The only traveling moon rock sits on display April 25 in Pruis Hall. The moon rock came from a 19-pound chunk collected during Apollo 17's manned moon mission. It was the last manned mission to the moon. DN PHOTO ALAN HOVORKA
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Students take chance to touch moon rock

Students had a chance to hold one of eight moon rocks on Earth available to the public. The rock was available as part of a NASA official presentation on the International Space Station on Friday at Prius Hall.




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LOOKING BACK: Tuition over the years

After sweeping budget cuts and annual tuition increases of around 4.5 percent, students received a break starting this year.Ball State’s Board of Trustees approved a 2 percent increase for 2013-14 and 2014-15, the lowest increase since 1976.



A student sets up a North American Wiccan spring sage blessing. The ritual is a celebration bringing in the new season after winter. DN PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY
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Blooming religion

While many can fulfill their spiritual needs in a row of pews on Sunday morning, Jackson Eflin can just take a step outside to find his church: nature.Eflin, a senior creative writing major, is the president of Ball State’s Society for Earth-based Religions.


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?MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State falls to Lewis in 5 sets

The Ball State men’s volleyball team lost to Lewis in five sets in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 13-25 and 8-15.It was the third time this season Ball State lost to Lewis and the fourth straight season that Ball State fell in the MIVA semifinals.The Cardinals were led offensively by outside attacker Shane Witmer, who finished the match with 12 kills, and Marcin Niemczewski was second with eight.


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Athletics' 'Can't Hold Us' remake gains more than 5,000 views

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s recreation of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s single “Can’t Hold Us” wasn’t easy. Joel Godett, assistant director of broadcast and multimedia services, filmed the parody and came up with the idea after seeing a similar video done at Syracuse when he was in college. The music video follows Charlie Cardinal and various athletes in on-campus areas, such as Worthen Arena, near Beneficence and Frog Baby, Briner Sports Complex and in front of the Bell Tower. The video was shot over the course of two weeks and consisted of at least eight different shoots, Godett said.


Senior Kyle Raleigh gets ready to catch a ball in the outfield during the Eastern Michigan game April 5 at Ball Diamond. Raleigh has played in 29 games this season. DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
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BASEBALL: Ball State falls to Indiana, 10-1

All it took to end Ball State’s upset bid of 13th-ranked Indiana was a single bad inning. Indiana used an error on Ball State catcher Sam Tidaback to jump out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning, and the Cardinals received a home run by senior Kyle Raleigh to even the score in the second.Heading into the bottom of the sixth inning the Cardinals and Hoosiers were locked in a 1-1 pitcher’s duel.


Ball State President Jo Ann Gora waves to the crowd during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 12. Gora announced in an email she will retire in June, 2014. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
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Defining Ball State

Around President Jo Ann Gora’s office, there is not a single picture of her husband, two children or three grandchildren.Instead, the items that cover the walls and windowsills tell the story of a different family, a decade of Ball State history.





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