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Not Treading Lightly

With visitation on the rise and funding on the decline, America’s national parks look to curb overcrowding.



Midfielder/forward Amanda Shaw attempts to fight past three players from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in the final drive before time expired Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals defeated Omaha 3 to 1 with all goals being scored in the second half of the game. Eric Pritchett,DN

Late game stunner sees soccer draw to Ohio

Ball State Soccer (5-3-2, 1-2-1 MAC) tied with Ohio University (4-5-1, 2-1-0 MAC ) on Sunday afternoon at Chessa Field. A goal 84 minute goal by the Bobcats sees the Cardinal’s soccer team drop a victory to settle for the 1-1 draw. 


Redshirt sophomore inside linebacker Brandon Martin cheers after the Cardinals score a touchdown against Kent State Saturday, Sept. 28, 2018, at Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinals won the game 52-24. Rebecca Slezak,DN

5 takeaways from Ball State’s MAC opener

The week has come to an end, and the Cardinals are 1-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Ball State took down Kent State 52-24 Saturday. There were plenty of takeaways from the game. Here’s a few that stood out. 



Brockhampton succeeds with flying colors on ‘iridescence’

 Much like the first album of their first trilogy, "iridescence" sounds  like a solid blueprint that will polished with the following albums. The  blemishes are visible, but the bigger picture is so wonderful that  those blemishes are (mostly) excused because the possibility for  improvement is pretty much guaranteed. How could a group that shows as  much talent as Brockhampton not have the ability to improve? But as it  is, without thinking of the follow-ups, "iridescence" still captures the  magic of the original "Saturation" trilogy and stands as one of 2018’s  most inventive hip hop records in a year that has brought us a lot of  amazing hip hop. 



Ball State field hockey players celebrate after senior midfielder Carley Shannon scored a goal in the first half of the Cardinals' game against Ohio on Aug. 27 at Briner Sports Complex. Ball State scored two goals in the first half. Patrick Murphy // DN

Ball State Field Hockey victorious at last

Ball State Field Hockey (1-8, 1-1 MAC) earned their first win of the 2018 season in a 1-0 overtime victory over MAC rival Appalachian State (4-7, 0-3 MAC). This is the first time the Cardinals have defeated the Mountaineers since 2016.


Defender Kennedy Metzger fights the ball out of the goal box and away from Bowling Green forward Jennifer Reyes Sept. 23, 2018, at Briner Sports Complex. Bowling Green defeated Ball State 3 to 0. Eric Pritchett,DN

Cardinals suffer 1-0 loss to conference favorites, Kent State

The Ball State Soccer (5-3-1, MAC 1-1-1) continued conference play with a defeat against Kent State (5-5-1, MAC 1-2-0) Friday night at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The Cardinals find themselves losing back to back conference games for the first time since 2014.