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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.


Speaker informs students about female genital mutilation

With the goal of educating students about female genital mutilation, a Purdue University professor spoke to students on Ball State's campus about the movement to abolish female mutilation in Sudan and Sierra Leone.



VIDEO: Spectrum drag show

Check out the costumes and dance moves of students in drag who raised money for local charities.


Democrats host convention at Ball State

Ball State University Democrats hosted the College Democrats of Indiana convention in the Arts and Journalism building Saturday with representation from surrounding Indiana universities.


SUV driven into students' apartment

Two Ball State students arrived at their home from work to find a car had been driven into their living room at Silver Tree Apartments on Friday evening.