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'Sleeping Beauty' graces Emens Auditorium stage

Before Walt Disney adapted "The Sleeping Beauty" into a film in 1959, it was originally a ballet composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in 1889. Students, faculty and community members have the chance to see the Moscow Festival Ballet take the John R. Emens Auditorium stage tonight with a performance of the popular fairy tale.



BASEBALL: Wellman busts out in Ball State win

It may have been Ball State's third game in 48 hours, but it was a career day for sophomore Billy Wellman and true freshman Brandon Estep, who headed the Cardinals to an 11-7 triumph over NAIA member Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday.



For colleges, rape cases a legal minefield

A closed-door encounter between two college acquaintances. Both have been drinking. One says she was raped; the other insists it was consensual. There are no other witnesses.


Seniors to learn about life after college

From today until May 5, only 18 days remain until graduation. For those seniors who may be worried about what the future might hold, informational sessions are being offered to address concerns about what comes after graduation.


ATHLETICS: Scholl carries unusal ties to Ball State

While Bill Scholl, who was introduced as Ball State's new athletic director Monday, does not have much first-hand experience with Ball State athletics yet, he still is familiar with the university.



'Chicago' comes to Muncie Civic Theatre

A theatrical portrayal of two murderesses is coming to life on the Muncie Civic Theatre's main stage as the musical "Chicago" opens this weekend.


Manning returning to Indianapolis for fundraiser

INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning is coming back to Indianapolis next month for a fundraising dinner benefiting the children's hospital that was named for him while he was the Colts quarterback.


'Chicago' comes to Muncie Civic Theatre

A theatrical portrayal of two murderesses is coming to life on the Muncie Civic Theatre's main stage as the musical "Chicago" opens this weekend.


The beauty of ballet

Before Walt Disney adapted "The Sleeping Beauty" into a film in 1959, it was originally a ballet composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in 1889. Students, faculty and community members have the chance to see the Moscow Festival Ballet take the John R. Emens Auditorium stage tonight with a performance of the popular fairy tale. 



Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

CHICAGO - Getting news from a big trial once took days, moving at the speed of a carrier pigeon or an express pony. The telegraph and telephone cut that time dramatically, as did live television broadcasts.


BASEBALL: Ball State to host NAIA Northwestern Ohio

Following a brief three-game road trip, which saw it drop two of three to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio last weekend, Ball State returns to Ball Diamond in a mid-week matchup with Northwestern Ohio of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.


ATHLETICS: Ball State introduces Scholl as new athletic director

Before going in front of a room full of donors, coaches and athletic department employees Monday afternoon, Bill Scholl was given a Cardinal-head lapel pin. He affixed it to his charcoal gray suit, ready to look the part of Ball State's new athletic director.


Norway's mass killer's tears not 'out of pity'

OSLO, Norway - Anders Behring Breivik shed tears as he went on trial Monday for killing 77 people - but not for his victims. The emotional display came when prosecutors showed his anti-Muslim video.