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PewDiePie used a racial slur on livestream. Is he a liability for YouTube?

Now YouTube’s biggest star has made headlines again for using a racial epithet. Not only have YouTubers such as Matt Collins of Nerd3, “Angry” Joe Vargus, Danny O’Dwyer, and more condemned Felix for his words and actions as of late; some like Jim Sterling have even started claiming that PewDiePie is a liability for everyone else who uses YouTube to obtain their income because of his new racist image. 


Greg Fallon asks the panel a question during the Open Forum on Sept. 13 in the auditorium of Southside Middle School. The Open Forum discussion revolved around the school system. Kaiti Sullivan, DN

Mearns talks education, Muncie at first public forum

An audience handed white index cards up to Southside Middle School’s stage Wednesday night as a moderator read aloud the questions written on them, curious about how the new president of a former teachers college was going to help the public school corporations in the surrounding city.



Nick Siano got an alert from the bank when trying to pay the busar’s office that he had $4.63 in his account. Paige Grider, DN

Nick and Tired: On the Brink of Zero

Overdrawn, overspent and overanxious. Wasteful spending was never in my wheelhouse. I was a talented dog-walking entrepreneur growing up and scrambled to pull neighbors' garbage out for a spare dollar or two each week. I did everything to justify any spending a 10-year-old might do.


Audrey Bowers went to Dublin to study abroad this past summer. Audrey Bowers, DN File

Adult-ish: Lost in Dublin

Studying abroad in Ireland was something that I looked forward to for months. Yet, I never imagined that I would find myself lost in a foreign country. 



The Ball State Cardinals run onto the field at the beginning of the home opener game against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 in Scheumann Stadium. Ball State heads to Illinois Saturday looking for its eighth consecutive season-opening victory. Grace Ramey, DN

A quick guide to family weekend

Ball State's annual Family Weekend is just a few days away and the university has many events planned to help families get the full Ball State experience.


Junior midfielder Paula Guerrero gains control over the ball during the game against Appalachian State at the Briner Sports Complex on Aug. 27. The Cardinals will play Western Illinois Sept. 15 on senior night. Kyle Crawford, DN File

Soccer closes out non-conference play at senior night

Ball State soccer will head into Friday’s contest with some emotions.  The team will be celebrating its senior night on the last non-conference game of the season, per usual. Ball State (1-5-1) will return home to host Western Illinois (0-6). 



iPhone X: Specs and details

After a litany of iPhones all bearing incremental numbers, Apple has decided to skip the iPhone 9 and reveal the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X (pronounced “iPhone ten”) at the same time. 


Senior Lucas Andersen wins 7-5, 6-1 against No. 1 Eastern Illinois freshman Freddie O'Brien during the match at Muncie's Northwest YMCA on Jan. 22. Grace Ramey, DN File

Ball State men's tennis opens fall portion of season

Ball State men’s tennis will begin its season this weekend at the Purdue Invitational. The Cardinals have previously started the season at the Marquette Invitational, but chose not to this season, as it became an individual tournament.


'The Witches' Tea Party' casts a spell that captures attention

The game was published by Rabbiton and developed with RPG Maker and is a casual indie game that is story driven, and sets out on a short but absorbing plot filled with the drama of each witch’s past. There is no combat; the game is mainly based around puzzles, small detective segments, and storytelling. It’s cute, and sometimes very creepy.