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Botsford-Swinford Equinox Concert

“[Changes are] what the students want- to a certain extent to empower them to make some of these big choices and I can help them make it possible,” Tur said.  



Sophomore center Payton Sparks shoots a layup in a game against Ohio at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse March 9 in Cleveland. Jacy Bradley, DN

Sparks commits to Indiana University

Sparks averaged 13.3 points and 8.7 rebounds this season while accumulating 29 blocks and 59 assists. He was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) Second Team this season as the Cardinals went 20-12 (11-7 MAC) and lost to Ohio 90-70 in the first round of the MAC Tournament – the Cardinals second-consecutive first round exit from the postseason.



Ball State Cardinals gymnastics teams waves thank you to the crowd for attending their meet against Central Michigan Feb. 26 at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals’ winning streak reaches 11 with a 196.100-196.075 victory over the Chippewas. Madelyn Guinn, DN

Following a record-breaking 2023 season, Ball State is NCAA Regionals bound

With a Co-Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Championship, a second-place finish at the MAC Championship Meet and a nationally-ranked 34th-best NQS score of 196.395, Ball State earned an at-large team bid to the NCAA Regionals in Norman, Oklahoma, the first time since 1999  the Cardinals will compete at regionals as a team and just the second time in program history.


Success in the nest

 “There’s nothing better than being able to play in front of your own fans and I think our guys thrive off that. Just knowing that we got a lot of season to go and some of it’s going to be played here, it’s always good to get in front of the fans,” said the reigning National Coach of the Year, Donan Cruz. 



Protesters cross the scramble light holding signs during the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event March 18. The event was hosted by Black Women’s Voices. Olivia Ground, DN

Black Women’s Voices is a safe space for Black women to talk about their community

Eight women sat around a table at Bracken Library in August 2020 with the same thought in mind: the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot by police, wasn’t as respected as others, and there was no space on Ball State University’s campus to talk about what was happening in the Black community. That day, the eight founders: Star Gooch, Olamide Awoola, Makayla Atwater, Jordyn Owens, Kye Wilson, Trinity Mitchell, Jaylyn McDonald and Francesca Fontus, decided to make that space by creating the Black Women’s Voices organization, official in February 2021.


Metro Nashville Police Department officers walk outside of Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Nashville, Tenn. Monday, March 27, 2023. Officials say several children were killed in a shooting at the private Christian grade school in Nashville. The suspect is dead after a confrontation with police. (AP Photo/John Amis)

BREAKING: 3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Nashville grade school

Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, hospital officials said. Police said the suspect is dead after a confrontation with officers. Police said the shooter was a 28-year-old woman from Nashville, after initially saying she appeared to be in her teens.


Senior Hannah Davies goes for the ball in a MAC Championship doubles match against Toledo May 1 at Cardinal Creek Tennis Couts. Amber Pietz, DN

Cardinals drop first conference match, winning streak ends against Toledo

The tables have turned. The back-to-back Mid-American Conference (MAC) champions Ball State Cardinals (13-3, 2-1 MAC) have been used to having a target on their back over the past two seasons. However, after Sunday’s loss against the Toledo Rockets (12-3, 3-0 MAC), they’ll be doing the hunting instead of being the hunted from here on out.