After spending time in Chicago, local band Bears of Blue River returns to Muncie as a part of its two-month tour promoting its first EP, "The Killer Bee Scare."
The DN staff breaks down the halftime Super Bowl performance and gives their thoughts on the first half.
The Cardinals will have the next two-and-a-half weeks off before heading to Miami University for the Mid-American Conference Championship.
The strategy was effective, causing Bowling Green to turn the ball over the first two times Packard the trio into the game following foul shots by Ball State.
Check out The Daily News' live pregame Super Bowl coverage from the DN newsroom and find out give the Daily News your thoughts on the Colts performance.
Beating the Zips (17-7, 7-3) would have been a big step for the Cardinals. It would have extended Ball State's winning streak to five games and moved it into the lead in the MAC West Division. But Akron's championship pedigree was too much for the hosts to handle.
Indiana Public Radio will be airing four documentaries every Sunday during February in support of Black History Month.
Even as preseason accolades roll in, Ball State is trying to remain focused on Opening Day at Arkansas in less than two weeks.
Junior Hayley Hall led the charge with a two-set victory, 6-2, 6-0, in the No. 1 singles match as all Ball State singles players won in straight sets. The closest UW-Milwaukee got to forcing a third set was at the No. 2 singles spot, as sophomore Dena Boulieris won 6-3, 7-5.
The worst part of winter has made a vicious return to Indiana this February. Whatever your feelings about how well the sidewalks were cleaned or the streets were plowed, this weather offers an opportunity for students to show the Muncie community the character of Ball State University.
Most of Ball State's struggles on the boards came in the first half. Akron had nine first-half offensive rebounds and outscored the Cardinals 10-4 in second-chance points.
The Cardinals opened up on a high note, taking both first and second place in the 400-yard medley relay. Adam Dale, Gavin McNeely, Chris Krupa and Devon Hill placed first with a time of 3:33.74. The squad of Ryan Misener, Jordan Rantz, Jim Aksamit and Casey Schroeder came from behind and placed second by less than a half of a second with a time of 3:35.68.
Ryan Smith, a former editor of The Ball State Daily News and now an information graphics artist for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, tries to decided to cheer for the Indianapolis Colts or the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl tonight.
It was déjà vu all over again for Ball State. After winning its first two singles matches, the team dropped its next four to lose the match. All but one of the matches were straight-set victories for Michigan State.
For the first time in its six game conference losing streak – the longest since the 2003-04 campaign – Ball State out-rebounded an opponent. The Cardinals secured 35 boards and held the Falcons to 33 rebounds on the night.
Eight empty chairs are in position staggered across the stage at Pruis Hall. The screen behind them reads: "These stories you are about to hear are from real people. These are their experiences with discrimination." Eight actors of different genders, races, sizes and life views enter the stage forming a line at the front.
Despite the wintry snowfall Friday evening, the Ball State University community pulled together to make a global impact.
General manager Marcus Jackman cancelled Indiana Public Radio's 8th Annual All Things Chocolate event at Minnetrista on Sunday due to weather conditions.
An anonymous post from a Ball State University Korean-American student reads, "People think they know me when they see the shape of my eyes." This is just one part of 14 monologues describing discrimination students have dealt with that will be featured in the show "Let's Talk About Discrimination,"
