NEWS

Faculty members think highly of new president

At the end of the first week of classes, students weren’t the only ones who had opinions on Ball State’s new president Paul Ferguson.Many faculty members had positive things to say about Ferguson from the brief interactions they had with him.


NEWS

Students lead protest against police brutality

More than 200 protesters walked in a silent peaceful protest Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about police brutality and the events going on in Ferguson, Missouri.Nathaniel Thomas, president of Ethnic Theatre Alliance, organized the protest along with the help of others in ETA.


Defensive End Michael Ayers has been charged with the task of replacing Colts draft pick Jonathan Newsome. 
SPORTS

FOOTBALL: Ayers plans to make name for himself

Michael Ayers has just one career start under his belt, and he is assigned one of the most daunting tasks Ball State football has to offer this season.He has to replace Indianapolis Colts draft pick Jonathan Newsome.Newsome finished the last two seasons with a combined 16.5 sacks and 24 tackles for loss, bringing constant pressure and disrupting opposing offensive lines.But living up to Newsome’s reputation isn’t on Ayers' radar.“Newsome was a great player, but that’s not what I’m focused on,” Ayers said.



NEWS

Greek organizations host annual Waterdaze

Students cooled off at LaFollete field for the 24th annual Waterdaze event on Aug. 23.Hosted by Alpha Gamma Delta and Theta Chi, Waterdaze raised money for the United Service Organizations and the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, which raises awareness for diabetes.


Police officers stand to confront a crowd they're trying to break up a demonstration in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Earlier in the day police had shot and killed an 18-year-old man. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)
NEWS

Ball State students head to Ferguson, Mo.

A group of Ball State students are on their third day in Ferguson, Missouri, investigating the media’s role in the protests following 18-year-old Michael Brown’s death.“We think the issue is the press and there is nobody to report on them,” Alex Gracie, a senior video production major, said.After seeing reports and photos from journalists who had written and captured the media around Ferguson, where they were seen outnumbering the protestors two to one in some cases, Gracie and his friends decided to focus their efforts on how the media may be making the situation worse, he said.





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