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Freshman catcher Jarett Rindleisch hits the ball in the game against Eastern Michigan on April 5 at Ball Diamond. Rindfleisch had three RBIs. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

BASEBALL: Ball State defeats Toledo, takes weekend series

After splitting two earlier games, conference foes Ball State and Toledo squared off Sunday.The Cardinals scored two runs in the first inning thanks to solo home runs by Ryan Spaulding and Jarrett Rindfleisch.Brandon Estep’s two-run RBI single extended the Cardinals’ lead to 4-0 in the fourth, but the Rockets answered with two of its own in the bottom of the inning.


Avery Leigh makes her entrance onto the stage to start her first performance of the night April 12 at the Bad to the Bone drag show. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK

Q&A with performer Jaime Whitaker for tonight's Spectrum drag show

Ball State’s Spectrum will host its annual drag show at 8 tonight at Ball Gymnasium. From the makeup to the hair to the costumes, drag performers will go all out for the year’s final show.Senior Jaime Whitaker, a theater design and technology major, will perform at the event for the eighth and final time as a Cardinal.



Pop culture catch up

Erin Gladieux is a junior telecommunications and journalism major and writes ‘Pop Culture Catch Up’ for the Daily News.




Dominique Stewart and Breanna Daugherty

Q&A with co-owner of Poor Jack Amusements

On Friday night, the C-1 commuter parking lot will be filled with rides, booths and attractions for the Late Nite Carnival.For Gary Bohlander, co-owner of Poor Jack Amusements, running carnivals is about people and the reuniting with customers and friends he has made in the decades since he started.


David Carmichael, a Poor Jack Amusement employee, works on the 1,001 Nachts Ride that will be at the Late Nite Carnival. Late Nite will feature a balloon artist, caricature and cotton candy. DN PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY

11th annual Carnival to return Friday

Though the sweet aroma of carnival foods and strobing lights have yet to overtake the C1 commuter lot, the gears are in motion for this year’s Late Nite Carnival.This is the 11th year Late Nite has hosted a carnival, which is running a week earlier because of Easter. The Carnival is free to attend for Ball State students that bring a student ID, but guests, faculty and staff will be charged $5 for admission.