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Behind Closed Doors

You never know what someone is going through, no matter how much they seem to have it together.  




A Ball State mom plays cornhole at the tailgate on Sept. 14, 2019, outside Scheumann Stadium. Charlie Town, located near the Alumni Center, is one tailgating opportunity for families and visitors. Jacob Musselman, DN File

Students and organizers share hopes for Family Weekend 2021

A quarter of the fall 2021 semester has already passed, and many students, especially freshmen, could be feeling homesick. With a little more than two weeks to go until fall break, Ball State is giving families an opportunity to reconnect at its annual Family Weekend Sept. 24-26, complete with a home football game, Emens Auditorium show, children’s events and other activities. 


Ball State students use the brochure to follow along with the game on Sept. 14, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. The family weekend schedule for 2021 includes a football game, children’s fair, Emens Auditorium show and a Bell Tower recital. Paul Kihn, DN File

Ball State 2021 family weekend schedule

Ball State will host its first in-person family weekend since the COVID-19 pandemic began Sept. 24-26, with one kickoff event Thursday night. Here's the list of events, as well as locations open for self-guided tours.



A very soggy start to fall

Weather Forecaster Kerstin Cox brings you the afternoon weather update on a rainy start to Fall.  


Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Tiara Thomas poses for a photo in Sursa Performance Hall after an interview with Associate Professor of Journalism Gabriel Tait, Sept. 20, 2021. Thomas graduated from Ball State in 2012 and has since been awarded a Grammy and an Academy Award for song "Fight For You" in the film "Judas and the Black Messiah." Rylan Capper, DN.

Grammy and Academy award winner Tiara Thomas reflects on her career success

Tiara Thomas started teaching herself how to play guitar at the age of 12. She took her guitar with her to school, telling her classmates she would win a Grammy one day before she knew how to play the instrument. At the 63rd annual Grammy Awards earlier this year, Thomas proved her 12-year-old self and her classmates right.