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BASEBALL: Players, fans come together for one night

Wearing collared shirts and holding drinks, the longtime supporters of Ball State University baseball looked over baseballs and bats bearing the signatures of Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Ozzie Smith, Bob Gibson and Duke Snider. They gathered Saturday in the Alumni Center for Meet the Team night.



VIDEO: Daily News/WCRD post-game extra

Click here to see the Daily News/WCRD post-game extra from men's volleyball vs. Rutgers-Newark (Watch in high quality mode for better performance)


TRACK AND FIELD: Players shatter personal records at meet

The Ball State University track and field team's personal record books are heavy with ink from this weekend's competition, when the Cardinals broke numerous individual season records. The Cardinals also jotted down five top 10 finishes from the 22nd annual Meyo Invitational.


SWIMMING AND DIVING: Upset bid sinks quick at Miami

OXFORD, Ohio - Walking around the Nixon Aquatic center Friday night, one would have thought the Ball State University swimming and diving team beat Miami University. During and after the meet, the majority of the RedHawk swimmers seemed solemn and downtrodden, while the Cardinals were upbeat and enjoying themselves.


OUR VIEW: Raising standards

What happened at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday is the same thing that happens every year: an increase in room and board rates was approved. But with students more strapped for cash than usual this year, the increase seems to matter more than in the past.



VIDEO: Daily News/WCRD post-game extra

Click here to see the Daily News/WCRD post-game extra from men's basketball vs. Kent State (Watch in high quality mode for better performance)


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: How the top 15 have fared

Below is how teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. No. 13 Ball State University lost to George Mason University and will play Rutgers-Newark University at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (plays Springfield College on Saturday) 2.


GYMNASTICS: Beam woes continue

The Ball State University gymnastics team fell to No. 26 Northern Illinois University 191.300 to 192.925 Sunday afternoon in Worthen Arena. Ball State dropped its record to 1-4 (0-4 Mid-American Conference) in a meet in which the point margin was decided in large part by pivotal falls.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: No. 13 Ball State sweeps Rutgers

The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated Rutgers-Newark University 30=23 in game one of their best-of-five match tonight at Worthen Arena. Trailing 9-5, Ball State went an 11-2 run to take a four-point lead. The Cardinals would led by as many as eight points in the game.



Room and board rates to increase next year

The Ball State University Board of Trustees approved a 4.4 percent increase in room and board costs for Fall 2009 in its meeting Friday. Students who have finished one year of the two-year premium plan will not see an increase, Student Trustee Kellie Conrad said.


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bright Flash hits Muncie

The Ball State University men's basketball team has already played the Mid-American Conference's top three overall scorers, rebounders, 3-point shooters and shot blockers this season. Next up on the list? The reigning MAC Player of the Year. Ball State plays host to Kent State University on Saturday.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Serving errors lead to Cardinals' downfall

The Ball State University men's volleyball team did not start off the way coach Joel Walton wanted it to in serving, which led to the team being swept by George Mason University. Ball State started off with six serving errors in the first game and lost by five points.



MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals swept

About 40 minutes after the match finished, coach Joel Walton sat on top of press row staring at the Worthen Arena court. After suffering what Walton called one of his worst losses in recent years, the 11th-year coach said he was still searching for answers.


VIDEO: Daily News/WCRD post-game extra

Click here to see the Daily News/WCRD post-game extra from men's volleyball vs. George Mason (Watch in high quality mode for better performance)


SWIMMING AND DIVING: Cardinals finish regular season at Miami

The Ball State University swimming and diving team will finish its dual-meet season tonight against Miami University. "Miami is probably the premiere team in the [Mid-American Conference] this year," coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said. "They give us the best competition we have seen all year.


VIDEO: Chirp TV: Episode 11

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: How the top 15 have fared

Below is how teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. No. 13 Ball State University will play George Mason University at 7:30 p.m. today in Worthen Arena and Rutgers-Newark University on Friday. 1. Penn State (plays Springfield College on Saturday) 2.


Ball State artist has reception for first solo gallery

Students and local residents walked through the second floor hall of the Cornerstone Center for the Arts building Thursday night, eating cheese and crackers and analyzing paintings and photographs on the walls. The reception for Mary Barczak's first solo art show, "Periodically, Nothing Happens," took place at the center from 6 to 8 p.