Army veteran Michael Clift participates in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Fort Hood shooting April 4 in Killeen, Texas. A spokesman for the family of the shooter said Lopez had been angry he had only been granted 24-hour leave for his mother

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Abdulla Difalla, an urban planning graduate student, outlines structures for his group's Muncie Maker's District proposal. His group is one of four. DN PHOTO ARIC CHOKEY
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Students partner with city to make creative district

Ball State graduate students look to redesign a blighted downtown neighborhood into a hub for local “makers.”Last week, community members, national redevelopers, business leaders and Ball State urban planning graduate students met to pull together proposals to transform the six-block area in the Goldsmith C. Gilbert Historic District.




Randy Wright, a member of the Muncie Sanitary District, uses a rake April 3 to clear the sewer drains on Ball Avenue. Wright worked to fix draining issues from the heavy rains .

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Muncie Sanitary District says flooding just part of their day

As Muncie slowly fills with water, Wiley Flak and Randy Wright of the Muncie Sanitary District, carefully drive their truck through the streets to help residents. They walk past the wound-up hoses and equipment on their truck to grab two rakes and begin wading to where they assume the sidewalk is, scraping the build up out of the storm drains. Whenever Muncie gets high waters from rain, Wright and Flak wade through the knee-deep streets.


	Alumna Courtney Turich and Christie Barany, her business partner, created the Monkey Mat. It is a compact blanket used as a portable sitting surface at places like airports, soccer games and outdoor activities. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONKEY MAT
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Alumna to appear on Friday's episode of 'Shark Tank'

A Ball State alumna will appear on Friday’s episode of “Shark Tank” to pitch her product to the millionaire and billionaire “sharks.” Courtney Turich, a 2000 Ball State graduate, and Christie Barany, her business partner, will try to sell the idea of their Monkey Mat to the self-made, multi-millionaires and billionaires on the ABC reality TV show to gain the tycoons as sponsors.


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SGA asks for changes to course evaluations, grade release

A bill debuted Wednesday in the Student Government Association Senate could ask the university to change its policy regarding teacher evaluations and grades. The resolution requests the university to stop withholding grades unless students complete their course evaluations.


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Ball State chef receives regional cooking competition award

A Ball State chef received an award Wednesday for his performance in a regional cooking competition last month. Chef Cameron Griggs won the bronze medal in the 2014 Midwest Region Culinary Challenge. The event, which was March 3 at Michigan State, featured nine chefs from colleges around the Midwest.




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