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New app alerts parents if students miss class

An Indiana company has invented a product to track if students are going to class by alerting their parents, in an attempt to improve graduation rates. Jeff Whorley, the CEO of Core Principle, has developed Class 120, an app that uses geolocation technology to tell if students are in class to try to raise graduation and retention rates.



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Members of SedOctave stop for a picture during their competition Saturday. SedOctave placed third at the first ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal competition. PHOTO COURTESTY OF SEDOCTAVE 

A cappella group places third at collegiate competition

When the 18-member a cappella group, SedOctave heard they received third at the first ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal competition, they jumped in the air and screamed. But they knew it wasn’t just a win for their fledgling group, it was one for Ball State too.



It has been three years since the Charles W. Brown Planetarium opened. Now, the old space is getting an upgrade. Samantha Brammer // DN File

Planetarium breaks weekend attendance record

After opening two and a half months ago, Ball State’s planetarium has made an impact on the Ball State and Muncie community and broken its weekend attendance record.



Tree PoseStand tall with your arms down at your sidesBring your right foot up onto your left thighThe left leg should be straight and you should be balancedAfter finding your balance, breathe in and raise your arms over your head and bring your palms together

How to: Refresh with Yoga

Yoga, an exercise that has been used for thousands of years, is one way that aerobics instructor Shannon Powers has been working to improve her body and mind for more than 20 years.


Freshman Jordyn Penny performs on the beam for the meet against Florida on Jan. 12 at Irving Gymnasium. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Gymnastics looking to compete despite loss of freshman to injury

Four days before the Ball State gymnastic team's first Mid-American Conference meet, head coach Joanna Saleem found out one of her gymnasts would not be able to compete because of an injury. Instead of having to find one person to fill in for freshman Jordyn Penny, who has a stress fracture in her back, Saleem had to add four routines to the line-up.