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Katie Armiger brings tour to Pruis Hall tonight

Katie Armiger, who has three professional albums and five years of music industry experience under her belt, will make Ball State the next scheduled stop on her "Get Smart" tour.


Ex-Peace Corps worker gets 15 years for sex abuse

HARTFORD, Conn. - A former Peace Corps volunteer apologized for sexually abusing young girls while serving in South Africa and acknowledged the widespread fallout from his crimes before he was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.



Pence defends attendance record, attacks Gregg

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. - Republican Mike Pence defended his attendance record in Congress during the first gubernatorial debate Wednesday night and went on the attack against John Gregg for deficits the state ran up when the Democrat was speaker of the Indiana House.


IU offers tuition freeze for on-time graduation

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University students who graduate within four years could pay less tuition than those who take longer under a plan unveiled by President Michael McRobbie. -á



Man behind anti-Muslim film to appear in court

LOS ANGELES - A California man with many aliases who was behind an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East is expected to be asked by a judge Wednesday whether he violated his probation for a 2010 bank fraud conviction.


SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A private company successfully delivered a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station early Wednesday, the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA.



Pa. moves to revoke Sandusky's pension

Pennsylvania's public employee pension system said Wednesday it will revoke Jerry Sandusky's $59,000 annual pension in the wake of his conviction and sentence in the child sexual abuse scandal.


'A Chorus Line' opens at Muncie Civic Theatre

In a program as competitive as Ball State's, freshman theatre majors don't usually get to be on the stage. About a diverse mix of performers auditioning for the same dance group in 1975, "A Chorus Line" offers a distinct experience to some of the newest members of the Muncie theater community.


Bracken Library to be open for testing during Midterms

With the rise in the number of students needing a testing lab during midterm week, Ball State will open Bracken Library Lab 008 to ease the flow of students during the busy point in the Fall Semester. -á