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Members of the men's volleyball team cheer on the team on the sideline during the match against Harvard on Jan. 15 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Ball State men's volleyball emulates championship team from 14 years ago

The last time the Ball State men’s volleyball team won the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association regular season championship was in 2002. That season was also the last the time Ball State defeated Loyola, Lewis and Ohio State in the first matchup against each team in a single season until this year. After defeating No. 11 Loyola and No. 14 Lewis last week, No. 9 Ball State moved its way into the NCAA men’s volleyball top-10 rankings.


DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Multitasking possible, but only for small amount of people, study says

Only 2 percent of people are actually able to multitask effectively, so the rest of the population is actually hurt by the common practice, according to a University of Utah study. So as students are in the process of taking or studying for midterm exams, they might do well to keep this in mind. 



Your horoscope for Feb. 24

Today's Birthday (02/24/16): Push for big career advances this year. Realize a personal dream (after March 8), before family financial priorities shift (after March 23). The next two years get lucrative, after Jupiter enters Libra (Sept. 9). Partnership breakthroughs (after Sept. 1) inspire a personal turning point (after Sept.). Share love.



Republican frontrunner Donald Trump calls climate change a

Trump wins in Nevada

With a big win in Nevada, Donald Trump claimed a third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Marco Rubio edged out Ted Cruz in a tight race for second that offered little evidence that Republicans were ready to coalesce around one strong alternative to the businessman billionaire.


Valve releases tool to determine PCs ability to handle VR

Is your PC ready to handle a $799 HTC Vive virtual reality headset? If you aren’t sure, then Valve has just released a free tool that can help PC owners find out if their specifically crafted gaming PCs have enough juice to survive VR technology. The 1.9 GB free download is available through Steam and will take your PC through a two minute sequence and, based off of the feedback it receives from the experience, will determine whether or not a PC has enough operating power to be able to handle VR technology.



Track and Field hosts Ball State Tune-Up

Track and field closed its 2016 indoor season at the Ball State Tune-Up with seven event wins and head-to-head wins over Wright State, 98-85, and IPFW, 101-53, but fell to Western Michigan, 107-80.


Team mates help goalkeeper Shelby Henley protect the goal in the game against Michigan State on Oct. 12 at the Briner Sports Complex. DN PHOTO KAITI SULLIVAN

Field Hockey hires new assistant coach

Ball State hired Kelsey Smither to be an assistant field hockey coach for the 2016 season. Smither was a two-time All-American midfielder and defender at Old Dominion University.