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‘UglyDolls’ puts the “commercial” in “commercial flop”

'UglyDolls' is a commercialized toy movie with a subversive dive into the theatrical cheese of Broadway-style musicals that manages to give the film a sense of identity, yet fails to make up for shoehorned-in celebrities and a thin plot that would leave anybody over the age of four squirming in their seats of boredom.



Ball State's 1969 Varsity baseball team poses for a team photo April 17, 1969. This team would go on to the District 4 Regionals, just two wins away from going to the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, making them one of Ball State Baseball's most successful teams. Digital Media Repository, Photo Courtesy

Ball State’s 1969 baseball team to reunite after 50 years

With Apollo 11 landing on the moon, the original Woodstock taking place, the Stonewall riots breaking out in New York City — 1969 paid witness to many events of significance in American history. At Ball State, the year saw one of the most successful baseball teams in the university’s history.