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Army veteran Michael Clift participates in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Fort Hood shooting April 4 in Killeen, Texas. A spokesman for the family of the shooter said Lopez had been angry he had only been granted 24-hour leave for his mother

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Rubber ducks help raise money for camp

Rubber ducks raced across the pond behind Park Hall on Sunday to raise money for children with handicaps.The second annual Epsilon Sigma Alpha service sorority duck race raised money for Camp Riley, a camp for children and teens who are physically disabled to experience the joys of camping and all the activities associated with it. 


Abdulla Difalla, an urban planning graduate student, outlines structures for his group's Muncie Maker's District proposal. His group is one of four. DN PHOTO ARIC CHOKEY

Students partner with city to make creative district

Ball State graduate students look to redesign a blighted downtown neighborhood into a hub for local “makers.”Last week, community members, national redevelopers, business leaders and Ball State urban planning graduate students met to pull together proposals to transform the six-block area in the Goldsmith C. Gilbert Historic District.



Carmen Diaz, a senior social work major, speaks during the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 6. The walk was a part of the Alive Campaign. DN PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY

Student turns suicide tragedy into passion

In late spring of 2002, Carmen Diaz and her three siblings sat in the car with their father. He turned back to them and said, “Hey, I just want to let you guys know that I love you so much and that everything is going to be OK.”