Dancers perform in Laura Mansur's senior piece entitled Nostalgic Era on Oct. 28 in the Ball Gymnasium.
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Pioneering dance majors create choreography showcase

Ball State’s senior dance majors are a small group—just five in number. They’ve shimmied their way through four years of practicums, dance history and ballet classes—the first in their program to do so. Now, they’re preparing for the annual Senior Choreography Seminar from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.



DN illustration Stacie Kammerling.
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Ball State professor invents monster spray

The thought of monsters hiding under the bed has plagued children for generations — enough to inspire films like “Monsters, Inc.” and “Little Monsters.” One Ball State professor is known for creating a possible solution to the things that go “bump in the night.”



On May 9, 2010 women across the country will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the approval of the birth control pill. However, millions of low-income women still lack access to birth control. (Kelsey Snell/MCT)
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The college student's guide to birth control

College students are having sex. The amount of 18-24 year-olds who reported doing “it” in the past 12 months is high —about 75 percent, according to a 2014 survey from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. When it comes to birth control, 94 percent of 18-29 year-olds are confident they know how to prevent unplanned pregnancies.


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Costs of a Wedding

The happiest day in many couples’ lives can also turn out to be the most expensive. The cost of getting married only continues to rise, causing many Millennials to delay marriage. The average wedding cost in 2014 was $31,213, which increased 4.5 percent from the previous year and that doesn’t include honeymoon costs, according to theknot.com.



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Healthy Relationships in the Digital Age

Social media has changed the way people interact in romantic relationships. Ball Bearings asks four individuals from different generations about how new technology has blurred the lines of healthy relationships






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