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Emily Townsend was so determined to work in Chicago that she moved to the city one week after graduating from college. But the job search she expected to last weeks turned into months.


News Update: 10/19/09

A daily newscast of the top stories from The Ball State Daily News.


FOOTBALL: Added injury to insult; Page injured in Ball State's 7th straight loss to open season

It was plain to see when Ball State University lost its starting quarterback Saturday. What was harder to tell, was when exactly it lost the game.Kelly Page was knocked out of the game with a thumb injury in the second quarter of a 31-17 Bowling Green State University win. The loss was the Cardinals' ninth in a row. Ball State is now 0-7 and remains one of six winless teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision.


CHIRP TV: Weekend Preview

The CHIRP TV gang discuss all the upcoming Ball State sports this weekend from the field hockey team's two home matches to the cross country team.



CHIRP TV Football Pregame Show: Ball State vs. Bowling Green

The CHIRP TV crew breaks down everything about Ball State's upcoming home football game against Bowling Green, including why quarterback Kelly Page is getting no protection in the pocket and how the Cardinals can stop Falcons' receiver Freddie Barnes.


Downtown businesses expect larger crowd for Family Weekend

Businesses in downtown Muncie and the Village are getting ready for Family Weekend and are expecting to have more customers.In the past five years, Downtown Development has sponsored tours to downtown Muncie for parents during freshman orientation to attract more parents and students to the area.


University Senate cancels October meetings

The University Senate and University Council canceled their October meetings, but that doesn't mean they're not doing anything.Brien Smith, Chairperson of the Department of Marketing and Management, said fall is a time to reconvene and elect officers.


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