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Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had a campaign office open at 214 N. Walnut St. on April 11 in downtown Muncie. Bernie Sanders, a democrat presidential candidate opened an office on March 26. DN PHOTO HILLARY CLINTON

Hillary Clinton opens campaign office Muncie

Muncie's second presidential candidate campaign office opened downtown April 11. Hillary Clinton's (D) office opened at 214 N Walnut St. in downtown Muncie, just weeks after Bernie Sanders (D) opened his.



NewsLink Indiana: Chirpies coverage

NewsLink Indiana's Alaina Jaye Halsey caught up with one of the co-hosts of the second annual Chirpies, the athletics award show presented by Ball State Sports Link.


'Animal Crossing' Series: Retrospective

This week marks the 15-year anniversary of the release of Nintendo’s community sim game, Animal Crossing, on Japanese shores. This marks a good time to take a look back at what makes Animal Crossing a beloved game for so many people.




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Weekend in athletics: April 8-10

Baseball Ball State outscored Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan 41-6 over its three-game home streak. After canceling the original opener on April 8, the teams rescheduled for a doubleheader on April 10. The Cardinals followed up its 7-2 opening win with two more, winning them 21-1 and 13-3. 


Ball State’s College Mentors for Kids program serves 220 kids from five elementary schools. The national program contains 33 chapters and reachers over 2,200 elementary students. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARY FUCHS

College mentors foster relationships with 'buddies'

Every Monday at 3 p.m., freshman Emily Clouser waits with anticipation as a bus of New Albany second graders arrives on Ball State’s campus. Her eyes search the crowd until, suddenly, a boy runs up out of the sea of students and tackles her with a hug. It’s Christopher, her little buddy in the College Mentors for Kids program, and she’s become pretty attached to him.


Sophomore right-handed pitcher Brendan Burns prepares to throw a pitch to a Western Michigan player during the game on April 10 at Ball Diamond. DN PHOTO PATRICK MURPHY

Ball State sweeps Western Michigan 41-6 in 3-game series

Ball State baseball (21-12, 7-2 MAC) swept Western Michigan (8-20, 1-5 MAC) in its three-game series, outscoring the Broncos 41-6. Head coach Rich Maloney had a simple explanation. “There really isn’t much you can say,” he said. “We were pretty dominant.”



Christopher Brown, co-owner of Next New Homes Group, reaches for his multi-rotor helicopter drone after taking aerial video of a home in Sacramento, Calif., on February 25, 2014. Drones are increasingly being used by small companies to shoot videos for real estate, car commercials, weddings, sports events, and other instances where aerial shots are needed. (Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee/MCT)

Two students start drone business

Two Ball State students have started a service that connects customers with drones. Junior emerging media major Matt King and sophomore organizational communications major Greg Carbo started Droning About, and within its first three days, the business had clients in four states.