Ball State’s 24-year-old improv comedy group has had plenty of time to entertain students over the years, but no improv festival of their own to perform in. So they created one.



Senior middle attacker Julian Welsh-White and his mother smile as they are honored as a part of senior night after the game against Loyola on March 28 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO ALAINA JAYE HALSEY

Sport change brings Welsh-White to Ball State

He had never thought about playing volleyball until the coach approached him and asked him to play. But after some tension between he and the varsity baseball coach, Welsh-White decided to give volleyball a try.


Effectiveness of new sexual assault prevention program hard to measure

Starting in August 2014, Ball State implemented an online education program for all incoming freshmen and transfer students called Think About It. Of the incoming freshmen in 2014, 86.7 percent completed the program, which Tom Gibson, associate vice president for student affairs, said was a good completion rate. In order to encourage students to finish the course, students receive weekly emails reminding them to take it.