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SOFTBALL: Cardinals get two wins on Friday

The offense has cooled so far at the 2012 Mustang Classic but the winning continued after the Ball State (18-7) softball team beat UNLV 5-1 and Cal-Poly 3-2.




Muncie Gras zipline canceled

Muncie Downtown Development Partnership announced Friday that the zipline scheduled for Muncie Gras has been canceled.


Drowning, coke, heart disease killed Houston

LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner's officials said Thursday.



New SGA leadership chooses cabinet members

Only a third of the members of this year's Student Government Association executive cabinet were a part of the organization before accepting their leadership roles, making this year's SGA executive leadership one of the youngest in terms of SGA seniority.


7.4 quake apparently spares lives in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - A powerful earthquake that shook Mexico from its massive capital to its resort-studded southern coast damaged hundreds of homes and sent thousands of panicked people fleeing from swaying office buildings, yet apparently didn't cause a single death.


Time to party

Muncie's annual Mardi Gras festival is adding a few new attractions this year - including a zipline and wedding chapel that are expected to attract a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of at least 11,000 throughout the night.


DN | Breakdown: Gas prices

On Wednesday afternoon, gas prices ranged from $3.95 at a Marathon about five miles out of town to $4.19 at stations closer to campus. This exceeds both the state and national averages.


State senate eyes drinking laws

The death of an Indiana University student on Ball State's campus last year shocked the student body. Jarrod Polston was visiting friends for a weekend of partying when it was cut short by his death.

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