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Muncie's Spiritual Side

The spiritual arts are alive and well in Muncie, and three women share their experience, abilities, and their journeys to discover themselves and how to contribute to the world around them.


Players on the Ball State Women's Volleyball team celebrate a point in a game against Western Michigan Oct. 22 at Worthen Arena. Carolina Stalvey, DN

Ball State sweeps Redhawks to win 11 games on the bounce

“Right from the get-go we pretty much had all attackers firing on all cylinders, you know Miami does some unique things defensively and I felt like we just came out not overthinking their defense and just swinging away,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. 


Taking the Stage

John Marsh, a Ball State/Indiana Academy history professor and Jenni Marsh, president and CEO of Heart of Indiana United Way, moonlight as a dynamic playwright duo. Their newest work, "Cat's Pajamas," premiered as a staged reading on Oct. 20.




FMA pop-up shop

“I feel like the shop provides a place for students to come together during the week, creating something that’s really unique and may not be able to be seen anywhere else,” said Kirk. 



Possible rainy Halloween

Weather Forecaster Rachel Wynalda tracks the potential for rain chances this weekend into Halloween and the return of sunny skies. 


Members of the Muncie Fire Department stand in front of a burned building Feb. 16 at the Colonial Creek Apartments on Morrison Road. Rylan Capper, DN

Keeping the Flames Down

October is Fire Prevention Month, sparking events and campaigns across the nation to aid those in need with the goal of shrinking these averages. 


Head Coach Adrian Wheatly coaches one of the cross country runners Oct. 30, 2021 at the MAC Championship in Ypsilanti, Mich. Ball State Athletics, Photo Provided

Ball State cross country is preparing for yet another road meet, this time the Mid-American Conference Championships

“[When] we’re looking at scheduling and things of that nature, you are competing against other, more established meets that are on the schedule,” Wheatley said. “Our sport is a little different from other sports, again, it’s you’re at the mercy of what’s going on that weekend, and we have come up against a couple weekends where there are some established meets that attract other teams.”