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FOOTBALL: Reporter's notebook

Sean Baker was determined to not let a broken hand slow him down.The safety suffered the injury during Ball State University's game at Army and finished the game anyway. He begged coach Stan Parrish to let him play the next week at Auburn University, but Parrish held him out. Baker was back the next week with a large protective cast on his right hand.



'Harry Potter' expected to sell out tonight

University Program Board is showing a double feature of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" tonight, and the later showing is expected to sell out.UPB president Dillon Kimmel said they would be showing "Harry Potter" at 6 p.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom and at 9:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall.


WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards ready for weekend roadtrip

The first half of the Mid-American Conference schedule comes to a close Friday and Saturday evening for the Ball State University women's volleyball team (10-9, 3-3). The schedule comes to a close with perhaps the biggest challenge the Cardinals will face all season in the form of Ohio University (14-4, 6-0) who is 24th nationally in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).


FIELD HOCKEY: Cardinals play host to Central Michigan

The weather is becoming harsher and so is Ball State University's schedule as it faces off against four Mid-American Conference teams in its five remaining games of the 2009 season.After a long week of practice in the cold, the team is confident to come out strong and play well against conference opponent Central Michigan University.


SOCCER: Coach says time for team to make move is now

With a 2-4 record in the Mid-American Conference, the Ball State University soccer team is looking at the biggest weekend of its season with games against Ohio University and the University of Akron.



Police official says two attacks in one week rare at Ball State

University Police Assistant Chief Robert Fey can't remember the last time a week like this happened on Ball State University campus.A female Ball State University student was accosted from behind at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday morning around Woodworth and DeHority Halls, the second time a student has been confronted by an assailant this week.


Learning the fine art of fly tying

A stream running through a thick forest churns quietly. Small waves hit large rocks and burst into a mist. It's a sunny day and the water is clear, revealing all the trout hunting for food. Then, something catches one fish's attention – an insect on the surface – and it moves toward it. The bug dances back and forth on the water, and in a swift motion the trout darts up for the kill.



Christmas boxers inspire global travels

  Kelsey Timmerman strolls into the room with his hands in his pockets, casually chatting with a student he met in the hallway. Timmerman makes his way to the front of the lecture hall in the David Letterman Media and Communication Building, and the student finds a seat in what will soon be a standing-room only audience.


OUR VIEW: Out with the old

Save this paper. It is the last one you'll see like it. The Daily News is changing for the better.This is the last issue of the Daily News as it currently looks. We will switch to a new print design Monday. This design is newer, sleeker and will accommodate readers' on-the-go schedules and make it easier for them to get the main parts of the news quickly


2 students robbed near Scheumann Stadium

University Police are still investigating an armed robbery in a parking lot near Scheumann Stadium on Monday, Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said.Two Ball State University students were confronted by an man with a gun in the overflow lot on the west side of Tillotson Avenue near the stadium on Monday morning.One student was robbed of her purse, but neither student was injured, according to a campuswide public safety notice e-mailed to students.



Student Center reinstalls electronic sign

After being taken down a few days after being installed, the new electronic sign in front of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center was reinstalled Monday evening.


Cards first after the first round of Cincy Invite

In its best start to a tournament of the fall season, the men's golf team is currently in first place at the 17-team Bearcat Invitational at The Traditions Golf Course in Herbron, Ky.


A closer look at clothes

In 2007, a pair of Christmas boxers led 30-year-old Kelsey Timmerman to Bangladesh. Tuesday night, a book will lead him to the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. Timmerman is the author of "Where Am I Wearing?" — a book that takes a closer look at the lives of the people who make our clothes.


Remembering Matthew Shepard

Last night, a group of students marched down McKinley Avenue with lit candles in memory of Matthew Shepard and hoped that it will have an effect on how the world views the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual community. The members of Spectrum led the march, after the play "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later," from Pruis Hall to the University Green where they held the Matthew Shepard Vigil.


Cards 1st after Day 1 at MAC Preview

After one complete round of play, the Ball State University women's golf team is leading the MAC Preview tournament Monday in Fishers.


Producer brings film to Doc's

Andrea Ajemian, a producer from Artigo Ajemian Films, has been in Muncie since Saturday in promotion of her newest film "Still Green" and will host a screening party at Doc's Music Hall at 10 p.m. accompanied by the Michael Martin Band, a local band on the film's soundtrack.