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DN Weekly Awards

Each week, The Ball State Daily News sports staff picks its PPQ — the player, play and quote of the week. And, with the help of our online readers, the weekly fan choice is also featured. To vote in next week's poll, be sure to visit Monday's online edition of The Ball State Daily News.



SOFTBALL: Ball State sweeps doubleheader on road at Dayton

The Ball State University softball team kept on rolling Wednesday evening, taking care of business with a doubleheader sweep at the University of Dayton. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 19-6 and have now won 17 of their last 19 games.


GRAIN OF SALT: Democrats wasted time compromising with GOP

Politically, the health bill is less of a victory for Democrats than it is a complete public relations disaster for Republicans. Republicans had stalled for months, banking on the Democrats' incompetence to kill reform efforts. As of Sunday night, that bet failed to pay off.


CAMPUS LIFE, REDEFINED: Village needs to make improvements, foster community

Ball State University students who filled the Village during last week's St. Patrick's Day festivities got a taste of the district's potential. For years, university officials and Village business owners have quietly grappled over a potential revitalization of the area, with no real progress made.



Beaming Obama signs historic $938 billion overhaul

WASHINGTON  — A beaming President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a historic $938 billion health care overhaul that guarantees coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans and will touch nearly every citizen's life, presiding over the biggest shift in U.S. domestic policy since the 1960s and capping a divisive, yearlong debate that could define the November elections.


Museum of Art to showcase student talent

Art students will be given a chance to show off their class projects to their peers, faculty and the general public in an art show that promises prizes and more. The 75th Annual Student Art Show is free and will open at 9 a.m. Friday at the Ball State University Museum of Art. The opening ceremony and awards ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. 



Roe v. Wade lawyer reflects on experience

A lawyer in one of the most influential court cases in U.S. history spoke to Ball State University students in an experimental presentation Monday night at Pruis Hall.



Emmy winner to give lecture on sound

An Emmy Award-winning instructor will lecture students, faculty and the Muncie community about using sound to improve storytelling.


Staying dry stylishly

Associate fashion merchandising professor says fashionable rainwear this season includes bright colors and fun designs.


OUR VIEW: Student aid overhaul underway

Lost in the hubbub of the health care debate Sunday night was substantial support to students' efforts to attend college. Tacked onto health care reform, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping changes to student aid.