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Strauss-Kahn held in prostitution probe

PARIS — French police questioned former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn all day Tuesday in a probe into a suspected hotel prostitution ring.



Local poet promoted by online fan-base

Hundreds of readers, 604 Tumblr followers, 166 Twitter followers, over 100 poems, 50 online poems and 11 years later, Aaron "Doc" Marek is still chasing his dream of being a poet.


Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains

NEW YORK — It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.


Sugarland lawyer blames fans for Indiana injuries

  INDIANAPOLIS — Fans who were killed and injured when stage rigging and sound equipment collapsed onto them as they awaited a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair failed to take steps to ensure their own safety and are at least in part to blame for their injuries, the country duo's attorneys said.




Ball State students appear on 'Cooper'

Meggy Huston is having a Cinderella experience — if the fairy tale substituted a pumpkin coach for first class air fare, and it included playing a penny toss game with Anderson Cooper and Courtney Cox on national TV.


SGA slate candidates appear on WCRD

While much of what the Student Government Association accomplishes might be done "behind the scenes," its future leaders showed their passion about the importance of the organization when speaking on WCRD's "Radio Sweetheart" show Tuesday night.



Online summer registration now open

Summer won't be much of a break for students considering online classes, made more attractive this year by the reduced price for summer tuition.


BASEBALL: Rained-out game leaves Ball State with 1-1 start

Despite rain cutting Ball State's opening weekend trip to Spartanburg, S.C., a day short, coach Alex Marconi said he is happy with the weekend's results. Ball State returns to Muncie with a 1-1 record after defeating Dayton 4-3 on Opening Day and losing 10-1 to USC Upstate on Saturday.


OUR VIEW: Not to be taken lightly

When the university announced a bomb threat at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday afternoon, a few people got worried. But several of them turned to Twitter to crack jokes.