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Indiana college should repay feds $42M, according to audit

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - St. Mary-of-the-Woods College should return $42 million in federal loans and grants made to students over a five-year period that they should not have been eligible to receive, a U.S. Department of Education audit has found.


Spokeo Brings Online Privacy Nightmares To Life

Remember that Myspace profile you made back in middle school? For many students, the HTML coded, music laden, online hangout is a mere figment of the past. But data mining sites like Spokeo make it possible to bring your entire Myspace profile, complete with the pre-teen rants of yesteryear, back from the dead.   



Men's Volleyball

Ball State faces high-stakes match with Ohio State

The Cardinals face challenging match-up that could put them ahead in the MIVA. No. 10 Ohio State lies next on the schedule in Ball State's last home match of the season on Sunday, and neither history nor recent play sides well with the Cardinals.


PHOTO GALLERY: The Cave Theater

The Cave Theater on campus are running two productions at the same time. Check out the gallery of "Blind Date" and "Spring Dance."


SOFTBALL: Cardinals nearing first home game

Despite a comeback win Sunday to split two with Northern Illinois, the Ball State (20-10) softball team struggled to play the level it has all season. But a midweek game at Wright State (14-17) gives them a chance to clean up their mistakes before they head into their first home series.


THIS CHARMING MUSIC: Hiatus Flux EP flows naturally

The Hiatus Flux, a progressive metalcore outfit from Bloomington, Ind., has rolled up it sleeves and put its work boots on to give release a new EP, "Fire Starter," that could best be described as complexity in its sincerest form.



Designing green

Ball State architecture students are collaborating with the Indianapolis Project School to build a meeting house out of two 40-foot recycled shipping containers for a one-acre organic farm.



Designing green

Ball State architecture students are collaborating with the Indianapolis Project School to build a meeting house out of two 40-foot recycled shipping containers for a one-acre organic farm.


Best of both worlds

"Blind Date" and "Spring Dance" are the last productions to be performed in the Cave series this school year. Both one-acts are each only about 30 minutes long and bring two completely different emotions to the audience.