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Pest control

Well-known for its beautiful and robust landscape, Ball State has started the summer of 2012 with the hopes of preserving that title.



A golden performance

Phoebe Wantz will get to live out her dream role this summer at the Muncie Civic Theatre. Beginning Friday, she will play Ethel Thayer in the stage version of "On Golden Pond."



Farm fresh

Saturday mornings at the Minnetrista Farmers Market are filled with shoppers of all ages; moms with strollers to senior couples are present. Vendors, prideful of what they sell, stock the booths with fresh produce. 


Ball State students compete in Miss Indiana pageant

As the Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant began Saturday at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center, four Ball State students and an alumna were among those competing for the crown and the title of Miss Indiana.


Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies

LOS ANGELES - His beating stunned the nation, left Los Angeles smoldering and helped reshape race relations and police tactics. And in a quavering voice on national television, Rodney King pleaded for peace while the city burned.




OLYMPICS: IOC opens official investigation after ticket scandal discovery

LONDON - International Olympic officials have opened a high-level investigation into allegations that authorized representatives in more than 50 countries - including a national Olympic committee - were involved in selling London Olympics tickets on the black market for profit.


Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapse

TORONTO - Investigators combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday to determine what caused the structure to come crashing down ahead of a Radiohead concert, killing the band's drum technician and injuring three other crew members. -á


At the games

As the beginning of the 2012 London Summer Olympics quickly approaches, Ball State students and professors are preparing for the big trip and the publicity it may bring to various departments on campus. -á