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University names Jennifer Bott as dean of Miller College of Business

Jennifer Bott has been named the new dean of the Miller College of Business. Bott was interim dean since June 2015, and she worked on transforming the college by building relationships and encouraging collaboration and strategic planning, according to a university press release. She also revitalized fundraising efforts for the college. 


The Ball State men's basketball team huddles up before the game against Kent State on Jan. 19 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

ON THE LOOKOUT: Low-tier tournament is win for Ball State

When Ball State students left campus for spring break, some of us had an eye on our men’s basketball team. After all, they had tied Central Michigan for the best record in the Western Division of the Mid-American Conference with a 19-13 overall record. 



The University Review Board is made up of faculty, professional staff and students who hear disciplinary cases for violations of the “Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities and make a collective decision. DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Faculty members, trustees, students discuss university transparency

The Board of Trustees, Acting President Terry King and Interim Provost Bob Morris held a closed meeting March 14 to discuss matters of transparency with select faculty members and students. The meeting covered transparency in university matters in general but also included the resignation of former university President Paul W. Ferguson.


Womens Softball Team & Individual

Softball freshmen make early impact

The Ball State softball team only has four freshmen on its roster and each of them have had significant playing time in their first year in Muncie. Ball State is near the midway point of its season and each one of the freshmen has seen time in at least two-thirds of the games thus far.


James Whitford, the head of the Ball State men’s basketball team, coaches from the sidelines in the game against Eastern Michigan in Worthen Arena on Feb. 27. The Cardinals beat their record of highest number of points since 1989, scoring 115 to 79. DN PHOTO GRACE RAMEY

Men's basketball travels to Tennessee State for CIT round 1 mathchup

Ball State will travel to Tennessee State for the first round of the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament. The Cardinals and Tigers share a lot of similarities entering the first round of the tournament. Both teams rank in the top 5 most improved teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from the previous season.




Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine is now the all-time women's basketball scoring leader with 2,092 points at Ball State. Fontaine scored the point on a buzzer beater during the game on March 2 against Northern Illinois. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Cardinals receive Women's NIT bid

Ball State women's basketball (21-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) will play in its fourth consecutive Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to play the University of Iowa Hawkeyes (19-13, 8-10 Big Ten) in the first round on Thursday, March 17.


'Grim Dawn' shines bright

This reviewer’s playthrough was completed on a PC with Windows 10, an nVidia GTX 780 and 16 GB of RAM In an age of big-budget games trying to push the envelope on graphics, certain elements of gameplay tend to suffer.


'Stardew Valley' makes farming fun again

This reviewer’s playthrough was completed on a Windows PC running Windows 10 with an AMD Radeon HD 8510G graphics card and 8 gigabytes of ram   Stardew Valley had me hooked almost immediately. From the get-go, the game oozes charm, from its lovely, pixelated art style to its leisurely gameplay that calls back to the Harvest Moon games of old.


Xbox One cross-network play is finally a reality

In a surprising announcement, Microsoft and development studio Psyonix jointly announced that the hit indie title Rocket League will be the first Xbox One game to utilize cross-network play between Microsoft’s console and PCs. It is now OFFICIAL!