OPINION

IJM documentary screening sheds light on human trafficking

Yesterday at 6:00 pm I visited the student center to a screening of a sex trafficking documentary hosted by IJM (International Justice Mission). IJM is a global organization that started four years ago to raise awareness for several different causes by putting on events. One of these events is “No Slave November” which happens every year to raise awareness about human trafficking.


Senior setter Jenna Spadafora sets up a ball in the second game of the Active Ankle Tournament against Belmont on Aug. 28 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BROOK HAYNES
SPORTS

Spadafora named women's volleyball first team All-MAC

Senior setter Jenna Spadafora won her second straight First Team All-MAC award after an impressive 2015 regular season campaign. Spadafora has been one of the key reasons Ball State's women's volleyball team clinched the sixth seed in conference tournament with an 8-8 MAC record.





Watching the basketball game with fans, Charlie Cardinal sits and follows the basketball game from the stands. Ball State University played against Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 14. DN PHOTO Jason Conerly
SPORTS

Pepsi Unveils Pepsi Plan for All for Men's, Women's Basketball Season

Pepsi, the corporate sponsor and partner of Ball State Athletics, recently introduced their Pepsi Plan for All for the 2015-2016 men's and women's basketball season. For men's basketball, the plan provides at least two general admission tickets, two Pepsi drinks, two hotdogs and two bags of chips as well as two Ball State hats for $24.


Missouri players crowd around head coach Gary Pinkel and chant his name after a 20-16 win against Brigham Young on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)
SPORTS

Missouri football boycott demonstrates impact of athletics

Months of racial controversy and requests for the removal of former president Tim Wolfe at the University of Missouri were met fewer than 48 hours after the school’s football team took a stand. Several black players on the Missouri football team decided on Nov.


Last school year, Ball State had a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana in the residence halls. For minor marijuana violations, students have to pay $250 to complete courses on drug education and may still be allowed to live on-campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG
NEWS

Marijuana violation might not result in housing contract cancelation

During the 2014-15 school year, Ball State’s policy on marijuana in the residence halls was explicitly zero-tolerance. The student's contract with housing would be canceled and he or she would have to find somewhere else to live.  But now, students found with marijuana in residence halls may be getting a second chance to save their housing contracts.




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