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Immersive class documents Muncie's historic districts

From a house that outlaw John Dillinger might have visited to rooms where the KKK met, facts about Muncie's past are surfacing for students participating in an immersive learning class that allows them to learn about and document the city's historic neighborhoods.



Ball State jazz group to visit China

A few days after Spring Semester wraps up, a group of Ball State students will have the opportunity to travel to China and perform with the Beijing Jazz Orchestra.



MEN'S TENNIS: Richards leaves alma mater with 6-1 loss

In spite all of the history and emotion Bill Richards has for his alma mater, Western Michigan, the Ball State men's tennis team was unable to pick up a win for its coach on Saturday. The Cardinals lost to the Broncos 6-1 and their record fell to 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference.


US overture to North Korea fizzles with rocket

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's hopes of using diplomacy to defuse an unpredictable, nuclear-equipped North Korea fizzled with that country's failed rocket launch, leaving Obama with little to show for his overture to the new North Korean leader.




A taste of Muncie tradition

One-thousand and six-hundred cookies, 425 cupcakes, 400 smoothie cups, 35 pounds of pulled pork, 10 gallons of gumbo, and 400 patrons filed into the massive brick fa+â-ºade of Cornerstone Center for the Arts for the 26th Annual Taste of Muncie.


BASEBALL: Missing pitching ace, Ball State splits 2 games

After news surfaced that senior Cal Bowling broke his pitching hand last week and would miss Friday's series opening start against Ohio, coach Alex Marconi shuffled his starting rotation for Sunday's series finale doubleheader.


VIDEO: Ball State home track meet

Ball State defeated Bowling Green 121-36 in its only outdoor home meet of the year. Saturday's meet was also Senior Day.