Student-run company to perform 1st full-length play

By Kathryn Hampshire / April 1, 2015

Ball State’s Busted Space Theatre Company will be producing its first full-length show, “Mr. Burns: a post-electric play.” The play delves into the ways that “the human race tells stories and how we keep out humanity in a crisis” by following a group of survivors after a nuclear melt-down, said senior theatre management major Bob Prescott. Prescott is the director for the show and managing director of Busted Space.

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NEWS

Art event to feature Muncie, Ball State creatives

By Emily Cunningham / April 1, 2015

Get the artistic blood flowing from 5-8 p.m. April 2, at Downtown Muncie’s First Thursday. Local artists and art students exhibit their work and present meet-and-greet type sessions and purchasing opportunities on the first Thursday of each month in Downtown Muncie, or DWNTWN.

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SPORTS

Banks looks to help Cardinals despite stress fracture in leg

April 1, 2015

The insertion of a steel rod in his leg and about 6-8 moths of recovery will keep the Cardinals' most experienced running back out for the 2015-16 season and the rest of his career.

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SPORTS

Ball State powers past Valparaiso

By Eric Kuznar / April 1, 2015

The Ball State baseball team scored 13 runs on 18 hits to defeat Valparaiso 13-4 at Ball Diamond on March 31. 

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OPINION

OUR VIEW: Ball State must take clear stance on RFRA to ensure it is inclusive

By The Daily News / March 31, 2015

While Indiana debates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Ball State has been dealing with its own issues of diversity and tolerance. After a student who formerly owned a Confederate flag won the John R. Emens Outstanding Senior Award, some students felt they were not being fairly represented on campus. They called for a university-wide diversity workshop; this alone demonstrates the depth of the concern about diversity on campus.

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NEWS

Students express concerns of campus diversity discussion during Beneficence Dialogue

By Aric Chokey / March 31, 2015

A Ball State student leader finally had the chance to talk about the university’s silencing of multicultural organizations. David Jones, current president of the Ball State Black Student Association, said at the Beneficence Dialogue March 31 that the executive board had its funding threatened for discussing the recent John R. Emens Award controversy with both the media and its members.

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NEWS

Ball State receives grant to focus on sophomore retention

By Jacqui Schlabach / March 31, 2015

As part of Ball State's goal to focus on current sophomore students as they transition to junior year, the university created the first Sophomore Engagement Initiative.

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SPORTS

MAC takes stand against RFRA, to stop scheduling events in Indiana

By Dakota Crawford / March 31, 2015

Days after the NCAA spoke out against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Mid-American Conference is following suit.

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NEWS

Indiana Supreme Court ruling: Ball State can continue holding transcripts

By Taylor Weddle / March 31, 2015

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled last week that the university is allowed to hold graduates' transcripts due to outstanding fees not paid while at Ball State.

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NEWS

National Forensic Association pulls 2016 competition from Ball State over RFRA

By Kara Berg / March 31, 2015

The National Forensic Association joined the ranks of other companies like Angie's List, Salesforce and Gen Con LLC who have decided to pull business or events from Indiana after Gov. Mike Pence signed Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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NEWS

Indiana governor wants changes to religious-objections law

By The Associated Press / March 31, 2015

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that a new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination.

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NEWS

Director of Student Life resigns

By Aric Chokey / March 31, 2015

Jennifer Jones-Hall, director of Student Life and adviser to the Student Government Association, has resigned from her position Monday evening, the university said. Joan Todd, interim associate vice president for University Marketing and Communications said Jones resigned "to pursue other opportunities." She has been with the university since 2011. Jones-Hall was recently mentioned in a letter to Ball State President Paul Ferguson from Student Government Association Chief of Staff Chris Taylor and the Student Government Association President Nick Wilkey. The letter expressed concern about the selection of the John R.

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NEWS

Students wear empty holsters to protest

By Rachel Podnar / March 31, 2015

Some students are bringing their holsters to campus this week -- but not their guns. This week is the annual Empty Holster Protest week for Students for Concealed Carry, a national organization dedicated to allowing students to use their concealed carry permits on college campuses.

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NEWS

Professor hopes to improve Indiana through photographs

By Caleb Conley / March 31, 2015

In a time when many Hoosiers are denouncing their home state or threatening to move far away from it, one telecommunications professor just wants to photograph it.

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SPORTS

Ball State maintains MAC lead with series win

By Eric Kuznar / March 30, 2015

The Ball State baseball team lost its first Mid-American Conference game of the season, but defeated Buffalo in two of three games to keep its conference lead.

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NEWS

MPD investigates stabbing on Dill Street Monday afternoon

By Rachel Podnar / March 30, 2015

Muncie police are investigating a stabbing in the 200 block of North Dill Street on Monday afternoon, MPD sergeant said.

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NEWS

Students, professor weigh in on legitimacy of 'freshman 15'

By Abby Lutz / March 30, 2015

Four energy drinks, a bag of Doritos, Easy Mac, and a whole pizza at 2 a.m. Welcome to the diet of a college freshman. Foods like these make up the recipe for the "freshman 15," the amount of weight college students are expected to gain their freshman year.

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NEWS

Ball State joins IU, Butler, DePauw against RFRA

March 30, 2015

Ball State President Paul Ferguson announced his, and the university’s, stance on Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act in a statement Monday. In his statement sent to campus via email, Ferguson said Ball State “will not tolerate discrimination.” Ferguson’s stance follows statements issued Sunday by Indiana, DePauw and Butler university presidents.

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SPORTS

Home runs lift Cardinals to 2-0 start in conference play

By Zach Cains / March 30, 2015

The Ball State softball team used the home run ball to earn a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play as it looks for a fourth consecutive regular season title.

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NEWS

Boredom outbreak: 7 ways to pass time in the health center

By Miller Kern / March 30, 2015

With wait times breaching an hour or longer, sitting in the Student Health Center can create mass cases of boredom. Next time a visit to the health center is inevitable, try these activities to pass the time in the waiting room.