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The road to Fort Wayne

In recent years the college has partnered with companies and organizations in over 80 communities Indianapolis, Selma, Muncie and now into a new city up north east. 



Dave Largent poses for a portrait in his office Sept. 26. Amber Pietz, DN

From Social Work to Computer Work

Though Dave Largent initially secured a social work major in college, he has made a career out of computer science. Largent won the 2022 Ball State University Most Outstanding Faculty Award due to his work for the university and with local K-12 schools.


Dear Mare...; Dear Susan...

Mare Castner of Muncie, Indiana and Susan Smith of Wales have been friends for 47 years. Their only interaction for 25 years was exchanging letters, but even across thousands of miles, they have supported each other through thick and thin.





Cool windy weather

Weather Forecaster Olivia Smithers has your update on the breezy conditions and the track of Hurricane Ian. 


Alex Bracken, DN Illustration

Take Control of Your Education

We are a generation that questions everything put in front of us, yet we have failed to question our surroundings and just accept our fates. This is not to say students are lying about their experiences or blowing them out of proportion, but I’m simply trying to say that we as students must provide for ourselves — our education is in our hands. 


Increasing temperatures

Weather Forecaster Oliver Moster expects a warm-up as well as clear conditions for the coming week.


The evening of Sept. 20, 2022, the John M. Craddock Wetland Nature Preserve in Muncie, Ind., was captured in a series of photos. This is one of the few nature preserve in Muncie. Kyle Smedley, DN

Welcoming Back the Wetlands

Ball State is hosting a wetland workshop at Cooper Farm in Muncie Oct. 1-2. John Taylor, land manager and restoration ecologist at Ball State, among others, commented on the project and the importance of wetlands. 


Sophomore running back Carson Steele rushes through a gap against Georgia Southern Sept. 24. Steele had 119 rushing yards on 23 attempts as the Cardinals fell to the Eagles 34-23. Ball State Athletics, Photo Provided

Cardinals fall to Georgia Southern on the road

In the fourth quarter between Ball State Football (1-3, 0-1 MAC) and Georgia Southern (3-1, 0-0 SBC) Sept. 24, the lead changed three times in the fourth quarter in what was mostly a one-score game. The Cardinals fell 34-23 to the Eagles.