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Los Angeles Rams receiver Brandin Cooks makes a catch against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship game Jan. 20, 2019, at the Superdome in New Orleans. A controversial no-call late in the game could have costed the Saints a spot in the Super Bowl. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Dugout Chatter: It should have been the Saints

I watched this year’s Super Bowl. I saw New England’s defense dominate the entirety of the game. I saw Julian Edelman become the only bright spot in either offense. I saw the horrible halftime show. I saw Los Angeles punt on nine of its 12 possessions. I saw Bill Belichick and Tom Brady win their sixth ring together. What I didn’t see was the team that most deserved to be playing on the NFL’s biggest stage: the New Orleans Saints.



Rain, sunny and cool days ahead of us

Weather Forecaster Nykia Martin has updated this weeks weather, with sudden drops and jumps of temperature throughout the week leading and continuing throughout the weekend.



Input 2 S6E2: The Repulsion of Polanski

Trigger Warning: On this week’s episode, we delve into the life and career of controversial filmmaker Roman Polanski. Using his film Repulsion as a catalyst for discussion, the team discusses the ethics of watching controversial films and attempts to answer the age-old question: Is it okay to like movies made by bad people?



Zac Efron stars in the new movie "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" about American serial killer, Ted Bundy. The movie was released on Jan. 26 at Sundance Film Festival.
(Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS)

Full Dis-Chlo-sure: The new Ted Bundy film was weird

I’ve been hearing a lot recently about this new Ted Bundy movie starring Zac Efron, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” along with the controversy over his portrayal and the surging interest in the Bundy case following Netflix’s release of “The Ted Bundy Tapes.” 


Graphic by Emily Wright,DN

Ball State sports weekend recap Feb 1

Super Bowl Sunday capped off this past weekend in sports. Ball State had a couple sports in action prior to the big game. Here's what you may have missed in Cardinal athletics.