NEWS

City takes next steps with blight money

After receiving $2.88 million form the state to deal with abandoned homes, Muncie city officials met with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority on Monday via a webinar, where the agency detailed the next steps for the city.



NEWS

Summer Music Recap: Hits, Misses, the Reign of Iggy Azalea

As the fall season draws near, the music of summer plays on into its final weeks. Following previous years’ smash hits like “California Gurls” or “Call Me Maybe,” artists put their best material forward in hopes of claiming the “song of the summer” title.


Jake Griffin, a sophomore telecommunications major, created Active Minds after his brother Shawn Griffin was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Jake created the club after realizing Ball State did not have a student organization focusing on mental awareness. PHOTO PROVIDED BY JAKE GRIFFIN
NEWS

New mental health awareness group formed

When Jake Griffin’s brother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, he felt a wave of relief.This relief didn’t come from his brother having a mental illness, but from the diagnosis that explained some of his brother’s bizarre behavior.


Director of Emerging Technologies and Media Development Jonathan Huer created
NEWS

New app helps interview skills

After watching many students underprepare for job interviews after college, a Ball State faculty member created an app to help, even if it is awkward at first.Jonathan Huer, director of emerging technologies and media development, created Be Employed When You Graduate: The App, an application to help students practice for job interviews.


Noria is a photo sharing app created by former student David Rogers and Anthony Sparks, a senior communication major. The app offers filters, editing and other features to share photos. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
NEWS

Current, former Ball State students release Noria app

A team of current and former Ball State students released a social media app this summer, combining aspects of Instagram and Tinder.Anthony Sparks, a senior communication major, and former student David Rogers, came up with the idea and created Noria LLC.Noria is a social media application that allows users to post and view photos.



Grace Ferguson, wife of President Paul Ferguson, speaks to a small group of students during the Freshman Convocation. Ferguson and her husband moved from Maine to Muncie this summer after he was hired as the 15th president of the university. DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
NEWS

Ferguson welcomes his first freshmen class

For President Paul Ferguson, the class of 2018 is special. Ferguson welcomed the freshmen to campus Sunday afternoon during his first freshman convocation, describing them as “his class.”


Freshamn Aly Kohanowski plays offence during the exhibition match on Saturday against IUPUI. The match ended in a 1-1 draw and the Cardinals take on IPFW on Friday. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
SPORTS

SOCCER: Team uses exhibition to prepare for season

With its season opener against IPFW scheduled for Friday, the Ball State soccer team faced off against IUPUI in an exhibition match.Though the Saturday match ended in a 1-1 draw, head coach Craig Roberts chose to focus on what his team learned about itself in gameplay.“It was a great way to get a look at our team’s strengths and weaknesses that we haven’t been able to completely see during the preseason,” Roberts said.




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