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A Circle of Support

The cushioned chairs sit in a near perfect circle in a room right next to the Counseling Center office.


​Behind the Haunted Forest

A raw lamb’s head rots on a butcher’s table and baby-dolls are pinned to trees. Werewolves jump from bushes and men with chainsaws come out from behind a wrecked car.



Behind the Wheel

Happy to have ACDC’s “Back in Black” song booming from the radio, PDQ taxi owner Brad Luttrell jokingly tells one of his usual customers he’s going to snatch his Buffalo Wild Wings chicken because it smells so good wafting through his cab. It’s just another night in the life of a taxi driver.




Fighting the Wrong Battle

Zach Roach sits back on his couch, his tone sounding somewhat annoyed. He, like many others, is tired of hearing about the Ebola virus from every mass media source in America.


​Concepts and Reality

Using cardboard, Alejandro Corpus developed a recyclable phone case. Inspired by technology and the website Kickstarter, he considered the design more than just a class project. Instead he saw it as a business opportunity.


Junior Denasiha Christian performs on the beam for the meet against Florida on Jan. 12 at Irving Gymnasium. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Gymnast earns MAC Specialist of the Week award

Junior Denasiha Christian of the Ball State gymnastics team has been named the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week following her performance in Ball State's first meet against two-time defending national champion Florida.


Ball State gymnastics received a record attendance with 1,564 people for their meet against Florida on Jan. 11 at Irving Gymnasium. DN PHOTO KAITLIN LANGE

GYMNASTICS: Standing crowds could force move to Worthen Arena

If Ball State gymnastics continues to draw as large of a crowd as the team's first meet, a move to Worthen Arena could be in store, said Dan Byrnes, director of sports facilities and recreation services. Sunday’s meet against the University of Florida brought a record-breaking crowd of 1,564 people to Irving Gym, located in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center. “Normally our crowds are five to six hundred ... that’s why we built it the way we did,” Byrnes said. With only 600 seats available, nearly 1,000 spectators stood for the duration of the two-hour gymnastics meet. According to USA Gymnastics, the sport has seen a 28 percent increase in athletes in the past 10 years, reaching 110,000 gymnasts nationwide.